Post-Game Talk: Winless in Minnesota est. 2011

Rapala

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Montreal didn't play that bad. They seem to be coming around defensively unfortunately it seems to be at the cost of offense.

Montembeault was fine tonight. Gustafsson didn't really get too many hard shots. Minnesota did a great job boxing Montreal out for the most part and stuck to their neutral zone trap all game.

Montreal needs to get Hutson onto PP1. It's ridiculous that MSL didn't have one of his best players out there on that final PP late in 3rd when we desperately needed a goal, so stupid. Dach is doing f*** all, so replace Dach with Hutson. Geezus, so frustrating.

I didn't expect to beat Minnesota, so I'm not too upset.

We now have a 4 game home stand: Columbus, Edmonton, Vegas & Utah.
The team knows it too they f***ing know it and it will lead to more frustration and more lack of effort.
 

Habs7631

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Suzuki, Caufield, Slaf. High end complementary players. None of them are elite.

This team needs elite talent badly. Someone that can create offense vs good teams defending a lead. We don't have that right now. Hopefully Demidov. We need another though.

We’re getting that other this year and maybe another next year 2.

Hage + one of Hagen/Misa/Martone + another good pic next year.

And then we’re taking off for good.
 

FLHabs

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The important guys played pretty well. When you have a lot of veteran plugs and a 4th line plug Evans centring the 2nd line you aren't go to win much.
They need to play better than "pretty well". They're the future of the team, they should be playing pissed off and looking more dangerous than they currently are. How many dangerous scoring chances were generated this game? 3? 4? Not good enough
 

Rapala

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Mar 29, 2013
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Montreal
Montreal didn't play that bad. They seem to be coming around defensively unfortunately it seems to be at the cost of offense.

Montembeault was fine tonight. Gustafsson didn't really get too many hard shots. Minnesota did a great job boxing Montreal out for the most part and stuck to their neutral zone trap all game.

Montreal needs to get Hutson onto PP1. It's ridiculous that MSL didn't have one of his best players out there on that final PP late in 3rd when we desperately needed a goal, so stupid. Dach is doing f*** all, so replace Dach with Hutson. Geezus, so frustrating.

I didn't expect to beat Minnesota, so I'm not too upset.

We now have a 4 game home stand: Columbus, Edmonton, Vegas & Utah.
That is what is frustrating the coach needs to know how to manage his bench and he is clue f***ing less.
 

SnapVirus

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Pp1:
Caufield - Gallagher - Suzuki
Hutson - Xhekaj

We have only one player on the team that can deflect pucks and get garbage goals. Gally should be in front of the net.

Hutson should be the new general. Matheson cant do shit.

Xhekaj has a 100m’h++ shot. Use him!


Pp2:

Dach - Newhook - Slaf
Matheson - Guhle
 

Trembz

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Jul 2, 2009
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Montreal didn't play that bad. They seem to be coming around defensively unfortunately it seems to be at the cost of offense.

Montembeault was fine tonight. Gustafsson didn't really get too many hard shots. Minnesota did a great job boxing Montreal out for the most part and stuck to their neutral zone trap all game.

Montreal needs to get Hutson onto PP1. It's ridiculous that MSL didn't have one of his best players out there on that final PP late in 3rd when we desperately needed a goal, so stupid. Dach is doing f*** all, so replace Dach with Hutson. Geezus, so frustrating.

I didn't expect to beat Minnesota, so I'm not too upset.

We now have a 4 game home stand: Columbus, Edmonton, Vegas & Utah.
Continue speaking the truth
 

Big Lurk

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Matheson should not be playing ~ 7 minutes more than every other skater.

The Dach - Slaf - Suz line at least has decent possession and xG metrics, even if they can't finish.

Refs were trash tonight.
Matheson is sooooo slow on the power play, holds the puck for 14 secs at a time for no reason at all. If he's static, everyone is and kills the momentum.
 

the

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Hurry up Patrick Laine!!! We are getting killed out here. What’s taking so long? 😭

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nhlfan9191

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Aug 4, 2010
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Media needs to start calling out St Louis and Hughes. Enough of this BS. The team is horrid and not moving in the right direction. NObody is ever f***ing accountable.
I find it really hard to evaluate Hughes right now. He’s made a lot of moves I’ve liked and some I haven’t cared for but overall it’s Bergevin’s fault for sinking the team the way he did. Building a completely new core from scratch on your first day while also dealing with so much left over dead weight isn’t an easy position to be in. As for MSL, he’s been completely out to lunch this season. Even his sound bites and energy has been off. Something needs to be addressed there.
 

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