Post-Game Talk: On this Remembrance Day, the Habs remembered what it feels like to win a game. Habs beat Sabres.

[Bouboumaster]

The Habs snatched a Victory from the claws of defeat despite Primeau's best effort

 

[The Great Weal]

Back at over a ppg, and he has played like shit this season. That's how good he can be! Hopefully it sparks Nick, I believe last year as well he had a huge game and he took off from there!!

Gotta love him getting mad at Anderson for not finishing the game. “Bad captain” my ass.

 

[Andy]

Primeau was pretty awful.

Habs are boring offensively, but I thought they played well. I just hate that everytime they have a breakdown, it ends up in the back of the net. There's been like no bailout from the goaltenders other than game 1.

 

[Habssince89]

Nice to see Emil Heineman having some success with his elite shot/release.
More points than Newhook with much less playing time

Newy hasn't been that bad though. Lots of compete. He's been helping possession quite a bit too. Taking hits to make plays etc.

 

[Tyson]

Newy hasn't been that bad though. Lots of compete. He's been helping possession quite a bit too. Taking hits to make plays etc.

I like Newhook don't get me wrong, I just think Heineman is progressing well.

 

[Rapala]

Nice to see Emil Heineman having some success with his elite shot/release.
More points than Newhook with much less playing time

He's one off Ylonen's total last season and 3 up on Ylonen's total with Syracuse this year.
Oh and he skates as well and hits like a truck.

 

[HelloBellyvo]

The Habs snatched a Victory from the claws of defeat despite Primeau's best effort

claws/jaws both work for me

 

[HespelerGreenFlash]

wasnt Suzuki tripped on a breakaway on an empty net?

 

[CaptnNemo]

Nice to see Emil Heineman having some success with his elite shot/release.

I think he'll only get better.

Near future upfront could be

Slaf-Suz-Cole
Laine-Dach-Demi
Hein-Hage-Newhook
Tuck-Beck-Florian

Or you could mix up 1rst and second and the same for 3rd and 4rth

So many options and they all look good!

We're not even talking about Kapanen..Roy..Mesar..

Alot of good trade pieces if needed too.

Future looks bright my friends!

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

It's early but what i would conclude from this season so far and what i think should probably be corrected before the next season start is this :

1. David Savard is done as top 4. Reinbacher and Mailloux wont be ready to handle the main load on the right side for 2 to 3 more years. So we have to find a vet top 4 on a 2-3 years contract to replace Savard and let Savard go. Someone like Hamrlik would be perfect.

2. For me it's becoming clear Dach is a winger. I think he can still be a quality top 6 winger once he finds his groove back. We should try to add a top 6 vet center for next season. Again ideally on a 2-3 years contract while waiting for Beck and Hage to show what they can do. Basically Monahan on a shorter contract.

Caufield - Suzuki - Slaf
Laine - vet center - Dach
Newhook - Evans - Demidov
Anderson - ? - Gallagher

3. A choice must be made between Matheson and Hutson. They both play the same role. Ideally the defense should look like that next season :

Hutson - vet top 4
Guhle - Reinbacher / Mailloux
Xhekaj / Struble - Barron

Matheson could be used as an asset to acquire one of the two needs above.

4. We must add a vet goalie. Again contract must not be too long 2-3 years. Also someone younger than Allen. Montombeau and Primo was worth a shot but if they keep playing like that something will need to be done. I agree there was maybe one weakish goal today the defense again made lot of big mistakes but it's the NHL you got to make some big saves here and there and they are not being done this season at all. The first goal was stopptable. It was a hign danger scoring chance and a big whoopsie from the defense but that was a stoppable goal. You got to save those here and there imo.

Don't need a vet goalie. They have one. Hughes is 28, been playing pro for years and is playing well in the AHL.

 

[Tyson]

I think he'll only get better.

Near future upfront could be

Slaf-Suz-Cole
Laine-Dach-Demi
Hein-Hage-Newhook
Tuck-Beck-Florian

Or you could mix up 1rst and second and the same for 3rd and 4rth

So many options and they all look good!

We're not even talking about Kapanen..Roy..Mesar..

Alot of good trade pieces if needed too.

Future looks bright my friends!

 

[Rapala]

For the first time in a long time we were able to string 3 passes together on Suzuki's first goal.

 

[OneSharpMarble]

So reschedule all upcoming games to start at noon?

 

[Habssince89]

On the second Suzuki goal, Slaf really showed how his smarts and size work together. That little pass to himself was very good thinking. Rookie Slaf would've fell down

 

[Fatbiggie]

I wrote that earlier. You can thank me for saving the season

 

[zx81]

I don't think it's even a win to build on but it's nice to see CC at the top of the goal scorers list.

 

[Tyson]

Don't need a vet goalie. They have one. Hughes is 28, been playing pro for years and is playing well in the AHL.

C Hughes deserves a look in the near future especially if the current tandem can't stop giving up 5 goals per game

 

[Rapala]

wasnt Suzuki tripped on a breakaway on an empty net?

He was tired and tripped over himself he could have caught up but I don't think an EN was that important to him.
He's good enough He'll get his hat trick with a goaltender in the net Thank You Very Much.

 

[zx81]

Can we quietly whisper 40? Anti jinx applied.

The only number you are allowed to whisper is 12

 

[CaptnNemo]

I don't think it's even a win to build on but it's nice to see CC at the top of the goal scorers list.

Considering these guys were craving offense results since a few games I think it does build up confidence and momentum.

We'll see moving forward. And I agree it's really nice to see Cole on top for goals!

 

[zx81]

Not the first time Gaston is caught napping.

To his defense, the sweet mumbles of Ducharme were perfect to put you asleep.

 

[Hins77]

Habs players deserve theirs negative critics. But honestly, I would be pissed off to be sit on the bench and look my goalie doesnt make the job done. Primeau is awful, and even Montembeault isnt really good either. They always give 1 or 2 bad goals and this cut the legs for the players, cause they know they have to score 3/4 goals to hope to win.

 

[salbutera]

Times come to move on from Primeau …

 

[Benstheman]

Habs players deserve theirs negative critics. But honestly, I would be pissed off to be sit on the bench and look my goalie doesnt make the job done. Primeau is awful, and even Montembeault isnt really good either. They always give 1 or 2 bad goals and this cut the legs for the players, cause they know they have to score 3/4 goals to hope to win.

THat's just crazy how almost each game they get scored really early. Other things is how many times we get the lead just to get scored seconds later. And what about those couple quick goals.

That's insane how the goalies kill the few times we have had a certain momentum in a game.

 

[Rapala]

Considering these guys were craving offense results since a few games I think it does build up confidence and momentum.

We'll see moving forward. And I agree it's really nice to see Cole on top for goals!

Our defense is going to make mistakes no matter what we do.
Scoring goals will help with the confidence and hopefully allow us to cut down on the blatant ones.

That in itself would change the entire discourse as long as we can show improvement somewhere.
If we are able to put up 3 and 4 goals a game no one would be complaining.