The Martin St Louis Thread

[Kudo Shinichi]

 

[ahmedou]

 

[1909]

He is finally learning. KISS - Keep it simple stupid. Players were all screwed up with his ethereal concepts.

 

[Frankenheimer]

He is finally learning. KISS - Keep it simple stupid. Players were all screwed up with his ethereal concepts.

What makes you say his concepts are not being implemented? There's nothing simple about what the habs are doing. Simple is what Therrien was doing ("chip and chase"), which was effective but boring and limited in potential.

It's ok, I know it's hard to give him credit and everyone that dumped on him is scrambling to find an explanation that excludes him from the equation.

 

[Paddyjack]

I'm finally happy with the way they play in their zone. I'm glad MSL read my criticisms and suggestions on this board....!

 

[le_sean]

Don’t understand this man’s obsession with Dvorak. Because not only are you putting Dvorak out there, you’re having Gallagher drag his feet beside him. No accountability for veterans.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

MSL has been good recently. Funny much of what people said have been done

I dont agree how he handled ice time tonight. Awful considering they play tomorrow

Pez is his fault tho. Hugo needs to give him a better alternative

 

[ReHabs]

''MSL said he didn't even have to intervene after their bad start. MSL said nothing. This shows how much this team has grown over the past six weeks. The identity they've built can take them even further in the coming months."

Cool quote. Tonight’s unanswered blowout can be a blip, even the very best teams suffer them in the modern NHL. But if we’re really past the “rebuild” phase, we must expect to see a response tomorrow.

 

[ahmedou]

Cool quote. Tonight’s unanswered blowout can be a blip, even the very best teams suffer them in the modern NHL. But if we’re really past the “rebuild” phase, we must expect to see a response tomorrow.

The MSL intervention:

 

[1909]

What makes you say his concepts are not being implemented? There's nothing simple about what the habs are doing. Simple is what Therrien was doing ("chip and chase"), which was effective but boring and limited in potential.

It's ok, I know it's hard to give him credit and everyone that dumped on him is scrambling to find an explanation that excludes him from the equation.

In the 7-3 loss against the Leafs, MSL showed again that he had difficulties adjusting to these situations. Call a time out, replace Monty to wake up your team.

 

[Kennerback]

In the 7-3 loss against the Leafs, MSL showed again that he had difficulties adjusting to these situations. Call a time out, replace Monty to wake up your team.

 

[salbutera]

In the 7-3 loss against the Leafs, MSL showed again that he had difficulties adjusting to these situations. Call a time out, replace Monty to wake up your team.

You don’t replace the G in a mid season game when there’s another game the following day the backup is preparing to play in

Habs win tonight vs NYR and they will have played .750 for the week / .500 worst case with a L

 

[1909]

You don’t replace the G in a mid season game when there’s another game the following day the backup is preparing to play in

Habs win tonight vs NYR and they will have played .750 for the week / .500 worst case with a L

Playing Dobes in the 3rd period would not had killed him. The guy can play the following day no problem.

 

[Heffyhoof]

Still don't like him at all. 15ish games of good play doesn't negate the absolute putrid start to the season. Even smaller sample size than the start to the season that was to small to judge MSL on. Laine's shot being unreal doesn't make the PP structure great and contract year performances from Evans and Armia don't move me having watched them for many years.

 

[Frankenheimer]

In the 7-3 loss against the Leafs, MSL showed again that he had difficulties adjusting to these situations. Call a time out, replace Monty to wake up your team.

So you're one of those that shows up after losses to crap on MSL? People love to talk about timeouts because they have nothing else to say about the coaching. Its not play station. Most of the important coaching decisions happen prior to the game, during practices, etc or in line matches. Calling or not a timeout is a miniscule event in the grand scheme of things when it comes to coaching and hockey. Its effect on the game is nearly incidental and is more performative than anything. Its not a very good way of evaluating hockey coaching and is something the layperson will latch on to in the absence of anything meaningul to say. Losses happen. They are not preventable. You look at large sample sizes to see progress or not. But there is a group of posters who absolutely love to condescend to MSL because he never coached at the NHL level even though he's doing an amazing job and way better than many experienced coaches. But I guess if he called a timeout that would change their perception? I think you can be better.

 

[Frankenheimer]

Still don't like him at all. 15ish games of good play doesn't negate the absolute putrid start to the season. Even smaller sample size than the start to the season that was to small to judge MSL on. Laine's shot being unreal doesn't make the PP structure great and contract year performances from Evans and Armia don't move me having watched them for many years.

thats too bad. I guess you must grind your teeth pretty hard when they win. See ya at the next loss.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Still don't like him at all. 15ish games of good play doesn't negate the absolute putrid start to the season. Even smaller sample size than the start to the season that was to small to judge MSL on. Laine's shot being unreal doesn't make the PP structure great and contract year performances from Evans and Armia don't move me having watched them for many years.

You realize Marty was behind the bench all of last season? A season where they were competitive in a lot of games despite having a bad roster.

 

[Heffyhoof]

thats too bad. I guess you must grind your teeth pretty hard when they win. See ya at the next loss.

?? Criticism or 'dislike' of a coach does not equate to cheering for loses and I enjoyed tonight's game quite well. Sad at your attempt at wit though.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Still don't like him at all. 15ish games of good play doesn't negate the absolute putrid start to the season. Even smaller sample size than the start to the season that was to small to judge MSL on. Laine's shot being unreal doesn't make the PP structure great and contract year performances from Evans and Armia don't move me having watched them for many years.

You don’t think the roster and health had anything to do with our rough start?