GDT: Montreal Canadiens @ Los Angeles Kings: Wednesday 5th Feb. 2025 10:30PM EST (RDS/TSN2)

[Beendair Donedat]

Montreal, breaking out down the ice for the powerplay, and it’s a drop pass! Picked up by Suzuki and he whistles another drop pass to Hutson. Hutson skates to center and he lays a picture perfect drop pass to Matheson. Matheson skates forward and drops it back to Jakob Dobes, who with nobody left to drop it to, throws it deep into the zone and will have to buy dinner for everyone else who managed to get their drop pass in.

 

[expy]

Good backcheck slaf

 

[MasterD]

Dogshit 1st overall

Yes. But dogshit draft, only guy who realistically was a better pick at #1 that year might be Cooley. We picked the best pick in a garbage year.

And Hutson is the steal of the draft, yes, but he was never gonna go #1

 

[expy]

Better shift Slaf

 

[Redux91]

Get off the iPad Slaf. You choked. That's what happened.

Still a CHILD relax bud lol

He was caught in between shooting or setting up the Captain
He obviously saw Nick was covered a fraction too late

These are the things NHLers hopefully assimilate and adapt to as they come along

 

[the valiant effort]

It’s crazy that hands are Cole’s worst skillset

 

[overlords]

nice give and go by maylou

 

[Pomee]

Good backchecking Slaf. CC that was stupidly stupid!

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Worked out okay but if it's a 2 on 1 with back pressure ideally you don't have both guys attacking the puck carrier lmao

 

[OldCraig71]

Montreal, breaking out down the ice for the powerplay, and it’s a drop pass! Picked up by Suzuki and he whistles another drop pass to Hutson. Hutson skates to center and he lays a picture perfect drop pass to Matheson. Matheson skates forward and drops it back to Jakob Dobes, who with nobody left to drop it to, throws it deep into the zone and will have to buy dinner for everyone else who managed to get their drop pass in.

The drop pass is absolutely useless and it does nothing more than waste time.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Yes. But dogshit draft, only guy who realistically was a better pick at #1 that year might be Cooley. We picked the best pick in a garbage year.

And Hutson is the steal of the draft, yes, but he was never gonna go #1

At the very least we got the best player in the draft and maybe the two best.

 

[Whitesnake]

They should just nickname Slaf ''Shooter''. So that he'd think more of shooting.

Still a CHILD relax bud lol

He was caught in between shooting or setting up the Captain
He obviously saw Nick was covered a fraction too late

These are the things NHLers hopefully assimilate and adapt to as they come along

You really have to hope it's that. That it's something he will get next year...or the year after. It has to.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Yes. But dogshit draft, only guy who realistically was a better pick at #1 that year might be Cooley. We picked the best pick in a garbage year.

And Hutson is the steal of the draft, yes, but he was never gonna go #1

We needed a center not a freaking project

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

They should just nickname Slaf ''Shooter''. So that he'd think more of shooting.

Maybe they should nickname him “Scorer”….

 

[overlords]

At the very least we got the best player in the draft and maybe the two best.

the three best if you ask our resident mesar fan

 

[Canadienna]

Lane Hutson looks quite different to how he looked early in the season.

 

[Whitesnake]

Maybe they should nickname him “Scorer”….

That's next step. One baby step at a time.

 

[MasterD]

They should just nickname Slaf ''Shooter''. So that he'd think more of shooting.


You really have to hope it's that. That it's something he will get next year...or the year after. It has to.

Unfortunately his shot is pretty poor. Very slow, mostly.

He's a fine passer, though. He "just" needs to play with a lot more intensity.

He's 20.

 

[Vapaatunnus]

PP1 should play whole PP time

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Playing this PP2 for over one minute of every powerplay is not something you do if you’re remotely serious about winning

It would be if the team was a contender and had enough good players to man 2 power plays. On the current team it isn't.

 

[Whitesnake]

Old guy going to sleep. I bet on the Habs tonight. Thoughts and prayers for me.

 

[HabbyGuy]

the three best if you ask our resident mesar fan

Plus Beck.

 

[Rapala]

Laine is doing Jack Shit again. Beck needs more ice time...

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Yes. But dogshit draft, only guy who realistically was a better pick at #1 that year might be Cooley. We picked the best pick in a garbage year.

And Hutson is the steal of the draft, yes, but he was never gonna go #1

Cooley is mediocre.

 

[MasterD]

Lane Hutson looks quite different to how he looked early in the season.

Never played that many games in a single year, and he's not physically gifted. He has to be exhausted. Probably even lost weight during the season.