Pre-Game Talk: Utah Hockey Club @ Montreal, 11/26/24 | 7 PM

[morhilane]

The stats of these two teams are interesting. Habs should win this on paper, unless they go for another catastrophic defense day.

Utah is 5th in scoring chances, Habs 25th, but
GF Utah 22nd, Habs 19th (?)
GA Utah 22nd, Habs 31st
PP Utath 20th, Habs 9th
PK Utah 25th, Habs 9th

I still can't believe the Habs have top 10 special units, but suck so much at 5v5.

 

[Naslundforever]

So sticking Armia on a line makes it the 4th line and is meant as a message to the kids. Ouch, poor Joel.

 

[eklund the clown]

How long does it take for Utah to be called something other that THE HOCKEY CLUB?

 

[vokiel]

I'd go with:

Heineman - Suzuki - Gallagher
Caufield - Dvorak - Slafkovsky
Anderson - Evans - Armia
Roy - Newhook - Dach

The "work your butts off or stfu" line up.

 

[Toene]

How long does it take for Utah to be called something other that THE HOCKEY CLUB?

I kinda like Utah HC. No need to find some goofy name like the Yetis or whatever silly concept they come up with. Utah HC is classy, kind of like the Canadiens. The official name is technically "Le Club de Hockey Canadien" or CHC. At first it was "Club Athlétique Canadien", or CAC. Simple, sober, efficient. Like AC Milan, or FC Barcelona.

 

[Goalfield13]

I kinda like Utah HC. No need to find some goofy name like the Yetis or whatever silly concept they come up with. Utah HC is classy, kind of like the Canadiens. The official name is technically "Le Club de Hockey Canadien" or CHC. At first it was "Club Athlétique Canadien", or CAC. Simple, sober, efficient. Like AC Milan, or FC Barcelona.

100%, which is why they WILL change it next year but keep the old sweaters available for sale forever. It's purely a marketing ploy.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I kinda like Utah HC. No need to find some goofy name like the Yetis or whatever silly concept they come up with. Utah HC is classy, kind of like the Canadiens. The official name is technically "Le Club de Hockey Canadien" or CHC. At first it was "Club Athlétique Canadien", or CAC. Simple, sober, efficient. Like AC Milan, or FC Barcelona.

This is not soccer. The FCs and HCs lack imagination and are bland and boring.

 

[Toene]

This is not soccer. The FCs and HCs lack imagination and are bland and boring.

Agree to disagree. I really don't need a team to have some "original" name to care about them. Like I'd care less about Nashville if they didn't have their super edgy "Predators" name. The Devils, the Sharks... come on. How about the Space Zombies? That's so cool and creative. I'm so glad the team I support isn't named after some animal or whatever. I'm a Panthers fan! Raaaawr! Sounds so silly.

 

[SwiftyHab]

We are all forced to watch like Guhle here

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

The stats of these two teams are interesting. Habs should win this on paper, unless they go for another catastrophic defense day.

Utah is 5th in scoring chances, Habs 25th, but
GF Utah 22nd, Habs 19th (?)
GA Utah 22nd, Habs 31st
PP Utath 20th, Habs 9th
PK Utah 25th, Habs 9th

I still can't believe the Habs have top 10 special units, but suck so much at 5v5.

Too many moving parts 5 on 5.

The Habs are more dynamic on defense than offense, but on offense they avoid the front of the net and don't like to move.

I'm really surprised that their PP is still where it is.

 

[habbubba]

Slaf - Dach - Armia

That's a line that can possibly spend their entire shift in the ozone, but nobody take a shot on net...

Replicating the Perry,Staal,Armia line that was good during the playoff run until lack of foot speed against Tampa did them in.