The Bright Side

[Et le But]

Almost all of our most important players this year are 25 or under.

Shortened season or not, we had the best 5 on 5 scoring team Montreal has had in like a decade.

PK Subban

At least we aren't built around Ovechkin:

Scott Gomez is still going to be off the books.

 

[NLHabsFan]

Galchenyuk, Gallagher, Eller, Pacioretty, Price, Subban, and Tinordi. Young guys on our roster that should be the core for the next few years. We have a bright future.

 

[Jee]

Ryder will most likely leave.

 

[SireNn*]

Ovechkin is gona win Conn Smythe, and age doesn't really matter when it comes to skills. id rather have a 47 year old that would win us a cup instead of an 18 yr old with OHL experience

 

[Physical HABuse]

Almost all of our most important players this year are 25 or under.

Shortened season or not, we had the best 5 on 5 scoring team Montreal has had in like a decade.

PK Subban

At least we aren't built around Ovechkin:

Scott Gomez is still going to be off the books.

That gif kills me!!

 

[Tabarouette]

on the bright side : we have a bright future. i'll keep repeating it, we're out of the disgusting Gainey/Gauthier era, i'm not even slightly mad about losing this series just because of that

 

[Franck]

 

[kernkraft]

I'd include Beaulieu in that list of core players. He's still green but has shown enough to be considered central to this team within a season or two.

Centers:
Eller
Galchenyuk
(White)

Wingers:
Pacioretty
Gallagher
Bourque
Prust

Defence:
Subban
Emelin
Tinordi
Beaulieu

Goal:
Price

Anything not on that list and all our draft picks should be sacrificed for another blue-chipper like Galchenyuk. I'm imagining we could maybe, just maybe get Barkov. With the following in 2014-2015:

Pacioretty-Galchenyuk-
Bourque-Eller-Gallagher
Prust-Barkov-
-White-

Tinordi-Subban
Beaulieu-
Emelin-

Price

 

[Brainiac]

Came here to post this, exactly!

 

[Habskrieg]

We went from one of the worst, to one f the best in the regular season.
We now really know what we're lacking (more defensive players ala Gill and a better defensive system). We have a couple young talents that are showing a lot of promise.

I understand that us ending 2nd in the East, 4 overall in the league and 1st in our division made some expectations. But we greatly improved from last season. We really just need a better defensive system and some robustness.

 

[le_sean]

Galchenyuk is a bright side. He was still working his ass off and his passing is ridiculous. Have honestly never seen a better playmaker in my time watching the Habs. Kovalev was good, but I think Chuck has more hockey sense, and certainly more effort.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Playoffs were sad but this was a positive year. Definitely lots to be happy about. I really think we've finally turned the corner and will be a contender sooner rather than later.