Post-Game Talk: Habs win in OT in Detroit

[Andy]

Matheson is a top4 offensive d-man being asked to play the role of a #1 Dman. Of course he's not going to live up to those expectations and make a ton of errors in the process.

In an ideal world, the habs have the defensive depth to put Matheson in the right chair so that his defensive lapses could be mitigates and be excused by the offensive side he brings.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Yoelle can sit. I guess his 1 goal gave him a bunch of runway with the staff

Frankly the team needs Ylonen's speed

In Armia's case, I wouldn't be surprised if he's playing to showcase him.

I agree Ylonen needs to get in the line-up. And it'll most likely be Pez who sits. Although against the Bruins, I'm expecting Pez to be in the line-up. And maybe Ylonen gets in on Sunday vs. Canucks.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

CC has been good in the playoffs, from previous years....he is struggling with his shooting on the PP because they can rarely get it to him now, and when they do it's in his skates.....CC and the entire PP need to move more......everyone, not just the guy on the wall.
As for 5vs5 no worries for me at all, as long as Suzuki is his C......but I do know what you are saying, he seems to be struggling a bit right now....
Dvo is not the guy to have with CC that's for sure.

Agreed. Our power play has become far too predictable. All teams are cheating to take away Caufield's shot from the half boards. But that overplaying creates other opportunities. Suzuki, after multiple failed attempts to 'force' that cross seam pass to Caufield, elects to shoot, and guess what? He scores. This is where Hutson and Mailloux will play a huge role on our power play as both have the vision to take advantage of any team's effort to overplay Caufield's shot. Plus, Mailloux brings his 100 MPH shot from the point. In two years, opposing teams will have to pick their poison. It should be interesting.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Matheson is a top4 offensive d-man being asked to play the role of a #1 Dman. Of course he's not going to live up to those expectations and make a ton of errors in the process.

In an ideal world, the habs have the defensive depth to put Matheson in the right chair so that his defensive lapses could be mitigates and be excused by the offensive side he brings.

You always want your defensemen to be responsible defensively. After all, it should be their prime objective. However, if Matheson contributes offensively the way he does, you can live with some deficiencies defensively.

He's struggled the last few games. And I'm sure he's playing at less than 100%. However, he's currently on pace for a 63-point season.

It's the guys who struggle to defend while also struggling to contribute offensively that we need to worry about.

 

[Adam Michaels]

CC has been good in the playoffs, from previous years....he is struggling with his shooting on the PP because they can rarely get it to him now, and when they do it's in his skates.....CC and the entire PP need to move more......everyone, not just the guy on the wall.
As for 5vs5 no worries for me at all, as long as Suzuki is his C......but I do know what you are saying, he seems to be struggling a bit right now....
Dvo is not the guy to have with CC that's for sure.

I think the only predictability of the PP now is the pass to Caufield. Because in all honesty, I think the Habs' PP has been good the last little while. They went from being unable to gain entry to the zone to now entering it and distributing the puck a lot and having sustained possession, puck distribution, and getting shots off.

The Habs sit 13th in the league on the PP after last night. They've been 25th or worse for years. In fact, since their game against the Caps, the Habs have the 9th best PP in the league.

As for the pass to Caufield, I think Suzuki starting to score coming in from the right half wall will open Caufield up more because whenever Suzuki scores with that shot, the other team starts to respect that shot more, which opens Caufield up more.

 

[nhlfan9191]

I think the only predictability of the PP now is the pass to Caufield. Because in all honesty, I think the Habs' PP has been good the last little while. They went from being unable to gain entry to the zone to now entering it and distributing the puck a lot and having sustained possession, puck distribution, and getting shots off.

The Habs sit 13th in the league on the PP after last night. They've been 25th or worse for years. In fact, since their game against the Caps, the Habs have the 9th best PP in the league.

As for the pass to Caufield, I think Suzuki starting to score coming in from the right half wall will open Caufield up more because whenever Suzuki scores with that shot, the other team starts to respect that shot more, which opens Caufield up more.

We don’t have enough threats right now. But the floodgates may open if teams start to over compensate for Caufield. I can see our PP being one of the best in the league in the not to far future.

 

[morhilane]

Lol at the this Detroit team being 2nd in the Atlantic division. There is only a 3 point differences between position 2 and 6 with Detroit (and Lighting in 3rd) having played more games.

 

[schwang26]

Was there ever an explanation as to why the Detroit goal counted? I just can’t understand that one.

 

[schwang26]

What concerns me about Caulfield though, is that if they didn’t get to OT, what did he do all game? He’s really been ineffective in regulation half of the year. Everyone loves him, but let’s be honest here.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

You don’t need to agree with everything another person does to accept them for who they are. Pride Night is a politically driven campaign at this point which is why we’re seeing a lot of push back. Keep it out of pro sports and find another way to make people of all races, sexuality, etc feel welcome. Extremists have ruined the purpose of the pride flag and colours.

Pride Night is a message to say everyone is welcome in sports building. Homophobes decided it was political to hide the fact that they're homophobes. Religion, politics, extremists, not accepting to wear blue on Tuesdays, gnomes, they're all miserable excuses.

There are a million themed nights in pro sports but idiots/haters only want this one to be banned. Like I said, it's not about religion or politics, it's about homophobia, transphobia, etc. That's why having Pride Night is important.

I'll keep on thinking Reimer is an idiot. That's how that conversation started, so you can just carry on.

 

[Paddy17]

So that's 3 PP goals if you include the offside one

Crazy

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CC had one that was called back too. It's been 3 goals called back now: Suzuki, CC, and Monahan. All legit goals with an offside that was way before or inconsequential. It could've added to their points total.

 

[Shawnathon]

Pride Night is a message to say everyone is welcome in sports building.

Homophobes decided it was political to hide the fact that they're homophobes. Religion, politics, extremists, not accepting to wear blue on Tuesdays, they're all miserable excuses.

There are a million themed nights in pro sports but idiots/haters only want this one to be banned. Like I said, it's not about religion or politics, it's about homophobia, transphobia, etc. That's why having Pride Night is important.

Homophobes weren’t the ones who decided to make it political. The people who felt it was okay to push their beliefs on other people shaming them for disagreeing are. Nobody should have to feel forced to celebrate another persons sexuality or agree with every choice a person in the LGBTQ makes. Keep that away from sports. There’s other ways to make feel accepted then throwing personal agendas down people’s throats.

 

[The Real Timo]

He's struggled the last few games. And I'm sure he's playing at less than 100%. However, he's currently on pace for a 63-point season.

... and -500

 

[The Real Timo]

Homophobes weren’t the ones who decided to make it political. The people who felt it was okay to push their beliefs on other people shaming them for disagreeing are. Nobody should have to feel forced to celebrate another persons sexuality or agree with every choice a person in the LGBTQ makes. Keep that away from sports. There’s other ways to make feel accepted then throwing personal agendas down people’s throats.

I can barely celebrate my own sexuality anymore, let alone anyone else's.

 

[LaP]

Sigh. I liked being in da playoffs.

Everyone do

But i don't want to be in da playoffs with Allen as a goalie. Going in the playoffs with Allen as your goalie is like buying a thousand 649 tickets and hoping you'll win because you bought a thousand of them. It's a better strategy to just keep the money and invest it somewhere else

 

[the valiant effort]

Reimer might claim to be a homophobe, but he sure seemed to like the girth and texture of Caufield’s stick in OT

 

[Tyson]

The Primeau we saw tonight was the Primeau we saw in Laval when he was on top of his game. Laval went on a long playoff run 2 seasons ago and Primeau was outstanding.

It was nice to see him so composed, controlling rebounds.
The one issue I always had with Primeau was his inability to handle pucks but tonight that wasn't an issue.

After tonight I am convinced he would not clear waivers.

In Armia's case, I wouldn't be surprised if he's playing to showcase him.

I agree Ylonen needs to get in the line-up. And it'll most likely be Pez who sits. Although against the Bruins, I'm expecting Pez to be in the line-up. And maybe Ylonen gets in on Sunday vs. Canucks.

When RHP is healthy I expect Armia to be sent down again.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Homophobes weren’t the ones who decided to make it political. The people who felt it was okay to push their beliefs on other people shaming them for disagreeing are. Nobody should have to feel forced to celebrate another persons sexuality or agree with every choice a person in the LGBTQ makes. Keep that away from sports. There’s other ways to make feel accepted then throwing personal agendas down people’s throats.

wear warm-up jerseys once per year = "forcing it down your throat"

 

[Dichow Stopper]

Matheson is a top4 offensive d-man being asked to play the role of a #1 Dman. Of course he's not going to live up to those expectations and make a ton of errors in the process.

In an ideal world, the habs have the defensive depth to put Matheson in the right chair so that his defensive lapses could be mitigates and be excused by the offensive side he brings.

Patrice Brisebois 2.0

 

[Tyson]

Patrice Brisebois 2.0

Brisebois was a player asked to play as a top pairing D when in reality he was a solid #4. He played over a 1000 games and in retrospect Habs fans should be ashamed for the way they treated him. I was guilty of being harsh to him at times.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

wear warm-up jerseys once per year = "forcing it down your throat"

The whole paragraph is red-flag language, but thanks for responding anyway.

 

[Shawnathon]

wear warm-up jerseys once per year = "forcing it down your throat"

People don’t agree with the political message behind it. People don’t have to agree with your choices and they certainly aren’t entitled to celebrate them. How many times a year is irrelevant.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Brisebois was a player asked to play as a top pairing D when in reality he was a solid #4. He played over a 1000 games and in retrospect Habs fans should be ashamed for the way they treated him. I was guilty of being harsh to him at times.

I was ok with him until I learned he liked putting on U2 or John Cougar Mellencamp in the locker room, that's when I turned on him and let him hear it. I'll always boo their music taste over their play.

 

[FMichael]

No, no, no. You were distracted by your newfound friends and weren't paying attention. Cole Caufield scored.

Well #22 and I have something in common…We’re both native Cheeseheads

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

People don’t agree with the political message behind it. People don’t have to agree with your choices and they certainly aren’t entitled to celebrate them. How many times a year is irrelevant.

^ yet another dude who doesn't grasp that it's not about him.

my dude, it's just a warm-up jersey, but it means something to someone else. how hard is it to just shrug and say "OK"?