Post-Game Talk: Prerequiste for preseason pre-game talk Canadiens Vs. Devils

[MasterD]

Imagine having a job in which you just have to show up to say whatever the f*** on TV

I'm not even sure Stock says something. He just mumbles Ducharme style

 

[EveryDay]

My rating of the game

Great:
Anderson
Newhook
Beck
Mailloux
Ghule

Good:
Harris
Barron
Reinbacher
Roy
Dobes
Montembeault

Average:
Slafkovski
Farrell
Xhekaj
Ylonen
Simoneau

Bad:
Stephens
Pezzetta
Légaré

 

[CoopersFalls]

Slafkovsky A- - Newhook B - Anderson A+
Roy A - Beck C - Ylönen B
Pezzetta C- Stephens D- Farrell B-
Simoneau B- - Condotta D - Légare C

Guhle B - Reinbacher B+
Xhekaj B - Barron B+
Harris B- - Mailloux C+

Montembeault D-
Dobes B

Anderson brought his best. Roy’s skill is really evident. Slafkovsky looked a lot more comfortable than last year already. Guhle was fairly invisible. Mailloux showed some great tools but needs a lot of seasoning. Dobes looked good after settling in after the Mercer tap in. Barely noticed Condotta or Stephens.

 

[RationalExpectations]

If he is playing like tonight he will have tol 6 minutes on a consistent basis.

Slafkovsky was Habs best forward tonight and has nothing to do in the AHL.

Newhook was the best forward, Anderson did great as long as he did not have to involve any teammate (as per usual) and Slaf had a good game overall.
Xhekaj disappointed, Guhle too to a lesser extent, Mailloux takes so many risks, not sure to which extent it will pay off at pro level. Barron was good, Harris too (no mistake but little offensive impact), Reinbacher too.

 

[Tyson]

I have to say I'm disappointed with Ylonen's game. He's just not there on some shifts. Xhekaj hits his stick with an long outlet and he's either not ready to accept a pass or he's hearing non existent footsteps. For a guy fighting for a spot constantly getting outplayed along the boards and then by both his younger line mates can't be winning favor with the coaching staff.

Yeah it's now or never with Ylonen. If Heineman shows more then I hope they do what's right.

 

[Runner77]

Gaining quite the reputation... man of glass.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

So reading this board, Slafs play ranges from hot trash to best hab forward.

Quite the polarizing player

 

[The Real Timo]

Sti! Ont perdu!

 

[Vinceh]

So reading this board, Slafs play ranges from hot trash to best hab forward.

Quite the polarizing player

The truth is always somewhere in the middle.

He's still quite raw but he showed a lot of good things tonight.

 

[Lshap]

Hard not to notice Mailloux tonight. The kid is confident and strong on the puck. He looks NHL-ready when he's skating in two zones, but then you see his awkwardness in the defensive zone and remember how much developmental time he missed.

Let's wait until he's outgrown Laval before handing him a Habs jersey. He'll be good, but he can be a lot better with proper coaching.

Confidence is so important. Slafkovsky didn't have it last year, probably because he was thrown into the NHL too soon. You saw moments of it in tonight's game, but he needs ice time and opportunity for it to become instinctive. He'd also be better off in Laval where he could remember what it feels like to dominate.

 

[Rapala]

I want to see how Montembault adjusts to covering his posts going forward. His skate on an angle like that is just asking for trouble. I couldn't believe the open space once the puck hit that ramp.

 

[MD thaivuN]

So reading this board, Slafs play ranges from hot trash to best hab forward.

Quite the polarizing player

He could be literally be anything

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[EveryDay]

So reading this board, Slafs play ranges from hot trash to best hab forward.

Quite the polarizing player

He was fine but imo the 3rd wheel on his line. Anderson was MTL best player tonight and Newhook was great at both end of the ice. I like the protection of the puck from Slaf tonight but god, he's so slow to shot the puck at the net that it hurt many scoring chances for him.

Hope next game he's going to be better.

 

[JT3]

Count me in the group that thinks Slaf was our best forward tonight. The forechecking was good. Created a few turnovers and set up chances out of it. What can be harder to notice is all the smart little passes and one touches in transition that kept putting Newhook and Anderson into space. He was doing it consistently and facilitated a lot of offense.

I've never bought into the 'Slaf has no hockey IQ' crowd, total nonsense imo.

 

[Canadienna]

Denis said Slaf didn't seem injured, he looked like he wanted to puke.

I think he has a virus or something.

Slafkovsky seems fine in post game interviews on YouTube live

There was definitely something up at the end of the game. Right as the horn went off he was signaling to the bench something and pointing to the tunnel. Then the clip with the trash can.

Also in the post-game, he gets asked about "you said something to the bench" but then the audio from only this answer is cut off. Here it is @ 5:10.



Weird.

 

[SlafySZN]

He was fine but imo the 3rd wheel on his line. Anderson was MTL best player tonight and Newhook was great at both end of the ice. I like the protection of the puck from Slaf tonight but god, he's so slow to shot the puck at the net that it hurt many scoring chances for him.

Hope next game he's going to be better.

He set up Newhook, Anderson and even Mailloux for awesome scoring chances. He coud’ve had at least 3 points.

 

[Nedved]

To think that Logan Mailloux has played 96 OHL games and he is this good already. A season in Laval will do him wonders working with Kelly Buchburger.

Hard to not imagine him at least a #4 d man with some pp time. great late 1st draft pick.

 

[EveryDay]

He set up Newhook, Anderson and even Mailloux for awesome scoring chances. He coud’ve had at least 3 points.

I didn't say he didn't make any good plays, I just feel that he was a little bit of a passenger in this game and I really hate his shot release, he need to work on that big time.

 

[SlafySZN]

Count me in the group that thinks Slaf was our best forward tonight. The forechecking was good. Created a few turnovers and set up chances out of it. What can be harder to notice is all the smart little passes and one touches in transition that kept putting Newhook and Anderson into space. He was doing it consistently and facilitated a lot of offense.

I've never bought into the 'Slaf has no hockey IQ' crowd, total nonsense imo.

The only reason people talks about hockey IQ is because last year he had to adjust to the size of the rink and the pace, sometimes he looked lost because of that but now he looks way better with his positioning and looks more comfortable. Now that it’s getting better he can show his vision.

 

[armChairScout]

Oh boy , I see different posters have different opinions on tonight’s game

Some have mailloux playing average and other as him playing superb. Same for slaf

I see most rate newhook and Roy as top performers

But I think from chatter around twitter that mailloux played a good game and if he continues progressing by next year he might become a regular

I’m very happy for mailloux seems like a nice kid

I’m also reading that Orval popcorn played well ?

 

[Rapala]

He was fine but imo the 3rd wheel on his line. Anderson was MTL best player tonight and Newhook was great at both end of the ice. I like the protection of the puck from Slaf tonight but god, he's so slow to shot the puck at the net that it hurt many scoring chances for him.

Hope next game he's going to be better.

We saw an episode a while back about Dach working on his shot. Slaf is a perfect example of a player who plays with the puck too far away from his body.
NHL Dmen in particular will eat that up. It is one of the reasons he looks awkward with the puck and his release is telegraphed.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Imagine having a job in which you just have to show up to say whatever the f*** on TV

I mean, replace "TV" with "radio" and you have the entire cast of TSN 690.

 

[CharleyHorse]

Barron needs to go to the grit store…and buy some grit.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

We saw an episode a while back about Dach working on his shot. Slaf is a perfect example of a player who plays with the puck too far away from his body.
NHL Dmen in particular will eat that up. It is one of the reasons he looks awkward with the puck and his release is telegraphed.

Funny enough, he has the opposite problem of another Bobrov pick in Kappo Kakko, whose short stick makes him a puck possession menace but his shot has no torque and thus posses no threat.