HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2025 Playoff edition

[NMacrules]

Nylander is the best player but impressive performances from Domi and Pacioretty.

Marner and Matthews ghosts as usual.

The stats would suggest otherwise. Marner with 10 points in 8 games and game winner last night. Matthews with 8 points in 8 games. And Matthews has been the best 200 foot player so far in both series. He has been an animal in every game. Just saying.

 

[Erika]

I can't believe the Stars 3rd line is Robertson-Johnston-Marchment

Dallas is absolutely stacked from top to bottom. Nobody's beating that team this year me think.

 

[ahmedou]

Leafs will win the cup this year. They seem different

In NHL 25. You mean.

 

[ahmedou]

Utah Mammoth Home Jersey

Utah Mammoth Away Jersey

 

[ahmedou]

1967

I don't count 1967...

You know why???

Because we lost against them in the finals!!!

 

[Nicko999]

The stats would suggest otherwise. Marner with 10 points in 8 games and game winner last night. Matthews with 8 points in 8 games. And Matthews has been the best 200 foot player so far in both series. He has been an animal in every game. Just saying.

In the last 2 games alone, he missed an empty net twice to ice the game. For a goal scorer like him, this is unacceptable.
With 2 min left, soft and failed to clear which gave Florida a grade A chance to tie the game.

Just some examples... dude is soft.

 

[Adriatic]

Leafs too strong.

 

[Wats]

Pacioretty bringing the Habs former captain ghosts is helping Leafs break their curse.

 

[salbutera]

 

[sampollock]

figs are the better team as of now
FLA needs to win both or they are done

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

That won't cause a media firestorm with a billion think pieces and a devoted hour on the next Steve Dangle show.

 

[red devil]

 

[morhilane]

Some teams are just shitshow and it start from the top...

 

[sampollock]

Some teams are just shitshow and it start from the top...

KH should try to get mctavish from there

 

[Adriatic]

Good to see coach Q back!!

 

[rien]

Good to see coach Q back!!

Yes! I also root for rapists enablers!

 

[EveryDay]

KH should try to get mctavish from there

Would love that but I don't see why they would trade their young #1 center unless Suzuki or Demidov is going the other way.

 

[sampollock]

Would love that but I don't see why they would trade their young #1 center unless Suzuki or Demidov is going the other way.

Ya
one can dream but never happen I know

 

[morhilane]

KH should try to get mctavish from there

Doubt it, looks like they want a more seasoned coach so they can get out of the bottom.

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

They got good chance

In NHL 25. You mean.

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[ahmedou]

These playoffs just seem boring without the habs.

I'm boredou a lil bit. Of course, no Habs, no Party.

But at the same time I'm not stressedou and I'm entertainedou. Especially with the Canadians teams. With the Oilers. With the Jets. And with the Leafs.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

These playoffs just seem boring without the habs.

Watch more games my man, it’s been exhilarating

 

[ahmedou]

Eric Staal: Buffalo Sabres Special Assistant to General Manager

 

[ahmedou]

MIKKO RANTANEN (LAST 4 GAMES):

8 GOALS

6 ASSISTS

14 POINTS

 

[X66]

Dubas did the same thing in Toronto when he let Hyman walk & traded Kadri. He's not a good GM.

His problems in Toronto: goaltending & D. His problems in Pittsburgh: goaltending & D.

Toronto fixed both as soon as he left. He doesn't know how to build a team.

This isn't true IMO.

Did Dubas have blunders? Absolutely, but every GM does.

Kadri being the biggest blunder for sure, but guys like Hyman would have re-signed had the cap not been flat.

He also didn't leave the team with any anchor contracts and left them with some great pieces(Knies, Woll, McCabe, Tavares).

Even in Toronto, he improved the D a ton, (Muzzin, Brodie, McCabe, Giordano, Schenn) all great adds at the time.

You are right about goaltending.

All in all, he couldn't get it done, and a new GM is here to try changing that, but he could have left the team in a much worse spot.