Pre-Game Talk: SJS @ MTL | Punching the Sharks | Thurs. Oct. 24th, 7PM

[CauZuki]

This is why I would advocate sending this barely 19 year old kid to Laval to play 20 minutes a night. He is being mismanaged.

I have no issue with that, I hate seeing him play 12-14 minutes a night, it's awful he's scared to make a mistake and explore the passing lanes.

In an ideal world this is my line-up when healthy:

Drouin - Domi - Suzuki
Tatar - KK - Gallagher
Armia - Danault - Lekhonen
Byron - Thompson - Weal/Cousins

I just want to see what KK can do with point producing wingers.

Perhaps next year we can see our young guys take a big step:

Drouin - KK - Domi
Caufield - Poehling - Suzuki
Tatar - Danault - Gallagher

I know for a fact CJ will never let this happen , might not see Caufield until 2021 , we are screwed...

 

[CauZuki]

he just turned 19 in july he will eventually get there once he earns it,no need to rush him to play against the best players yet

The teams with much better track records of developing young stars all played them significantly more or sent them to the AHL/Junior.

Remind me how's our track record with 1st rounders?

 

[Justin11]

The teams with much better track records of developing young stars all played them significantly more or sent them to the AHL/Junior.

Remind me how's our track record with 1st rounders?

Sorry to intervene, but last time I checked, not good at all.

 

[Tyson]

I have no issue with that, I hate seeing him play 12-14 minutes a night, it's awful he's scared to make a mistake and explore the passing lanes.

In an ideal world this is my line-up when healthy:

Drouin - Domi - Suzuki
Tatar - KK - Gallagher
Armia - Danault - Lekhonen
Byron - Thompson - Weal/Cousins

I just want to see what KK can do with point producing wingers.

Perhaps next year we can see our young guys take a big step:

Drouin - KK - Domi
Caufield - Poehling - Suzuki
Tatar - Danault - Gallagher

I know for a fact CJ will never let this happen , might not see Caufield until 2021 , we are screwed...

Screwed we are

 

[Mrb1p]

Oh great... They did one thing right all year and now theyve undone it. f***ing hell, man....

Kotkaniemi back in with Lekhonen...

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

So he won't fall of a cliff but a cliff will fall on him?

It's a mountain crumbling

 

[Mrb1p]

Imagine breaking up your best line this season for no particular reason but sticking with the line that was good 12 months ago for 30 games and hasn't done shit since then. Freaking hell man.

Hopefully my theory about Bergevin putting a lot of stock in developping KK is true and he jumps down in the room and tells Julien to stop his BS.

 

[DangerDave]

Imagine breaking up your best line this season for no particular reason but sticking with the line that was good 12 months ago for 30 games and hasn't done **** since then. Freaking hell man.

Hopefully my theory about Bergevin putting a lot of stock in developping KK is true and he jumps down in the room and tells Julien to stop his BS.

Have we ever tried KK with Tatar? Probably not since it seems too logical for Julien. Add Armia in there and you have a lethal line that can exploit 3rd pairing Dmen

Then you could try Domi with Drouin and Gally. Danault with Suzuki.

 

[Runner77]

Man mountain collapsing was what I was going for...Now it's ruined...

Never trust a guy named after a fishing lure.

He wasn't debating, just baiting.

 

[ahmedou]

Find the solution to kill our penalties. When we aren’t with five players on ice it’s supa hot...

 

[The Real Timo]

This is why I would advocate sending this barely 19 year old kid to Laval to play 20 minutes a night. He is being mismanaged.

I disagree. He is being made a better person.

 

[PhysicX]

Will be watching the game tomorrow from Poland. Taking flight live to Amsterdam.

Need a few more drinks to fall asleep quick.

 

[TannedBum]

Hopefully my theory about Bergevin putting a lot of stock in developping KK is true and he jumps down in the room and tells Julien to stop his BS.

Sorry but there's no coach, linemates or any other power in the world that can develop KK, except time. And he needs lots of it.

 

[Mrb1p]

Sorry but there's no coach, linemates or any other power in the world that can develop KK, except time. And he needs lots of it.

Time ? Time for what? To do what? Get stronger? Sure. Get faster ? Sure. The rest is not gonna develop by himself, he needs to get better with the puck and that goes through reps on the ice.

 

[Runner77]

Will be watching the game tomorrow from Poland. Taking flight live to Amsterdam.

Need a few more drinks to fall asleep quick.

Safe travels and enjoy.

 

[sandviper]

Time ? Time for what? To do what? Get stronger? Sure. Get faster ? Sure. The rest is not gonna develop by himself, he needs to get better with the puck and that goes through reps on the ice.

Yup, the all too elusive ice-time.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Time ? Time for what? To do what? Get stronger? Sure. Get faster ? Sure. The rest is not gonna develop by himself, he needs to get better with the puck and that goes through reps on the ice.

When youre given all the ice time in the world just to face plant and suck and make others around you suck, that's the recipe of disaster.

Kotkaniemi is getting free ice time right now, if it was purely merit based he would be in Laval instead of Poehling. But they keep playing him because they're taking care of his confidence and have faith he will get better. As long as he doesn't step up he wont get more responsibility.


Get used to it, just sit down and be wrong.

 

[Censored Toad]

Ew, I got all stoked to watch a game tonight and realized two awful things.

1) Its Wednesday , not Thursday so I still have two more days of work left this week (GROSS)
2) Its not Wednesday so I don't get to watch the habs play and instead get subjected to whatever the wife wants on HGTV or Netflix......

Double Drat!

 

[Runner77]

Ew, I got all stoked to watch a game tonight and realized two awful things.

1) Its Wednesday , not Thursday so I still have two more days of work left this week (GROSS)
2) Its not Wednesday so I don't get to watch the habs play and instead get subjected to whatever the wife wants on HGTV or Netflix......

Double Drat!

Imagine your wife giving up on you and your hockey infatuation. If holding on to your marriage involves watching some other program, you don't think twice, you watch that other program. All part of what you signed up for, lol.

 

[Runner77]

Today's line before Tatar took a shot to the leg and had to leave practice early:

 

[Runner77]

We don't have an update on Tatar's injury, since the coach's statement:

 

[Mrb1p]

When youre given all the ice time in the world just to face plant and suck and make others around you suck, that's the recipe of disaster.

Kotkaniemi is getting free ice time right now, if it was purely merit based he would be in Laval instead of Poehling. But they keep playing him because they're taking care of his confidence and have faith he will get better. As long as he doesn't step up he wont get more responsibility.


Get used to it, just sit down and be wrong.

He stepped up already and he didnt get any more ice. Between december and the acquisition of Thompson last year he had a 50 points pace, didnt get better linemates, more PP time or more ice time. This year he looked fantastic in many games and he didnt get any more time or get trusted late in the game when they need a goal.

Ill enjoy the ride, like I enjoyed the Galchenyuk ride, then Ill point out how stupid you all are.

 

[The Real Timo]

Ew, I got all stoked to watch a game tonight and realized two awful things.

1) Its Wednesday , not Thursday so I still have two more days of work left this week (GROSS)
2) Its not Wednesday so I don't get to watch the habs play and instead get subjected to whatever the wife wants on HGTV or Netflix......

Double Drat!

I'll add 3) - you're married

 

[habsfan891]

Today's line before Tatar took a shot to the leg and had to leave practice early:

did they delete the vomit emoji i need one for the 3rd line im about to start a go fund me to get that poor 19 year old sent to Laval so he can get some better linemates and ice time

 

[Skip Bayless]

He stepped up already and he didnt get any more ice.

It takes more than two periods buddy.