HF Habs: Montreal Canadiens Hockey Ops - Part 3

[WeThreeKings]

They’re supposed to be playing man on man to pressure the puck faster for possession vs zone that majority of teams employ

Question to be asked: is the current roster construct capable of carrying out such a defensive strategy?? Just maybe the strategy is not to blame, and the process is a work in progress as roster turnover continues

It's a hybrid, they are supposed to pressure and outnumber when the puck is down low, and fan out to zone when the puck is up high and not as much of a threat. They've modified it a bit this year to try to collapse and be tighter in the home plate area which is why the Leafs had a lot of shots but not as many around the net as they would have liked.

It does cause a lot of issues but they are still teaching it and hoping it gets better with experience and repetition.

It's going to be another up and down year, people need to not grade things on a nightly basis. We are .500 which is right where we would be at the end of the year, slightly above or below that mark would be a big step up and put us on the cusp of being legitimate contenders for the playoffs next year.

 

[sheed36]

Gorton interview with Melnick on TSN690 from about an hour ago. Said the Habs talk to Demidov's team a lot. Gorton as a great sense of humor. Strombo was in the TSN690 studio during the interview.

Gorton: We knew Dach would need time

Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Montreal Canadiens Jeff Gorton joins the show to talk about the Habs season so far, the feedback from their draft choices and what he wants to improve going forward

www.tsn.ca

 

[BLONG7]

Gorton interview with Melnick on TSN690 from about an hour ago. Said the Habs talk to Demidov's team a lot. Gorton as a great sense of humor. Strombo was in the TSN690 studio during the interview.

Gorton: We knew Dach would need time

Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Montreal Canadiens Jeff Gorton joins the show to talk about the Habs season so far, the feedback from their draft choices and what he wants to improve going forward

www.tsn.ca

I like this guy, and his calm low key approach. He did a good job with the Rangers, and is now getting the time in Montreal that the owner in NY was not willing to wait on their rebuild.

Will we be able to draw a big ufa like he did in NY with Panarin??
If Dach does not catch fire, we will need another 1-2 C to go with Suzuki.

 

[HabzSauce]

Hasek is the greatest.. Roy is 2nd.. then Brodeur is solidly in 3rd, and the debate goes from there.

Roy and Brodeur neck and neck for me. Personally like Brodeur more. I think he's actually underrated a little because of the devil's defence. He would have been a beast anywhere he played

 

[dinodebino]

I like this guy, and his calm low key approach. He did a good job with the Rangers, and is now getting the time in Montreal that the owner in NY was not willing to wait on their rebuild.

Will we be able to draw a big ufa like he did in NY with Panarin??
If Dach does not catch fire, we will need another 1-2 C to go with Suzuki.

Listened to the RDS interview and he practically said that his Panarin moment in Mtl is coming.