Most frustrating Hab you've watched

[Boss Man Hughes]

Hmm honarable mention for me:

Power Play Petry. Dude never respected the breakout lol. also money at hitting shins

I don't see it. I thought Petry was the best point man on the PP. Weber was the one who hit the net once in 30 tries.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

I don't see it. I thought Petry was the best point man on the PP. Weber was the one who hit the net once in 30 tries.

But Gallagher every 5 tries!

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Josh Gorges in the offensive zone.

 

[barbu]

Richer - what if he had appropriate treatment for his depression.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

I had an irrational hate for Zednik post incident.

I was much younger tho, I might have felt differently if it happened now.

One of my first thoughts. When he would skate along the right boards then go behind the net, every f***ing time.

 

[OldCraig71]

Jonathan Huberdeau. His heart was here but his body just wasn't.

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

Jonathan Huberdeau. His heart was here but his body just wasn't.

I could say the same about Drouin, although it's reverse.

 

[Andy]

Alex Kovalev. Among the most talented player and most skilled player I’ve seen play. Either he didn’t have the IQ or he only cared once every 4 games.

 

[26Mats]

Richer - what if he had appropriate treatment for his depression.

True. Much less was generally known about the importance of treating it. Disappointing to know that even while he was having so much success on the ice he wasn't happy.

I could say the same about Drouin, although it's reverse.

Drouin comes to mind first for me.

It may be recency bias, but I can't think of anyone else having the skill and past flashes, but being so useless in the end.

 

[stanley25]

Scott Gomez rushing in the zone like a pro then either dumping the puck behind the net or missing his shot/pass drove me nuts.

 

[sampollock]

JD

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Drouin

So much talent but no heart

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Scott Gomez rushing in the zone like a pro then either dumping the puck behind the net or missing his shot/pass drove me nuts.

Definitely, came across the blue line and curled with the puck, jersey half tucked in looking like Gretzky

And that’s where the comparison ended

 

[CauZuki]

Sergei Samsonov , deked out everyone in the neutral zone only for the play to go dead once he got close to the net.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Honorable Mention:

Mikhail Sergachev

...cuz he should still be playing for us...

 

[Mandala]

Josh Gorges always having his shot blocked or dumping the puck on the boards.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

Jan Bulis for the amount of grade A chances he couldn't bury. You can't describe that with words. You had to see it to believe it lol.

or Joe Juneau for his refusal to play offense

 

[the valiant effort]

Pacioretty from fall 2015 to the end. 200+ pounds of melted butter.

 

[Boyon90]

All the mild players of the 2000's era

 

[PeteWorrell]

Big headless chicken with no hands like Rene Bourque and Devante Smith-Pelly.

 

[NeptunesTrident]

Russ Courtnall. Amazing speed but piss poor hands.

 

[RyderRocks73]

Desharnais
Budaj
Alzner
Montembault
Flynn
Gallagher
Kovalev

 

[abo9]

This is gonna be out there but its burned in my mind because I was young and... Chris Campoli literally avoided hits in our own defensive zone.... wtf

So yes, that was a most awful play by Chris Campoli and one of the most fristrating display I've ever seen from an NHLer.

 

[Gael]

AK46

 

[HabzSauce]

Vladimir Malakhov is a great one. He had the skills to contend for a Norris.

I was frustrated that Andrei Kostitsyn never exploded into a superstar, although I still liked his game, and I don't think the "mens rea" is as severe in his case as it was for Malakhov, so I don't really blame him.

And no, I won't ever consider Alex Kovalev for this category. An artist needs inspiration, he cannot deliver masterpieces on command every single day. Kovalev didn't frustrate me, he amazed me more than any other Hab, and that's what I remember.

Datsyuk was consistent