Most frustrating Hab you've watched

[ReHabs]

Funny picture but....no? Desharnais was slotted in the #1C spot longer than he should have been, but he wasn't really frustrating to watch as a player. Usually played with a lot of effort and tried hard, he just didn't quite have the proper skill level for the role he got put in. Now if we could extend this to coaches, you might have a point....

It didn't frustrate you to watch him play 20 min a night, come out when we needed an extra man, start every PP, start many OT periods?

It didn't frustrate you to see him and his muffin shot every night?

Desharnais was an incredibly frustrating player to watch precisely because we saw too much of him while Therrien bullied Eller and Galchenyuk and benched young players for the same mistakes that Desharnais would make constantly. DD had a motor and gave a full effort but at his best he was a C+ player. Frustrated me, at least.

 

[Pickles]

Vladimir Malakhov aka the magician because he would make himself disappear at times. He also was super talented, if he was consistent he could have been a Norris winner.

 

[bobholly39]

It didn't frustrate you to watch him play 20 min a night, come out when we needed an extra man, start every PP, start many OT periods?

It didn't frustrate you to see him and his muffin shot every night?

Desharnais was an incredibly frustrating player to watch precisely because we saw too much of him while Therrien bullied Eller and Galchenyuk and benched young players for the same mistakes that Desharnais would make constantly. DD had a motor and gave a full effort but at his best he was a C+ player. Frustrated me, at least.

I think it's just semantics. I'm saying it's the coaching/deployment of his that frustrated me, but that's more the fault of coaching than the player itself. But yes, the overall result was definitely frustrating.

Frustrating player for me is more someone whose super talented, but falls short due to lack of effort or something similar. Desharnais was kind of the opposite, he certainly tried hard, just lacked the talent to do good at #1C.

 

[the]

Brendan Gallagher

 

[cedouimet]

Jan Bulis.

So many chances he could have been a regular 30goals scorer. But would have hit the post on a empty net

 

[CHwest]

It didn't frustrate you to watch him play 20 min a night, come out when we needed an extra man, start every PP, start many OT periods?

It didn't frustrate you to see him and his muffin shot every night?

Desharnais was an incredibly frustrating player to watch precisely because we saw too much of him while Therrien bullied Eller and Galchenyuk and benched young players for the same mistakes that Desharnais would make constantly. DD had a motor and gave a full effort but at his best he was a C+ player. Frustrated me, at least.

His slow coast off the ice after a shift..... I just saw red.

 

[Lshap]

Malakhov is a great answer. I remember watching him up close at a game in Ottawa with seats right next to the ice. Huge. Talented. But looked like he didn't give a shit. What a waste.

Desharnais gets a pass from me. He's only on this list because of Therrien, not because of his own actions. Unlike Malakhov or Drouin, Desharnais pushed himself beyond his talent level and gave his all. He was a total professional who gets blamed for a terrible coach. He, and we, deserved better.

But the final answer must be Drouin, the perfect storm of underused talent combined with overpaid contract and overhyped media. You can't script a more frustrating player. His miserly unwillingness to invest his talent and his royal coronation as our highest-paid forward (at the time) were bad enough. But then I saw this piece of marketing at the Bell Centre. I'm standing at a urinal between periods and there's this promo facing me with a bold title saying something like "Les meilleurs au monde!", with a montage of Roger Federer, Tom Brady... and Jonathan Drouin. I maintained my aim... but I was tempted.

 

[Lshap]

I think it's just semantics. I'm saying it's the coaching/deployment of his that frustrated me, but that's more the fault of coaching than the player itself. But yes, the overall result was definitely frustrating.

Frustrating player for me is more someone whose super talented, but falls short due to lack of effort or something similar. Desharnais was kind of the opposite, he certainly tried hard, just lacked the talent to do good at #1C.

That's how I see it. DD's talent never matched his usage, but that's on Therrien. The player himself didn't whine; he just did his job.

There's this quote from The Mary Tyler Moore Show that keeps coming back to me: "When an elephant flies, you can't blame him for not staying up too long".

 

[holy]

Malakhov is a great answer. I remember watching him up close at a game in Ottawa with seats right next to the ice. Huge. Talented. But looked like he didn't give a shit. What a waste.

Desharnais gets a pass from me. He's only on this list because of Therrien, not because of his own actions. Unlike Malakhov or Drouin, Desharnais pushed himself beyond his talent level and gave his all. He was a total professional who gets blamed for a terrible coach. He, and we, deserved better.

But the final answer must be Drouin, the perfect storm of underused talent combined with overpaid contract and overhyped media. You can't script a more frustrating player. His miserly unwillingness to invest his talent and his royal coronation as our highest-paid forward (at the time) were bad enough. But then I saw this piece of marketing at the Bell Centre. I'm standing at a urinal between periods and there's this promo facing me with a bold title saying something like "Les meilleurs au monde!", with a montage of Roger Federer, Tom Brady... and Jonathan Drouin. I maintained my aim... but I was tempted.

If Michael Jordan saw that he would’ve taken it personally for sure.

 

[Lshap]

His slow coast off the ice after a shift..... I just saw red.

True. But then there was that OT goal against the Preds and his last second miracle against Ottawa. More heart in those two goals than Drouin has shown in five years.

 

[Whitesnake]

While I can't tell you all how to respond...I just don't understand how Desharnais, Danault, Dandenault, Bouillon or whatever can be your answer. Those guys gave 120% of what they had. I have no idea how they were frustrating players to watch. you can TOTALLY be frustrated at the COACH for their usage...but at the player himself?

 

[Lshap]

If Michael Jordan saw that he would’ve taken it personally for sure.

It's possible MJ was on that poster... don't remember. But, mercifully, they yanked that poster after Drouin had been here about a year. Those posters are probably hidden in the same vault as Fortune magazines edition about Enron as "America's Most Innovative Company".

 

[B1g B1rd]

No one beats Drouin on my frustration meter.
Honorable mention to Carey's personality and to Patch la moumoune.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Drouin (same reasons as everyone)
Romanov (seemed to play without any thinking, potential is still there if he can play smarter, but i hate when players that i have hope for end up being like that - at least with Chiarot it was expected)
Price (in the recent regular seasons when he just seems to give up on some plays, no issue with playoffs though!)
Anderson (another brainless bull)

 

[sandviper]

Vladimir Malakhov

SOOOO talented and so dominant, but then goes on these huge stretches of brain dead decisions and floating. If he were able to play even 90% of his abilities 100% of the time, he would had had such a career.

 

[HomaridII]

Alexander Buturlin!

lol joking. Malakov and Andrei Kostitsyn

 

[Hins77]

Lars Eller in montreal… always creating offside cause his lack of vision. Or he was going at the board and the play finished there. He was far to be a good playmaker I would say

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

Not sure anyone comes close for as long as I've followed the Habs (early 80's)...

What we gave up... Made worse by how good Sergachev became... Made even worse by bolts winning back to back cups.

What he had the potential to be... Made worse by him declining year over year from what he was... Made even worse by him turning into a cap dump candidate.

What we badly needed when we added him. Made worse by the cap hit he used up... Made even worse by the ELC/RFA top 4 dman he replaced.

Epic fail in every possible way, and, so much visible talent that every year there's a masochistic hope that maybe "this time" he's ready to do something with it.

No one tops JD on the frustration meter imo

This reminds me of the awful Habs 90s era. How the Habs were literarily giving up assets for free. Roy and Mike Keane for Rucinsky and Thibeault or even Leclair, Desjardins and more for Recchi. Many more trades come to mind including trading Recchi back to the Flyers for nothing.

 

[Le Tricolore]

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.

This is the most obvious answer to me. I was not disappointed when he wasn't re-signed and did not protest at the Bell Centre on Sunday at noon.

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

Lars Eller in montreal… always creating offside cause his lack of vision. Or he was going at the board and the play finished there. He was far to be a good playmaker I would say

Jan Bulis

 

[Andy]

This is the most obvious answer to me. I was not disappointed when he wasn't re-signed and did not protest at the Bell Centre on Sunday at noon.

Yah, it's not even close. Kovalev had Lemieux/Gretzky/Crosby/McDavid level skill. He just didn't have a pulse 75% of the time.

No one could stick handle like, no one. He did it at high speeds without ever looking down. He was strong on the puck when he wanted, like Ovechkin level strong. Then he had an insane half slapper and wrist shot. He had great skating, even if not the fastest.

Maybe he just didn't think the game at a high enough speed? It was weird and intensely frustrating.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Malakhov is a great answer. I remember watching him up close at a game in Ottawa with seats right next to the ice. Huge. Talented. But looked like he didn't give a shit. What a waste.

Desharnais gets a pass from me. He's only on this list because of Therrien, not because of his own actions. Unlike Malakhov or Drouin, Desharnais pushed himself beyond his talent level and gave his all. He was a total professional who gets blamed for a terrible coach. He, and we, deserved better.

But the final answer must be Drouin, the perfect storm of underused talent combined with overpaid contract and overhyped media. You can't script a more frustrating player. His miserly unwillingness to invest his talent and his royal coronation as our highest-paid forward (at the time) were bad enough. But then I saw this piece of marketing at the Bell Centre. I'm standing at a urinal between periods and there's this promo facing me with a bold title saying something like "Les meilleurs au monde!", with a montage of Roger Federer, Tom Brady... and Jonathan Drouin. I maintained my aim... but I was tempted.

You're such a poet.

 

[JianYang]

This is the most obvious answer to me. I was not disappointed when he wasn't re-signed and did not protest at the Bell Centre on Sunday at noon.

06-07 kovalev was probably the most frustrating. By this time, he had played himself on to the 4th line, and gainey eventually gave him time off during the middle of the season to regroup.

But then he followed it up the following season with one of his best.

His highs and lows were so volatile.

 

[Redux91]

Its Desharnais.
And I accept NO other answers.

 

[rickthegoon]

These guys for me in no particular order ;
Both Kostytin bros
Max Patioready
Carey Price …. 50% of the time
Gionta-Gomez-Cammaleri
Craig Rivet
Armia
Lars Eller
Réjean Houle
Pete Mahovlich
Malakhov
Martin Rucinski
Travis Moen
Drouin
Nate the great
Erik Gustafssom

If I was to chose the one that drove me crazy = Moen