HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2024 Playoff Edition

[sampollock]

Wow that was quite the rant, hard to disagree

Awesome

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

So glad Avs are destroying the Jets, **** them and their clown fans.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Avs are too good

until they play vegas in the 2nd rd

 

[sampollock]

Wonder how nostrils tummy is today

 

[BozoTheClown]

Zadorov is a monster of a human being.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Canucks score on their 1st shot.

1-0 Vancouver.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

did anyone here actually take the jets?

 

[Shred]

Not a fan of the way they are built. Not a lot of fast forwards, defense is below average and Helle has been horrid in the playoffs.

I thought Avs looked vulnerable down the stretch and that Hellebuyck would massively outplay Georgiev. Looks like the upset won't happen though.

 

[BozoTheClown]

did anyone here actually take the jets?

7 points in 4 games for Lehkonen.

Winnipeg losing mean a better draft pick for us.

 

[Shred]

“A very smart hockey person”!!

… who is completely unaware of things like NMC and salary cap. lol

It was himself. He's talking about himself.

 

[Mrb1p]

Hughes is fantastic in the Ozone but is he ever an adventure in the D zone.

 

[Mrb1p]

I had Zadoroc pretty high in his draft year and I always somewhat considered it a mistake and that he was a bust but at this point he looks exactly like what I expected.

 

[OldCraig71]

Damn even the Sportsnet cheerleaders piling on Marner right now. Him throwing both gloves on the bench pretending to be mad didn't look very convincing to me. I'm not enjoying any of this AT ALL.

It's looking like Marner will be the scapegoat along with Keefe but Matthews is in the same boat but is getting a pass this year because of his amazing regular season. Both need a fresh start because they aren't wired to handle the pressure of playing in Toronto.

 

[The Great Weal]

So Josi/McDonagh/Carrier/Hughes/Myers injured so far in the first?

 

[Shred]

He would have done well with the scoring talents we have now. He was going to be a RFA the summer of the year he was traded but Hughes was in salary shedding mode and unfortunately chose the wrong guy to send out.

He should have waited an extra year. He got schooled by the Avs — live and learn, it was a rookie GM mistake.

I think he knew what he was doing... Difficult to tank with players like Lehkonen.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Man Hughes is getting hammered out there. If Hutson becomes an impact player he'll be expecting the same

 

[Tyson]

Man Hughes is getting hammered out there. If Hutson becomes an impact player he'll be expecting the same

Funny how Makar eludes the hits, as does Adam Fox

It's looking like Marner will be the scapegoat along with Keefe but Matthews is in the same boat but is getting a pass this year because of his amazing regular season. Both need a fresh start because they aren't wired to handle the pressure of playing in Toronto.

These are players simply not built for unforgiving playoff hockey. Odd that management after several years of playoff failure have not seen this.

 

[JuicyHam]

Man Hughes is getting hammered out there. If Hutson becomes an impact player he'll be expecting the same

Hughes biggest problem is he is the only reason offence happens for the Canucks this second half of the season. If the Canucks gave other teams a reason to worry about other defensive pairings Hughes wouldn't be as easily targeted I'm sure

 

[The Great Weal]

Saros's compete level has to be the highest among all goalies.

 

[Runner77]

At first I thought it was about the guy who calls games in Punjabi.



Turns out it’s a spoof about a hardcore Leafs fan.



Another reason to razz the Leafs.

 

[McGees]

No respect in the handshake line this year.
Just a clown organization through and through.

 

[McGees]

Hughes is showing the down side of putting money on your smol star...
Size is still a real thing in the playoffs.

 

[The Great Weal]

Hughes is showing the down side of putting money on your smol star...
Size is still a real thing in the playoffs.

Well he was a massive star in the playoffs during his 19 year old season. All the Canucks top guys besides Miller and Boeser have been bad.

 

[Andrei79]

Well he was a massive star in the playoffs during his 19 year old season. All the Canucks top guys besides Miller and Boeser have been bad.

Miller is a beast. One of the most underrated players. He's a legit 100 point center who plays a power game and has a temper. He can get points in every way, skill, power, goals, deflections, passes.

Pettersson though has been ass. Suzuki is a much better playoff player.

 

[Runner77]

I think he knew what he was doing... Difficult to tank with players like Lehkonen.

I don’t think “tanking” is part of Hughes’ vocabulary. If Hughes knew what he was doing, he would have waited to get a better read on exactly what he was trading.

But, can’t win them all.