Post-Game Talk: Can-do-no-wrong Bolts win in Shootout!

[MarkovsKnee]

Good game. Montreal play liked shit against Arizona, but then played 2 strong games against Florida & Tampa Bay.

I liked Caufield's game tonight. He had some pep in his step. I liked that he scored too.

A really strong game by Primeau. He faced Hagel, Point, Stamkos, Kucherov & Hedman in shootout and did well. He made some outstanding saves in OT. Kid has come a long way to be a solid backup netminder.

Good game by the young D, and Savard too.

Team worked hard & played with heart. It's good to see that.

 

[SlafySZN]

CC did not get the goal. They gave it to Anderson.

Really thought he had his 20th goal.

 

[Toene]

tampa has always owned us. i wonder if that ever changes

We swept them in 2014

 

[Runner77]

Well Primeau played well so good for him. Can't really cheer about anything tonight.

Need more Primeau starts to see if he can do it consistently.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Primeau would have deserved the win. Sucks for him. But it's still a very positive game for him. Very entertaining game and well fought by Habs. People shouldn't be mad about this. Our guys will learn to battle by battling. Can't lose everything.

 

[26Mats]

Gotta give MSL credit. He's found some good combos with what he's got to work with:

Guhle good for Matheson, Savard for Xhekaj, Harris for Kovacevic.

Good first line. Best secondary scoring line under the circumstances (our 3 next best offensive players). Solid 3rd line, under the circumstances. 4th line has a lot of shifts in the offensive zone that are close to drawing penalties.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Really thought he had his 20th goal.

Gets an assist so that's cool.

 

[sheed36]

I thought the wheels had for sure finally fallen off with that recent 4 or 5 game Habs losing streak but I guess not. The Habs are the Steven Seagal of the NHL because they're hard to kill it seems.

 

[Rapala]

Need more Primeau starts to see if he can do it consistently.

I've liked his last two outings a lot.
Bye Bye Jake don't let the door hit you on the way out.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

The officiating was bad, almost agenda-like bad.

Enthusiasms... enthusiasms...



Replace Robert De Niro with Gary Bettman, and the people sitting at the roundtable with the NHL officials.

 

[Hannibal]

f***ing loser point.

 

[Redux91]

Well 2 is better than the 4 it could of been lol, surprising couple games for sure

 

[26Mats]

Ylonen hit the post in his last shootout attempt, then today beats the goalie only to have his shot hit the but of vasilevski's stick.

He's doing a lot, but coming up an inch short, like the rest of his game. Hopefully with time he can take another step.

 

[Rapala]

Really thought he had his 20th goal.

That was obviously deflected and Caufield pointed right away to Anderson.
I liked Slaf's net front also he had two very good deflections.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Credit where credit is due, Habs put together two consecutive strong games and pushed two of the toughest teams to face to the SO.

Useless point in terms of the tank. But these last two games is a step in the right direction.

Once it goes into OT I’m hoping for the loss. 3v3 and shootouts - don’t really care how they play in those.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Habs gonna lose in the shoot-out again, aren't they

dammit :/

 

[Heffyhoof]

When part of the opposing team's game plan includes getting your players to run into each other in the d-zone because of their man on man coverage, your coach might just be an idiot.

 

[Miller Time]

Suzuki/CC/Dach/Newhook/Slaf = 23M$ next year...

22M$ + Slaf's 2nd contract the year after that...

Bolts have 25M$ locked in Kuch/Point/Cirelli the next 2 yrs.

Laffs have 24$ locked in to Matthews/Nylander the next 4.

If I'm KH, I'm going very aggressive this summer & next season to add a quality top 6 W, a middle 6 pk skilled/physical puck hound, and a reliable/physical bottom 4 RD...

Do that, and we're a contender. Gotta be aggressive now to maximize the years where we are getting elite play from Suzuki/CC at such a small % of the cap & Newhook/Dach/Slaf are on ELC/RFA deals

 

[Chili]

The powerplay needs a little lecture on shorthanded goals, especially when leading in the third period.

 

[Pomee]

Disappointing result. No points for Suzi or Slaf.
Strong game from most except Kovacevic, Matheson, Anderson and Gally.
Pearson and Ylonen are so bloody invisible.

 

[sheed36]

Back to back games with a 3rd period SHG given up to tie the game (insert MSL facepalm). Couple of entertaining games in Florida and Tampa though.

 

[Tyson]

An effective Xhekaj makes a huge difference for this team

 

[Rapala]

Disappointing result. No points for Suzi or Slaf.
Strong game from most except Kovacevic, Matheson, Anderson and Gally.
Pearson and Ylonen are so bloody invisible.

The opportunities were there so no big deal. Iron again for Nick and Roy missed a clean chance after a nice set up.

 

[Pomee]

The opportunities were there so no big deal. Iron again for Nick and Roy missed a clean chance after a nice set up.

Also Slaf had two great redirections which could easily ended up in the net.

 

[Andrei79]

Considering the amount of 1 goal losses and OT losses despite the injuries and the youth, I think this team is growing and going into the right direction. As the youth gets in the roster and they gain more experience, the playoffs might be closer than I thought.

An effective Xhekaj makes a huge difference for this team

His potential is very high. He can be a nightmare to play against defensively, has enough offense to play as a top 3D and his physicality can change momentum. To me, he's an untouchable.