50 should’ve happened last year. I think it happens this season. His shoulder is healthy and his shot is back.
And it’s freaking awesome to see a Hab on top of the goal board. I don’t care if it’s only Halloween, this is a good thing.
Habs win in Philly by the skin of their teeth
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And it’s freaking awesome to see a Hab on top of the goal board. I don’t care if it’s only Halloween, this is a good thing.
Wide open door for people to call me on this but:
Anderson has been pretty good the last 2 games. He is pushy, active, make hits, forecheck hard.
Anderson has been pretty good the last 2 games. He is pushy, active, make hits, forecheck hard.
They've had 5 periods of very good hockey. Now they need to learn to close out games, which includes Primeau who doesn't have much pro experience. I hope these last two games are better indicators than the Rangers game. Dach is really, really good as a winger on the line. I'd like to see Slafkovsky and Laine with Newhook, but I'm not sure they'll survive defensively. Getting Guhle back should make a good but of difference though.
Come one man , when we went from one of the worst pk in the league to one of the best and the guy is contributing there . To me that is not a guy not contributing .
I am not judging his contract , I am judging this year and he is doing fine
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What ever they do? don't trade Evans!
It's very early, but this is funny.
Saying that the play of a rookie and a 23-year old player with 100 games under his belt, combined 2.1M cap hit, are "more problematic" than the mediocre play of veterans costing 20+M against the cap is a very odd statement. Couldn't disagree more.
Those vets are performing well below what was expected of them.
X & Mailloux are providing more or less as should be expected. Even if they were playing well above expectations, I'm not sure that changed much.
Habs would be in a vastly different position right now if Gally, Anderson & Dvorak were contributing like quality 2/3rd line players instead of mediocre depth forwards.
This in da mix nonsense about to get us into the playoffs, I swear.
Gallagher has amongst best 5-on-5 analytics of fwd on the team. Gallagher & Anderson are contributing “like quality 3rd line players”, since they’ve outplayed the opposition 3rd lines in every game this season
If they weren’t contributing, Habs wouldn’t be 1pt out of wildcard spot…
@12M$ that's poor ROI for those two wingers
Also a hefty exaggeration to suggest they've outplayed their opposition "every game this season".
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they are contributing something, and had no expectations that they'd be playing at the impact level they are paid to be and that this roster would need from them to be more competitive right now.... But that doesn't change the reality that few if any teams in the league have such low contributions from their 30+ high cap hit vets
Their AAV is not hamstringing the team in anyway ($5.7M cap space)
It’s not an exaggeration look at that Evans line analytics vs opposition and Gallaghers 5-on-5 analytics..
Oh yeah don’t forget Andersons contribution to the #3 PK in the league thus far
Evans and Suzuki are dominating there. Anderson is playing fine on the PK but he’s not the reason it turned around.
He is doing a good job , playing hard and skating hard . That is fine for me .
Last year was nowhere close to that
Again you judging him on his contract I am judging on his history .
We know him and a others are a big part we are In a rebuilt . But I can’t complain on what he has shown so far .
If you still expect him to become what mb wanted him to be , then you will be disappointed
Meh, we forgive the other guys for playing like shit, I'm willing to let him improve. We are rebuilding, who gives a shit. Savard, MM, Struble.. all pathetic on most nights as well.
He's been weak, they all have.
Especially for a Damn. If he had a more experienced Score around him he'd look a lot better but he's getting exposed. I truly want to see the experiment of him playing LW/7D a la Byfuglien if he can't make progress as a pure D. Maybe he ends up on his brother's wing?
lol how Arbs is the new whipping boy. Struble has been god awful, Hutson brutal turnovers, Savard, Matheson... they all have been HORRIBLE. Guhle? Who ever brought him into this?
He's still who he is offensively but he's starting to apply his strengths to benefit the team in other ways. He's blocking shots and really being hard to play against as a defender too. Anderson's will has never been in question, but maybe they are finally getting through to him in terms of his approach. He's definitely playing differently and it's nice to see.
That wasn't the context I was discussing, but nevertheless, couldn't disagree more.
12M$ could easily have been spent for better roster utility the past two summers... I'm honestly shocked anyone would debate that.
Analytics are a nice complimentary tool. They don't capture the full picture, this isn't Moneyball.
Anderson is the 4th forward in PK ice time fyi, again here you exaggerate his impact.
And...
Dallas, top pk. Top 4 fwds on PK combined salary = 3.5M
Nashville, #2PK. Top 4fwds on PK combined salary 5.6M.
But tell me again how Anderson's salary, for what he brings, isn't an issue lol
It's fine to acknowledge that he & Gally are providing decent depth forward play (I'd still call it mediocre), but that doesn't change the reality that in a cap system, paying 12M$ for what they bring isn't great.... And to my first point, MSL has perhaps the weakest over 25 talent to work with in the league (maybe 2nd to SJ)
I'm not in love with 3 right shots on the top line. Caufield is rolling and Dach seems to be getting better. Suzuki can play with with anyone. I'd try to spread them out:
Heineman - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
Caufield - Newhook - Dach
Seems balanced overall. Two lefties with a RHC on the 1st line. Two righties with a LHC on the 2nd line. Two strong guys with Suzuki take some harder matchups while the 2nd line gets easier matchups.
