GDT: SGT. HUTSON'S LONELY HABS CLUB TEAM (MTL at NJD - 6PM CST; MSG, ESPN +)

[Dylan9z9]

have we moved off of "get palat the f*** off this team" to "get dougie the f*** off this team" ?

just trying to catch up here. who's everyones whipping boy now

No both need to move on

 

[Devs3cups]

Well yeah we had 2 PPs and they had 0. At 5v5 it's 45% CF and 56% xG.

True, thought I had it at 5v5! All strength still looking fine.

Regardless, I thought they had bad stretches but they didn't look horrible overall to me.

 

[Dylan9z9]

Rachel looks like a Jeff Dunham puppet

 

[jkrdevil]

He had a bad game tonight, but wanting to move off of Dougie right now is insane.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Glad we won but from the time Jack put us up two goals again in the third period, that was a stupid and undisciplined game from us. The only way Montreal was getting back into it was by playing wide open pond hockey, they invited us to do it and we said "thank you very much" and took the invitation. Newhook promptly skates through our entire team after Nason slams himself behind their net . . . it's a one goal game, and even then on our power play we keep turning it over and give up odd man rushes short handed. Pesce on the second power play prevents a breakaway when Hughes turns it over with the power play expiring . . .

Just not the way you close out a game with a two goal lead and ten minutes left. You play puck possession there, structured, keep the game down low in the other team's end. This was not the way to play in that situation. Fortunate they didn't tie it up. We gave them every chance to.

Alex Newhook should have gotten one of the three stars of the game for Montreal. Definitely.

 

[Hisch13r]

Allen>Markstrom

He had a bad game tonight, but wanting to move off of Dougie right now is insane.

It's not insane.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1854716272237326583

Dougie went shit mode

 

[NjDevsRR]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1854716272237326583

Dougie went shit mode

 

[Hisch13r]

Glad we won but from the time Jack put us up two goals again in the third period, that was a stupid and undisciplined game from us. The only way Montreal was getting back into it was by playing wide open pond hockey, they invited us to do it and we said "thank you very much" and took the invitation to play wide open, balls to the wall hockey. Newhook promptly skates through our entire team after Nason slams himself behind their net . . . it's a one goal game, and even then on our power play we keep turning it over and give up odd man rushes short handed. Pesce on the second power play prevents a breakaway when Hughes turns it over with the power play expiring . . .

Just not the way you close out a game with a two goal lead and ten minutes left. You play puck possession there, structured, keep the game down low in the other team's end. This was not the way to play in that situation. Fortunate they didn't tie it up. We gave them every chance to.

Alex Newhook should have gotten one of the three stars of the game for Montreal. Definitely.

Yeah it could've been so much better than it was. The positive takeaway would be this is the type of performance you'll get with regularity if Jack finds his game but you won't see the Nico and Haula lines have games like this that often.

 

[DerekDevils30]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1854716272237326583

Dougie went shit mode

That sums up the game well. Jack line phenomenal and a lot of meh aside from that. Good enough against a team like the Habs. They’ll be better I’m sure. Sometimes that first game home after a road trip is a little wonky.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Leave Dougie alone, he will be better!

Some of you have short memories and forgot what it was like when we had no Dougie last season...

 

[jkrdevil]

Markstrom doesn’t let in that soft first goal and in theory you are looking at a 4-2 game where no one is complaining.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Markstrom doesn’t let in that soft first goal and in theory you are looking at a 4-2 game where no one is complaining.

Good point. Could have completely changed the outcome. May have been a 4-0 type win too

 

[jkrdevil]

Allen>Markstrom



It's not insane.

Yes it is. Luke is in a great spot with Pesce and Nemec isn’t ready to step in and handle big minutes. The defense is general has played well since Pesce and Luke got healthy.

 

[My3Sons]

Well if he doesnt figure it out soon, it makes moving him this offseason much easier to swallow

Nemec would pretty easily take his minutes, and save us alot of buckaroos

They won’t be able to move him. At least not without sweetening the deal. What team wants to pay him $9 mil at this point?

 

[Bcap88]

Keep winning at a sustainable pace and hopefully everyone else’s torrid pace comes to a crashing halt

 

[DerekDevils30]

As meh of a game as this was for the Hischier line they limited Caufield-Suzuki-Dach to 3 shots combined

 

[Mgd31]

Also Pesce is great. What a steady defenseman. And Siegenthaler looks incredible out there.

 

[devilsblood]

Only 28 pages, and 7 posts in the last 10 minutes.

What's the problem?

 

[My3Sons]

Yeah it could've been so much better than it was. The positive takeaway would be this is the type of performance you'll get with regularity if Jack finds his game but you won't see the Nico and Haula lines have games like this that often.

Oh come on. Nico looked like he was having so much fun using his stick like a shovel against the boards

 

[Hisch13r]

Except he clearly doesn't anymore. The chances Dougie gives up with regularity are undervalued from an xG perspective which skews the numbers.

I didn't even realize that he was only at 50.77% xG this year. So it's not even like he's tilting the ice heavily on the surface before you account for him possibly giving up better chances than the numbers say.

3.25 xGA/60 and 4.22 GA/60. Dillon's at 2.87 xGA/60 and 3.71 GA/60. Pesce's at 2.16 xGA/60 and the other 3 guys are under 2. Luke's at 2.09 GA/60 and the other 3 guys are under 2

In Dougie's 52 minutes away from Dillons he's been outscored 3-0 with a 39% xGF. In Dillon's 55 minutes away from Dougie he's up 2-1 in goals with a 56% xGF

Dougie has a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG way to go. He's the worst D on the team and has been flat out f***ing bad.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

They won’t be able to move him. At least not without sweetening the deal. What team wants to pay him $9 mil at this point?

In season yea. Offseason is a completely different story

 

[NjDevsRR]

I love Keefe

 

[Whaddagoal]

As meh of a game as this was for the Hischier line they limited Caufield-Suzuki-Dach to 3 shots combined

Yeah the Nico line sacrifice was worth it tonight.

They'll get their big o-night again soon. They had such a good run the last few weeks, getting a good defensive effort is still worth it.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Only 28 pages, and 7 posts in the last 10 minutes.

What's the problem?

Team won so the usual 300 yelling and screaming posts from KJ and Dylan are being held for the next L

I didn't even realize that he was only at 50.77% xG this year. So it's not even like he's tilting the ice heavily on the surface before you account for him possibly giving up better chances than the numbers say.

3.25 xGA/60 and 4.22 GA/60. Dillon's at 2.87 xGA/60 and 3.71 GA/60. Pesce's at 2.16 xGA/60 and the other 3 guys are under 2. Luke's at 2.09 GA/60 and the other 3 guys are under 2

In Dougie's 52 minutes away from Dillons he's been outscored 3-0 with a 39% GF. In Dillon's 55 minutes away from Dougie he's up 2-1 in goals with a 56% xGF

Dougie has a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG way to go. He's the worst D on the team and has been flat out f***ing bad.

Yup, he still worries me a lot. I know he has it in him to get back to the level he was pre injury, but its nowhere close at the moment