Post-Game Talk: Primo goaltending - Habs beat Devils 4-2

[Adam Michaels]

CJ talking about Lehkonen having a good game. But the other two guys on that line were just okay.

Love the honesty.

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

CJ talking about Lehkonen having a good game. But the other two guys on that line were just okay.

Love the honesty.

To me all three were pretty meh at best. Drouin being a distant 3rd with one or two decent flashes in the 3rd permis.

 

[EveryDay]

One guy I really like tonight and also yesterday at the scrimmage is Phil Varone, you can see why he played over 40 games in the NHL last year. He could be a callup in case of injuries and he would probably do better then Chaput or Deslauriers.

 

[JianYang]

Sure, but Primeau is way younger than they both were. Primeau is 20, Condon was 25. Lindgren was 24.

Primeau has a natural positioning for his age, like Price had. Sure, he looks shaky but the basics of a good goaltender are already there.

I'm not saying he'll be as great as Price though.

I just kept my examples limited to the habs. On the extreme side, there's markstrom who just recently started looking like a good #1 goalie

All I'm saying is that at some point, Primeau is going to face his own adversity, as all goalies do, and that's when you learn about these guys. We should all be optimistic about Primeau, but also keep in mind how quickly things can change at this position.

 

[Rapala]

Goaltending is a funny position. Primeau comes in with some hype, but it takes a while to see a goalie's true colours.

Condon looked very good in preseason, and he carried it into the regular season, until price went down. Then he fell off the rails, and never looked as good again.

Lindgren has looked promising before too, but his stock has been dropping.

Even Price himself was mired in a goaltending controversy, after an awful 2nd half to 08/09, and a poor 09/10.

So I'm reserving judgement on primeau for quite a while in terms of what we might have in him.

The trend seems to have changed in recent years with very young tenders stepping in immediately and winning as a number one at the highest levels Penguins twice Blues once. I can't totally agree with your assessment.

 

[Runner77]

I’m impressed with Nick Cousins ...

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

One guy I really like tonight and also yesterday at the scrimmage is Phil Varone, you can see why he played over 40 games in the NHL last year. He could be a callup in case of injuries and he would probably do better then Chaput or Deslauriers.

Reminds me of Agostino

 

[EveryDay]

To me all three were pretty meh at best. Drouin being a distant 3rd with one or two decent flashes in the 3rd permis.

Lehkonen was still the best with his goal and his PK time. Drouin was the worst I agree with this and Domi still took 2 stupid penalty that was not really worth it.

The WTF moment for tonight's game for me: the 2nd PP waves.... Domi with??????? Barber and Varone???????????????????? WTF?

 

[Runner77]

hahahahaha
Got caught out editing a post in the GDT not realizing it was going to close. It's preseason for everyone.

Same thing happened to me so I just reposted the Chris Crocker gif I had intended for the GDT.

 

[Tyson]

The trend seems to have changed in recent years with very young tenders stepping in immediately and winning as a number one at the highest levels Penguins twice Blues once. I can't totally agree with your assessment.

In fairness Binnington was drafted in 2011 and finally got a look at age 26

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Suzuki was the most used forward tonight.

that's not possible
All I heard the last few days was how Julien doesn't give the prospects a chance to showcase themselves

 

[Runner77]

CJ talking about Lehkonen having a good game. But the other two guys on that line were just okay.

Love the honesty.

He normally protects all of his players. I guess it's preseason for him too.

 

[JianYang]

The trend seems to have changed in recent years with very young tenders stepping in immediately and winning as a number one at the highest levels Penguins twice Blues once. I can't totally agree with your assessment.

I'm talking from the lens of perennial #1 goalies. I know goalies at this level are capable of going on deep runs immediately. But does that really show their true colours, or represent how their career will go? One could say that Cam Ward peaked in 1st season.

Murray has been inconsistent, and I imagine things wont come as easy to binnington this season either. We still haven't seen enough of binngton to know how he adjusts, and responds when he goes on an extended slump.

 

[Adam Michaels]

It's been two years since he's been here, and now about to start Year 3, and I've been asking this since he's been here and no one's answered me. Why is Drouin the only one who sits when he has his scrum?

 

[EveryDay]

Carbo is the wisest on that panel!!!!

I would try KK at center with Domi and Drouin, EUREKA!

 

[CheldishGamibno]

I just kept my examples limited to the habs. On the extreme side, there's markstrom who just recently started looking like a good #1 goalie

All I'm saying is that at some point, Primeau is going to face his own adversity, as all goalies do, and that's when you learn about these guys. We should all be optimistic about Primeau, but also keep in mind how quickly things can change at this position.

Of course your point is valid too, and I agree.

I just think Primeau is legit, having followed him for the last 2 years. His development curve is impressive to say the least. Impressed by Fleury's curve also.

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

Who the hell watches Gaston Therrien playing golf at 10:30 in the middle of the week

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

It's been two years since he's been here, and now about to start Year 3, and I've been asking this since he's been here and no one's answered me. Why is Drouin the only one who sits when he has his scrum?

There isn't a rule on that
I know Shaw often sat while doing his interviews as well

 

[Runner77]

It's been two years since he's been here, and now about to start Year 3, and I've been asking this since he's been here and no one's answered me. Why is Drouin the only one who sits when he has his scrum?

Le petit prince a ses passes-droits.

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Who the hell watches Gaston Therrien playing golf at 10:30 in the middle of the week

Martin Beauchamps, 42, trucker from St-Jerome.

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

Carbo is the wisest on that panel!!!!

I would try KK at center with Domi and Drouin, EUREKA!

Honestly, if the Habs are hoping to be anything close to relevant this season, they'll have to go with this and stop this Drouin-Domi-Lehkonen nonsense.

I fear Julien is going to be extremely stubborn with Lehkonen. He always likes this kind of guy. From Sundstrom to Axelsson.

 

[SakuKoivu11]

If we can move Drouin for that LD partner for Weber we will be in good shape.

Let’s see Poehling next game and see where he’s at. I wouldn’t be surprise if Suzuki and Poehling start the season with the big club.

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Price
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Waivers: Weise Hudon Frolin Alzner

 

[scrubadam]

Suziki had a good game away from the puck and made some good plays on the PK. Was surprised that CJ used him there.

 

[JianYang]

Is it just me or does that look like gionta?

 

[overlords]

Is it just me or does that look like gionta?

just you