Post-Game Talk: We win! We win! 3-2 against Vegas!!

[Calendal]

very happy to be wrong. CH was more physical than Vegas, scored two goals off board and crease battles and a lovely move by Dach.
If they can keep this up, a WC birth is absolutely possible

Three statement wins against three recent Stanley Cup winners. A win is 2 points but you can’t disregard the momentum!

 

[HabsAddict]

I just came back after reading all 6 posts on the Vegas GDT. Am I being too optimistic in waiting for their PGT?

I did too and found a post from last year....

We have more fans lost behind the couch cushions then their entire fan base.

 

[Gjman2019]

Are the Canadiens playing zone or man to man in their own end ?

 

[sheed36]

Now watch us poop the bed against the worst team in the NHL on Friday

The Habs will probably get very drunk in Vegas tonight, after 3 big road wins, and some of them may actually do that.

 

[Rapala]

On the first Vegas goal, Dach made a bad pass in the offensive zone that led to the breakout, but that was a 3v3 breakout that should have been stopped. The mistakes are more on Xhekaj (for being dangled out) and Newhook (for losing his man). Dach covered his guy defensively and made sure he was not a factor. The second goal is mostly on Laine for losing the puck.

Fans are too hard on Dach (and other players).

They showed the second goal on RDS and pointed out that Dach was playing as a winger along the boards and not as a center on that play.
His job was to cover the area where the shot ended up coming the top of the slot.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

The structure we have played with over the last 3 games is as good as any team in the league. Yes, there are mistakes but they continue to play the right way. Who knows how long it lasts but I am enjoying and I want to say that Emil Heineman makes me question my sexuality, what a f***ing stud he is going to be.it doesn’t matter

Same. Doesn’t even matter that he’s so gd fugly

 

[HabbyGuy]

Damn, I don't want to be too greedy. So I'm taking back my wish for Jessica Alba to give me a New Year's kiss.

 

[sheed36]

What the hell is this intermission "entertainment" at the Winter Classic game in Chicago?

 

[ZUKI]

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HMMmmm How interesting lol..
It's no surprise what's happening with the D right now
And we're all the more better for it as a team

Also I thought Laine was fantastic tonight
Creates an actual 2nd line for us, and THATS been helping a lot too (since it also helped create our new spectacular 3rd line as well lol)

What a game
What a run weve been on
Love yall
Happy New Year's!!

Ghule needs to be more disciplined....24:20 on the ice

 

[MaKi]

This is nuts...

Mixed nuts...

 

[Kennerback]

Are the Canadiens playing zone or man to man in their own end ?

Man-on-man/hybrid

 

[HomaridII]

Are the Canadiens playing zone or man to man in their own end ?

They play a hybrid system, which it appears they have started to figure out. Man to man below the hash marks and zone hash marks out. I believe that’s what it is.

 

[Whitesnake]

Was at the Hospital with my mother..nothing too serious. Anyway, just finished the game....wow....

Seems that I will have to delete all my bad jokes about being in the mix now....

Impressive.

 

[Andy]

Was at the Hospital with my mother..nothing too serious. Anyway, just finished the game....wow....

Seems that I will have to delete all my bad jokes about being in the mix now....

Impressive.

Happy to hear it wasn’t serious!

 

[vokiel]

Smells like playoffs

 

[Schooner Guy]

Hell no. We can’t wipe the slate of the nay sayers clean

Very good point! It's always wise to keep receipts!

 

[Redux91]

it’s crazy to think that we flipped a non NHLer for a guy who was called for when the chips were down at the end of the game vs the best team in the NHL.

I've had to explain to family members who CANT understand how BARRON could possibly bring back CARRIER in a trade like how is it possible

But it's Hughes man, it's another shrewd move weaponizing cap space
Nashville blew their wad this summer and its NOT working out lol
So we swoop in with a helping hand again

It wasn't just Barron for Carrier, it was taking on his 3.7M cap hit since which we can easily absorb and GLADLY TAKE lol

And it's clearly paying off HUGE dividends for us because of a couple things really :
-Just plain adding a competent RD
-shifting Guhle to LD finally where he can shine again and is
-reducing! Savards minutes because he is a DREAM bottom pair RD, and we were killing him playing him RD1 lol

And unrelated to the trade with Xhekaj maturing as a better Dman (tho because of trade now paired with Savard, which is helping him a bit! )

The D , and were overusing the word but there IS no better word lol : is Stabilizing!

 

[ursus maritimus]

Beat one of best teams in their home.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Nobody in their right mind would've have predicted the Habs to win 3 in a row against Florida, Tampa and Vegas. WOW!
Just curious, had somebody bet on those odds before the first game, how much would they have won on a 100$ bet?

All in regulation time too! Amazing!

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

Ben tabarnak.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DDYiata4w6dk&ved=2ahUKEwje8ZTtk9OKAxXeF1kFHceWH2QQwqsBegQIExAG&usg=AOvVaw1li36JoqD-qosEVnftJQ36

 

[ZUKI]

Ca sent le mix... le cocktail mix!

Being in the Mix doesn't mean anything at all - a LEAFS FAN

 

[Kennerback]

I want to give a special thanks to Barry Trotz for having done all the heavy lifting to sign Carrier on an incredibly reasonable deal just before the season started.

 

[HuGo Sham]

Rent free

Around the NHL — Episode XLXVII

Hutson literally leads the Habs in even strength time. Guhle would probably be our 3rd best defender and only plays on the third pair here because Chabot and Sandy are ahead of them Guhle has played a lot of RD for Montreal but if I'm not mistaken now that they have Carrier, he's back at LD...

forums.hfboards.com

 

[Runner77]

Damn, I don't want to be too greedy. So I'm taking back my wish for Jessica Alba to give me a New Year's kiss.

Don't take it back. Dream big!

 

[Schooner Guy]

They showed the second goal on RDS and pointed out that Dach was playing as a winger along the boards and not as a center on that play.
His job was to cover the area where the shot ended up coming the top of the slot.

In fairness to Dach, we had possession and he was expecting Laine to chip it to him along the boards.

Is Dach a whipping boy on RDS just like this board? TSN's take during the intermission was that the 2nd goal was on Laine.