Post-Game Talk: Montreal loses 4-3 to Winnipeg

[MarkovsKnee]

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Yeah, I know. This season though..... it's going to be tough to weather. We better suck enough to get a top 4 pick.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

That third period was a lot of fun.

In fact it's exactly what we want. A lot of fun and exciting hockey while we lose.

It would clearly appear that you will have your wish. With an emphasis on losing.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

I thought it was a pretty good pre season game. Dach and Caufield looking great out there, Allen looking good too so far.

Dadonov clearly not up to speed yet, damn what a game for him

Gallagher actually looking like his usual self, let's see if he can carry that into the season.

The confidence that Guhle and Xhekaj already have is awesome to watch! Obviously their games aren't flawless, but I'm liking what I'm seeing so far!

What the preseason has shown is that slowly but surely we are assembling the building blocks for long term success. Now with a little patience and a bit of luck, that success will not be too far off.

 

[NewEraGM]

Yeah, trade was great, but Dadonov, Hoffman & Drouin ...

Yea I know. Dadonov and Hoffman I can’t stand. Drouin im not the biggest fan of but I can tolerate him. Good news is the 2 of them have one year left and the other has 2. Very good odds that 2 of the 3 are gone by the deadline if not before

What the preseason has shown is that slowly but surely we are assembling the building blocks for long term success. Now with a little patience and a bit of luck, that success will not be too far off.

Agreed. There are some building blocks scattered around but also some anchors. That’s okay - part of the process and over time (next year or 2) many of those anchors like Hoffman, Dadonov, Drouin will go away.

There’s some good pieces and now we just have to be patient. Teams sometimes try to rush it at this stage but let some of those contracts run out and give the kids a chance at those times and the rebuild will continue to be in great shape

 

[OldCraig71]

I watched two periods last night, (yawn). I saw a team that is still struggling to create/generate offense despite the claims that we would play a more uptempo exciting game, we had less than ten shots by the 6-minute mark of the second period. Maybe the third period was different.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

I watched two periods last night, (yawn). I saw a team that is still struggling to create/generate offense despite the claims that we would play a more uptempo exciting game, we had less than ten shots by the 6-minute mark of the second period. Maybe the third period was different.

Most of the players playing last night were at best career AHLers who will be flushed out of the organization within the next two years. They couldn’t play an uptempo game if they were led by Count Bassie.

 

[Runner77]

I watched two periods last night, (yawn). I saw a team that is still struggling to create/generate offense despite the claims that we would play a more uptempo exciting game, we had less than ten shots by the 6-minute mark of the second period. Maybe the third period was different.

To be fair, it’s only one of many watered down lineup permutations.

I’m expecting better offence than last year once the final roster is set, deadwood and all.

 

[Rapala]

That third period was a lot of fun.

In fact it's exactly what we want. A lot of fun and exciting hockey while we lose.

The only reason it was fun is because the Ref blew the Dach/Stanley call and it got the players dander up. That type of call early in a regular season game will almost always cause the refs to lose control of the game.

 

[Rapala]

I think one of the biggest positives of last night's game was that Gallagher looked more like his old self.

His old body took a decent Ding early on. He struggled to get up. This is our only concern with Gallagher will he hold up?

 

[rik schau]

I was anticipating MSL highly touted Juggernaut offence,but it is naut the case.lol

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

Dach had a Lindros faceoff where he just decided to ram into the opposition. It worked, although not as beautifully as Lindros did it.

Dadonov was pretty bad, but it's early and those giveaways can maybe fix themselves. If not, he will be a beautiful tank commander.

I'm sorry for Primeau having a bad game, but he was really hung out to dry in the 3rd by some of the worst giveaways. I haven't seen the first 2 periods. Also, Price usually always sucked in early preseason games. They are for warming up and they don't really matter. I hope he is now tougher mentally and won't care about this one. He has enough talent to make it if he holds it mentally.