Post-Game Talk: Who are these guys? Habs stamp out Bolts 5-2!

[tazsub3]

Kirby is finally starting to look dangerous. His skating has vastly improved. We sure as hell need him.

There's also so hope for Newhook now.

Laine I'm not worried.

like i said many times, having gone through and acl tear. it is not as simple as being healthy to play.
You need more time to be back to before injury form. Management said it, just many pundits in mtl are impatient. Luckily management and coach are not

 

[TennisMenace]

Who would have thought that Montembeault would become such a good goalie after the Habs snagged him off waivers? He made some really good saves today, several of them.

I think he is relishing his role as “the man! “

 

[HabbyGuy]

Habs have scored 4+ goals for 6 consecutive games.
1st time in 28 years

The Tampa defense looked sluggish and overwhelmed in their own zone, to be honest.

The Habs were on them all day and they didn't seem to have a response.

yes , it is not just that we won those 2 games, it is how dominantly we won them .

Fire Marty!

 

[Naslund]

I sure hope our GM has opened negotiations with Evans’ agent. Evans’ PK abilities have vastly improved what was a sore spot for many years.

Beck is likely going to be a better Evans, in a year or two.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

We made it to a weird cup final with a worse team than this. Anything can happen lol. #Believe

 

[TennisMenace]

Need them to score too if HuGo are going to move them

Im not so sure anyone other than Dvorak gets moved.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Habs have scored 4+ goals for 6 consecutive games.
1st time in 28 years

Offense will be crazy next year with Demidov's arrival

 

[TennisMenace]

Beck is likely going to be a better Evans, in a year or two.

Not a guarantee that forecast plays out. Look at Slaf in his 3rd year….is this playing out the way you thought it would?

 

[Naslund]

Offense will be crazy next year with Demidov's arrival

Demidov pushes Newhook down to center the third line, replacing Dvorak. Demidov is better than Newhook, and Newhook is better than Dvorak, so yes, the team will be stronger, after a small adjustment period.

 

[hvac412]

Josh Anderson channelling his inner Eric Lindros

Looks like settling down and getting married did him a lot of good ,good for him. Knows his roll and has been very consistent.

 

[TennisMenace]

Before the season started I thought that our real strength over other teams was our bottom six, we'd have two bottom lines that can play against anyone in the league. À good mix of skating, vétéran presence, size and more goal scores than your usual bottom six. Now if it continues like that, other teams will have a problem as they wont have a single easy shift against those 4 lines.

My brother, a Leafs fan, is thinking along these lines you stated here. He knows our lines 3 and 4 are playing great and coming on….he said to me, “I just hope our top 2 lines outplay yours.” So even he is aware of this newfound strength we are showing.

 

[Naslund]

Not a guarantee that forecast plays out. Look at Slaf in his 3rd year….is this playing out the way you thought it would?

Not a guarantee, but odds are in my favor I think. Beck is outstanding.

Slaf is in a bit of slump, but he will get out of it. I think the big contract is weighing on him. He will snap out of that soon enough when he realizes that he does not have to carry this team, and that the true stars of this team (Hutson and Demidov) will make a lot more money than him.

 

[TennisMenace]

I think I'm okay with keeping Anderson over Gally for the following reasons:
- Younger and less mileage
- Harder to replace role (PK vs PP)
- Lower AAV
- brings size and game is more likely to age better

I agree with that as well….JA being more valuable than Gally, but I bet Gally scores more goals.

 

[Benstheman]

Beck is likely going to be a better Evans, in a year or two.

Disagreed.

 

[TennisMenace]

Not a guarantee, but odds are in my favor I think. Beck is outstanding.

Slaf is in a bit of slump, but he will get out of it. I think the big contract is weighing on him. He will snap out of that soon enough when he realizes that he does not have to carry this team, and that the true stars of this team (Hutson and Demidov) will make a lot more money than him.

I wish he calls me….Id be happy to tell him he doesn’t have to worry about carrying this team….we have plenty of guys sharing that responsibility besides him. But then I would remind him……BUT YOU WERE THE #1 PLAYER SELECTED, SO PLAY LIKE THE #1.

Demidov pushes Newhook down to center the third line, replacing Dvorak. Demidov is better than Newhook, and Newhook is better than Dvorak, so yes, the team will be stronger, after a small adjustment period.

100% agree with this thinking…..next year maybe….

 

[SlafySZN]

Not a guarantee that forecast plays out. Look at Slaf in his 3rd year….is this playing out the way you thought it would?

Slaf is on pace the have the same season as last year or better. He is 20.

He had 12 points after 33 games last year. This year he has 20.

 

[Naslund]

I wish he calls me….Id be happy to tell him he doesn’t have to worry about carrying this team….we have plenty of guys sharing that responsibility besides him. But then I would remind him……BUT YOU WERE THE #1 PLAYER SELECTED, SO PLAY LIKE THE #1.


100% agree with this thinking…..next year maybe….

I hope he does not call you!

With proper support from fans, teammates and coaches, he will be more than fine.

 

[hvac412]

Beck is likely going to be a better Evans, in a year or two.

Beck is likely going to be a better Evans, in a year or two.

With Devo off the books this summer i’d keep him for the simple fact that you can place him anywhere in the lineup .If we plan on being in the mix the next few years he’s definitely a valuable asset for both the culture and progression of the team. Now if you’re packaging him for something elite this summer that’s a different story but what can you get for him at the deadline that’s going to knock your socks off.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Great news Montreal is 8-3 vs Atlantic Division, so far. Two of those losses were against the Bruins with Primeau in net, too. Last year, we were absolutely terrible against our own Division.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Im not so sure anyone other than Dvorak gets moved.

Hopefully Savard, but he's not worth much.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Slaf is on pace the have the same season as last year or better. He is 20.

He had 12 points after 33 games last year. This year he has 20.

When it's all said and done, we will have the top 2 players of that draft:

#1. Hutson
#2. Slafkovsky

 

[Saundies]

Great news Montreal is 8-3 vs Atlantic Division, so far. Two of those losses were against the Bruins with Primeau in net, too. Last year, we were absolutely terrible against our own Division.

Crazy stat, would not have predicted that.

Obviously Florida/Tampa/Leafs/Bruins are better than us, but Ottawa and Buffalo always play us insanely hard. Detroit is always 50/50.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Beck is likely going to be a better Evans, in a year or two.

It will mostly likely take much longer than that. That's a difficult position to become effective at. HF posters will likely go through some seasons of mocking him before he gets to Evans level.

 

[Benstheman]

I really like what I’m seeing. This progress people were not seeing is now there.

Now what they have to do is showing consistency.

 

[yianik]

Florida, what's that? Habs dump it off into the Atlantic!

Discuss!

Lol. Bravo my Bro