GDT: NJ Devils @ Montréal Canadiens

[PhysicX]

Quite a few players could benefit from what Shaw has.

That 6-year contract

 

[waffledave]

Pacioretty is those kind of players who can't create anything for himself. He needs to be fed the puck at the right place at the right time. He's so bad with the puck. That dangerous pass to Weber on the PP is so typical of him.

He needs someone to get him the puck but at the same time the guy doesn't get much better with better linemates. He just shoots. All the time. That's all he can do. He has a great shot, but that's all he can do.

He doesn't hit, he doesn't hustle, he doesn't skate... He doesn't backcheck, he doesn't play defense.

The difference between this year and last year is people are too slow to fish the puck for him. Radulov did it well. Patch got lazy and now he can't keep up.

If they don't trade him this year it's a missed opportunity.

 

[The Nightman]

Yes,that is why a team like Pittsburgh will want Pacioretty because they have elite centers to get him the puck.

His foot speed just isn't there anymore. He can't cherry pick and score on those 2 on 1's/odd man rushes, like he used to do for 90% of his goals.

He's a total bum at this point.

 

[waffledave]

Let's get real, you were done with him before he was drafted. Didn't you come out and say he wouldn't amount to anything ? For all the flack I take for hating on the jewel Carey Price... you seem to have it in for Drouin.. and he's barely played with us.

Expectations were set with Drouin. He has not even come close. Not his fault, but it is what it is.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Expectations were set with Drouin. He has not even come close. Not his fault, but it is what it is.

I still think we'd be better off switching him and Chuck...

 

[waffledave]

Quite easy to see why New jersey have a lot of succes since the beginning of the season. They have a lot of good puck moving D's. Butcher is really good, really sucks that Bergevin didn't even try to sign him when we miss a first LD and a second LD and when we have like one regular puck moving D (petry)

Almost everyone saw this coming in July when we built a defense of non puck movers. It was so obvious. It was honestly like SHOCKINGLY obvious. The only people who didn't see it were those who deluded themselves into thinking that this team would move the puck with "short, CRISP passes!"

That's an actual quote. I forget who said it but I'll never forget the words. Someone actually claimed these dmen would transition the puck with "short, CRISP passes!"

 

[CH25]

His foot speed just isn't there anymore. He can't cherry pick and score on those 2 on 1's/odd man rushes, like he used to do for 90% of his goals.

He's a total bum at this point.

It's only gonna get worse from now on. You can already tell that he's the kind of player that won't be around for too long after his prime.

If MB resigns him to anything over what he's currently making...

 

[OldCraig71]

Drouin might be pouting because he is still stuck at center.

 

[groovejuice]

I still think we'd be better off switching him and Chuck...

Won't happen. That goes against the graine.

 

[waffledave]

I still think we'd be better off switching him and Chuck...

I agree.

But hey, what do we know? We are just amateur armchair GMs. It's not like we have been right about literally f***ing everything with this team for like 5 straight months...

 

[Uncle Gary]

Froese is crap.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I agree.

But hey, what do we know? We are just amateur armchair GMs. It's not like we have been right about literally ****ing everything with this team for like 5 straight years...

Fixed.

 

[Tyson]

Not sure what Clode sees in Froese

 

[waffledave]

It's only gonna get worse from now on. You can already tell that he's the kind of player that won't be around for too long after his prime.

If MB resigns him to anything over what he's currently making...

He better not re-sign him at all. If this guy plays out his contract with us it'll be as stupid a mistake as trading Subban was.

 

[IcemanTBI]

What a dumb penalty

 

[Cole Caulifield]

Can someone explain to me why Froese is playing over DLR.. I don't understand... I really don't.... like why ? Froese is a garbage AHLer with zero NHL future or potential... DLR is better right now... I don't even...

 

[OldCraig71]

Off topic question. Has anyone else noticed the amount of empty seats league wide? I watch quite a few games and it seems worse this year than ever.

 

[LaP]

Quite a few players could benefit from what Shaw has.

Who? Byron, Hudon, Lehkonen, Gallgher?

Shaw is an average player. Let's talk about it again in 4 years.

 

[Mrb1p]

Drouin might be pouting because he is still stuck at center.

Hes been pouting since 2015 cause hes always played this way.

 

[waffledave]

Fixed.

Nope I was wrong at least once there. I thought Drouin for Sergachev would be a decent trade.

 

[NobleSix]

garbage slow defense strikes again

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

The immobile defense. Gotta love it

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Another one !

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

5 on 3? Oh for Pete's sake...

 

[The Nightman]

Alzner is a hunk of garbage. He and Bergy are a match made in heaven