Tribute Alexander Romanov: Good luck in NYI

[417]

He doesn't play as much as the other two because he is awful

The entire team is playing awful…you’re just grabbing the low-hanging fruit.

 

[417]

As bad as Jeff Petry has been this year, there’s no thread about his play.

This is Habs nation in a nutshell…ignore the guy whose supposed to be showing guys like Romanov the example.

Focus on the youngest member of the Defence and demand he play mistake-free hockey.

If you’re a vested veteran, it’s OK to suck…if you’re a young player with less than an NHL season under his belt, you better not mess up.

Or else it’s Laval!

SMDH

 

[Archijerej]

But hopefully some people had a reality check on Romanov's potential. The hype was astounding prior to his arrival. Like Poehling, a good wjc performance seems to elevate expectations even mor

I agree, but the GM himself was talking about him as a potential top pairing D.

 

[417]

I agree, but the GM himself was talking about him as a potential top pairing D.

I don’t recall him saying that…I recall saying he can be a top 4 D though.

 

[Archijerej]

I don’t recall him saying that…I recall saying he can be a top 4 D though.

He said he was going to play 22-24 minutes a night again top opposition and the last 30 seconds of powerplays.

 

[montreal]

I haven't watched the games much at all so I can't speak to how he looks. I did suggest that like Poehling this fan base was overrating him due to the WJC's but felt he would be an NHLer for sure. I would have preferred he started out last year in Laval but if he had an out clause then that could be an issue (though I thought he said he would play in the AHL but I could be wrong).

As for sending him down now, just an FYI... since he was considered to be 19 when he signed, the Habs get 4 years of waiver exemption or 147 NHL games played (that's a pro rated # due to covid shortened season). So once he plays 84 NHL games he can't be sent down or in 3 years if he were sent down and didn't come back up.

 

[Archijerej]

(though I thought he said he would play in the AHL but I could be wrong)

I seem to remember that as well.

 

[KevSkillz4]

He got the potential to become a good top 4, but he isn't the top pairing defenseman potential I see in WJC.

Kaiden Guhle is the most D prospect who can become a top pairing defenseman. (Struble have big tools too, if Mailloux can put points in OHL, the potential is there too).

 

[Gally11]

I wish they'd hire Markov to bring him along

 

[overlords]

Romanov + kk + ? for Eichel would have been a fun starter.

 

[Seb]

We need Romanov to play like tonight every damn game.

 

[26Mats]

He got the potential to become a good top 4, but he isn't the top pairing defenseman potential I see in WJC.

Kaiden Guhle is the most D prospect who can become a top pairing defenseman. (Struble have big tools too, if Mailloux can put points in OHL, the potential is there too).

Romanov needs to improve on his passing in tight spaces. If he can do that he should be a good one. And yes, he probably won't be a number 1, due to offensive limiations. But right now, it's all about him learning to read the play quickly and make a good pass in tight space.

 

[Gravity]

We need Romanov to play like tonight every damn game.

That's part of being young, raw and inconsistent. He's still learning and he'll get there. What's important imo is to see flashes. And we're seeing them.

 

[Archijerej]

I didn't watch the 3rd period, but he was not our worst defenceman today.

Progress.

 

[Belial]

I didn't watch the 3rd period, but he was not our worst defenceman today.

Progress.

The worst was probably Petry, just atrocious decisions all over the ice.

 

[417]

The worst was probably Petry, just atrocious decisions all over the ice.

He's terrible every single game - and this team tends to go as Jeff Petry plays and he's in one of his "sucky" phases.

There's no in-between for Petry...he's either really good, or he's bad.

 

[A55P2]

He's terrible every single game - and this team tends to go as Jeff Petry plays and he's in one of his "sucky" phases.

There's no in-between for Petry...he's either really good, or he's bad.

Last two years were really the exception. He was always like this beforehand.

 

[417]

Last two years were really the exception. He was always like this beforehand.

There were still periods the last 2 seasons where he would go long stretches of play where he just wasn't good.

Not as frequent the last 2 seasons, yes agreed...but you can trace back each of our dry spells last year and they coincide with Petry's form.

 

[A55P2]

There were still periods the last 2 seasons where he would go long stretches of play where he just wasn't good.

Not as frequent the last 2 seasons, yes agreed...but you can trace back each of our dry spells last year and they coincide with Petry's form.

Yeah that's also right. It was just way less frequent. But he still had massive brain lapses along the way.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

He's terrible every single game - and this team tends to go as Jeff Petry plays and he's in one of his "sucky" phases.

There's no in-between for Petry...he's either really good, or he's bad.

I think getting Edmundson back will help Petry a ton, mainly because he knows his role and it allows Petry to play more offensively.

 

[Skip Bayless]

That's part of being young, raw and inconsistent. He's still learning and he'll get there. What's important imo is to see flashes. And we're seeing them.

It's all about the flashes this year. I want flashes of his ceiling this year. The consistency will come.

 

[417]

I think getting Edmundson back will help Petry a ton, mainly because he knows his role and it allows Petry to play more offensively.

His play is offensive at this moment.

 

[CoupeStanley]

this team tends to go as Jeff Petry plays and he's in one of his "sucky" phases.

It's the other way around. He's a follower, always has been... he plays well when the team play well but he'll never lead them out of this funk.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

It's the other way around. He's a follower, always has been... he plays well when the team play well but he'll never lead them out of this funk.

Ummm....no.

Enormous confirmation bias at work here. The team does well when their best dman is playing well, and Petry is very inconsistent which is reflected in the teams overall play. This team goes on wild swings depending on which end of the roller coaster Petry and Price are on. Suzuki is very young but he has been wildly inconsistent as well.

 

[417]

It's the other way around. He's a follower, always has been... he plays well when the team play well but he'll never lead them out of this funk.

Yeah totally disagree with this but to each his own.