GDT: Montreal Canadiens vs. Anaheim Ducks 10/20/17 10:00pm EST TSN2, RDS (HD), TSN 690

[sheed36]

Never seen a team with such bad puck luck. It's like the hockey gods are punishing the Habs for the lucky starts we had the past two seasons.

Nothing to do with puck luck. Just a lack of talent and skill.

 

[Adam Michaels]

The Habs are all over the Ducks. But damn it, SCORE!

 

[Lorty]

Byron - Drouin - Galchenyuk

Pacioretty - Danault - Shaw

Lehkonen - Plekanec - Hudon


That would be my top 3 lines, if things still don't work out.

 

[OnceWasNot]

Never seen a team with such bad puck luck. It's like the hockey gods are punishing the Habs for the lucky starts we had the past two seasons.

It's not bad puck luck. Our puck movement is too slow and the goalie is always ready for the shot.

 

[rafalesque]

Yeah thats what is killing the team, only Chuckie

chucky has not produced one the 1st line as well.

 

[The Nightman]

Imagine if cap space could get going... That would be a huge boost.

 

[OldCraig71]

no creativity :|

That is the problem and you can thank Bergevin for this.

 

[Adamcrazy3]

Team has 0 skill.. shoot da puck and hope for the best

 

[OldCraig71]

Get the Corsi up so advanced stats thinks we are good!

And Belial, he will post about it tomorrow.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Get the Corsi up so advanced stats thinks we are good!

(Looks up 'Scoring Effects')

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Imagine if cap space could get going... That would be a huge boost.

Cap space has amazing chemistry with Pacioretty though. You can't even see them on the ice.

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

chucky has not produced one the 1st line as well.

Give him a full game to get used to his linemates. Not like the Habs have many options.

 

[didimentionlarseller]

It's not bad puck luck. Our puck movement is too slow and the goalie is always ready for the shot.

Our offense is so bad other teams let us rush in knowing nothing is going to happen

 

[Johnny31]

chucky has not produced one the 1st line as well.

Well its not like his teamates produces more than him

 

[NobleSix]

I'm actually shocked that Pac-where-is-he was actually demoted, and even more shocked that Galchenyuk stayed on the top line after.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

It's not bad puck luck. Our puck movement is too slow and the goalie is always ready for the shot.

The worst team in the history of the league since sh% is calculated had a sh% that is twice times that of the Habs this season so far. There's a huge element of puck luck that you deny simply because it doesn't your narrative I guess.

 

[Milhouse40]

That PP need to score...

 

[Lshap]

Seriously this nonsense has to stop. I am all for positivism and optimism. I watched the Habs play the caps in the playoffs when they had no chance. I watched the Habs play the pens when they had no chance. They won those series. I never once said "im not going to watch, the Habs don't stand a chance".

Today we are confronted with a whole different monster. This isn't the underdog problem, this is the poorly built team that is finally getting exploited for the bad team they are. No longer can the blame be placed else where. This is the team MB built and it's rotten to the core. How can one be optimistic about this situation when I have been saying this for 3 years. While you (not you, but those who do) cling to your division wins and playoff berth, I aspired for greater things from a team that went to the ECF in 2014. The team then had room to improve. The team now has to make far too many changes to be competitive.

Why be blindly optimistic. The Habs have absolutely nothing to be optimistic about.

Compared to what we're witnessing, even the most negative of us were blindly optimistic. Two weeks ago, most of us saw the flaws, but still thought we'd probably make the playoffs. Now, even that tepid level of enthusiasm seems naive. I'm not talking about the big concepts of team-building -- all of us want to build a contender -- I'm talking about the smaller pleasures: I just want to watch a game and believe we could frikkin win. That fun, for me, is gone at the moment. I'd much rather have blind optimism.

 

[Habs_Apostle]

Nice setup there! No finish.

 

[Johnny31]

The worst team in the history of the league since sh% is calculated had a sh% that is twice times that of the Habs this season so far. There's a huge element of puck luck that you deny simply because it doesn't your narrative I guess.

After 8 games, its maybe more than just puck luck

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Never seen a team with such bad puck luck. It's like the hockey gods are punishing the Habs for the lucky starts we had the past two seasons.

Or it's like we just don't have the talent to bury the puck for as many chances as we get.

 

[Adamcrazy3]

yesss gally!!!!

 

[M.C.G. 31]

...and there's a goal.

 

[Gainesvillain]

Yeessssss finally Gally

 

[didimentionlarseller]

Wow Gallagher scored

 

[SquiddFX]

Gally with the tip