The state of the Habs Rebuild - The Next step

[HabzSauce]

I wish we would've had a guy avaialble at 5 in 2023 like Clarke for example, a mobile RD that will rack up 60+ pts, but hey that year it was a more like Pietrangelo guy

I would be ecstatic if we got a Petriangelo guy

 

[Andrei79]

The inexperience keeps showing up every game. That's fine as far as I'm concerned as I've waited for a rebuild for decades and can accept losing seasons. However, I hope management has a horizon in mind about when the mistakes will drop down to at least league average. How will they surround the young players as well, seeing their forward additions like Newhook and Laine aren't exactly high end defensive players. This is true on defense with Matheson as well. They need some veteran presence both up front and in the backend.

 

[themilosh]

The inexperience keeps showing up every game. That's fine as far as I'm concerned as I've waited for a rebuild for decades and can accept losing seasons. However, I hope management has a horizon in mind about when the mistakes will drop down to at least league average. How will they surround the young players as well, seeing their forward additions like Newhook and Laine aren't exactly high end defensive players. This is true on defense with Matheson as well. They need some veteran presence both up front and in the backend.

Isn't that what Matheson is supposed to be? What's the point of a Vet, when we have to push a young core player to their off wing to cover for said vet?

 

[Sorinth]

Isn't that what Matheson is supposed to be? What's the point of a Vet, when we have to push a young core player to their off wing to cover for said vet?

You mean Guhle who is currently a PPG D and wasn't even paired with Matheson last game? Like seriously, not only does it seem like playing his offside has been good for Guhle, the guy actually playing with Matheson is Barron who is most definitely not there to cover for Matheson.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Isn't that what Matheson is supposed to be? What's the point of a Vet, when we have to push a young core player to their off wing to cover for said vet?

Guhle has been awesome as an off D, and Guhle has spent almost as much time 5v5 as RD with Hutson as he has with Matheson.

The point of Matheson was to also get a cheaper veteran D than Petry (who wanted out).

 

[ReHabs]

The inexperience keeps showing up every game. That's fine as far as I'm concerned as I've waited for a rebuild for decades and can accept losing seasons. However, I hope management has a horizon in mind about when the mistakes will drop down to at least league average. How will they surround the young players as well, seeing their forward additions like Newhook and Laine aren't exactly high end defensive players. This is true on defense with Matheson as well. They need some veteran presence both up front and in the backend.

Eh

Gather the talent first, hammer out the (relatively easier to accomplish) mistakes next.

While I want to see more serious and mature hockey, I think the rebuild is on track in that regard.