Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to Vegas.

[RationalExpectations]

To be fair, I don't think Dvorak ever wanted to be in Montreal. He's a good piece to attach a mid size contract (Armia, Hoffman, etc) and a pick to, to clear up cap space

I like his type of player and he is a good solution when motivated as a fringe 2C with good players driving his line but I don‘t see any team being able to absord the contract of Dvorak and Hoffman (maybe ARI would but I think they want to keep their cap space to get picks back)

 

[expy]

Ok let's not allow Drouin to take up spots on the roster and allow ourselves to debate who is worse - just send them both with Dadonov to Laval, or Siberia, wherever.

I'm down with that.

 

[habsfan891]

maybe I'm suffering from PTSD from our player development for the past decade+, but I need to see him dominate juniors offensively before coming to the pros.

He gives me DLR vibes.

Isn't he currently dominating juniors offensively?

 

[MXD]

Drouin is worse than Hoffman, in hockey and on the salary sheet.

I don't understand why you're so hellbent in showing everyone that you don't understand a single thing to this sport.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Excellent game!

Big Dick Nick, Caufield, Dach, Guhle with points

And we still lose

 

[Nicko999]

Perfect game... Suzuki, Caufield scoring and we lose.

 

[Runner77]

Marty, I love what you've done so far and your way of thinking. But, get Monahan some f***** help! Time for promote Slaf with 91. I would have Andy too, but he's getting suspended a few games probably.

Why would Andy get suspended? Whenever the Habs have been on the receiving end of similar hits, no one ever gets suspended.

Plus, Pietrangelo turned his shoulders as Anderson had committed to the hit and was being carried forward by his momentum. Also, it was just happenstance that the hit took place in an area where there was no glass, which would have made it look less impactful than it did.

 

[expy]

I don't understand why you're so hellbent in showing everyone that you don't understand a single thing to this sport.

Sure.

 

[Belial]

He gives up the puck in offensive zone every time. He absolutely kills offense. He's terrible, and we're buying him out next summer.

He's done don't kid yourself. He has absolutely no interest in bettering himself or it would have happened by now.

He's in his 30s now, and his shot is no longer the threat is used to be.

I think it's more likely that he's done than to believe he has a renaissance left in him.

I know he looks awful out there but he's not even getting the looks to actually get a shot on the net right now.

We lack good passers/playmakers on this team and it's so evident.

Now that Dach is on the first line and he was one of the guys that could actually make a decent pass out there, the entire bottom six is filled with guys that can't make a play to save their life...

 

[Captain97]

Excellent game!

Big Dick Nick, Caufield, Dach, Guhle with points

And we still lose

And Slaf too, can't forget the big man

 

[Rapala]

I know he looks awful out there but he's not even getting the looks to actually get a shot on the net right now.

We lack good passers/playmakers on this team and it's so evident.

Now that Dach is on the first line and he was one of the guys that could actually make a decent pass out there, the entire bottom six is filled with guys that can't make a play to save their life...

He was wide open and missed the net from the slot when we pulled Allen. He then proceeded to single handedly give the puck away trying to do god knows what?

 

[OnceWasNot]

Entertaining game, more like this please.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

I like his type of player and he is a good solution when motivated as a fringe 2C with good players driving his line but I don‘t see any team being able to absord the contract of Dvorak and Hoffman (maybe ARI would but I think they want to keep their cap space to get picks back)

Yeah you'd have to target a rebuilding team like the Blackhawks next year, probably take back an expiring contract and give them a 2nd. Think of the type of deal that Winnipeg had with the Habs that had Armia this way

 

[Runner77]

I absolutely loved the reaction by the three Vegas players who stormed toward Anderson immediately following his hit on Pietrangelo.

You can debate how dirty the hit was but Pietrangelo’s teammates sticking up for him like they did, is not something we have on any given shift.

We need that wolfpack mentality.

 

[Rapala]

The adrenaline didn't carry Eddy in this one. He was BAD.

 

[Belial]

He was wide open and missed the net from the slot when we pulled Allen. He then proceeded to single handedly give the puck away trying to do god knows what?

Well as I said, he's playing with no confidence.

If you watch Cole Suzy and Dach play you just can see the confidence in their play, they think they can get out there and score a goal every shift.

The biggest change is Cole, he's handling the puck a lot more now than he was doing before.

Love the swag of that line...

Hopefully MSL manages to put together at least another line that can help...

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I don't understand why you're so hellbent in showing everyone that you don't understand a single thing to this sport.

That poster is obsessed with Drouin. Must be an ex that Drouin dumped

 

[Rapala]

I absolutely loved the reaction by the three Vegas players who stormed toward Anderson immediately following his hit on Pietrangelo.

You can debate how dirty the hit was but Pietrangelo’s teammates sticking up for him like they did, is not something we have on any given shift.

We need that wolfpack mentality.

Then we'd better trade the

BTW thes are Chihuahua's.

 

[Tyson]

Slaf the player who is "not ready" has more goals than Gallagher, Drouin, Hoffman, Dadonov, Evans, Armia.
Our vets suck....seriously

 

[Belial]

The adrenaline didn't carry Eddy in this one. He was BAD.

He was probably the worst D out there... Wideman is close to him.

But we'll have to wait for atleast 10 games till he gets his shit together.

 

[Habby4Life]

I absolutely loved the reaction by the three Vegas players who stormed toward Anderson immediately following his hit on Pietrangelo.

You can debate how dirty the hit was but Pietrangelo’s teammates sticking up for him like they did, is not something we have on any given shift.

We need that wolfpack mentality.

I just said this a few games ago when Slaf was hit. Jake was the guy who had to answer the bell when our resident tough guy observed.

Vegas reacted appropriately, Habs didn’t.

 

[Tyson]

He was probably the worst D out there... Wideman is close to him.

But we'll have to wait for atleast 10 games till he gets his shit together.

His first game was adrenalin, tonight he felt it.

 

[Runner77]

Then we'd better trade the View attachment 604001

The … non-wolf?

 

[Rapala]

He was probably the worst D out there... Wideman is close to him.

But we'll have to wait for atleast 10 games till he gets his shit together.

Second game back after a long lay off is always tough.

 

[expy]

Slaf the player who is "not ready" has more goals than Gallagher, Drouin, Hoffman, Dadonov, Evans, Armia.
Our vets suck....seriously

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	TOI/GP	FOW%
Juraj Slafkovsky	8	2	0	2	0	11:02	50
Mike Hoffman	9	1	1	2	0	13:53	60
Jonathan Drouin	8	0	2	2	-4	14:04	33.3

Says a lot. (today's stats aren't calculated on NHL yet)