Post-Game Talk: Habs defeat Predators assisted by the stanchion

[Habs10Habs]

We all won thanks to your hilarious posts in the GDT.

For those who missed out on them ...

Haha, you've never truly made it. Until @Runner77 immortalizes you in one of his pictures.

Thanks Brother!

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Neither is finishing a couple spots lower in the lottery.

Giving it your all does help with the development of the young guys already on the roster though and that's probably better for the teams long term outlook then having the lottery odds go from 6% to 8%.

Hoping the Habs go 0-82 like some do here is the most short-sighted outlook I can think of.

 

[Runner77]

I don't watch an entire game hoping they lose. The players don't bust their ass trying to lose. They will finish where they finish.

It’s out of our hands obviously but we can certainly have fun with it either way.

 

[Rapala]

Hoping the Habs go 0-82 like some do here is the most short-sighted outlook I can think of.

Gotta wonder how they'd feel if Dach was healthy all year and we were still a .500 team barely in the bubble.
Which is where they were projected to be by many.

 

[Runner77]

You should have known by now there it's no use for this regime. Either they don't tank well or pick the wrong guys anyway.

They were bang on with Slaf at least.

Reinbacher, who knows. In the past few days, got pummelled by the not too beloved Scott Wheeler both on 690 and updated rankings from his draft year.

 

[Rapala]

You watch these guys give it their all and you want them to lose? I can't grasp that concept.

Yeah it's very disappointing seeing Suzuki take a hit to make a play get up find the open ice and SNIPE.

 

[Rapala]

It's funny we talk NONSTOP about players progression, kids progression, prospects progression

But we've never taken enough into consideration that maybe just maybe our best player and captain is still also progressing himself as an NHL player being still so young at 24

70 something points this year will set the barometer for Nick going forward
And he can totally get to 80+ real soon
These are no joke major things for this franchise

Some people weren't listening properly when we discussed everything Suzuki in his thread over the summer.
They've been comparing him to other centers with years more experience on better teams talking like he'd reached his ceiling.
Nothing could have been further from the truth. If people didn't know what they had based on his BIG GAME performances
I really don't know what to say. 25 goals and 61 points at this juncture of the season is special given how little we score in general.

 

[Rapala]

It’s out of our hands obviously but we can certainly have fun with it either way.

We are going to see plenty of dogs before we are done this season so we should enjoy it while we can.
This stretch of games has always been death valley for us in recent years so even if we lose to Carolina 4 points is an improvement on the none of the past.

 

[Toene]

Crazy game.

The stanchion goal by Savard.
Fantastic play & goal by Roy.
The non-4 minute PP that Guhle should have drew after getting highsticked.
Nashville getting a goal called back due to the McCarron highstick (right call).
Nashville having 8 guys on the ice with less than 2 minutes left giving Montreal a PP in OT.
Suzuki with an absolute power shot of a goal on a nice pass from CC just as that PP expired.

Allen had a strong game.

I really liked Xhekaj tonight. The AHL time helped him. He's improved so much.

Suzuki with a goal & assist.
Caufield with 2 apples.

Montreal breaks Nashville's 8 game winning streak. Of course, they did.

Also Slafkovsky's explosive backcheck to cancel a Preds breakaway

 

[Miller Time]

Some people weren't listening properly when we discussed everything Suzuki in his thread over the summer.
They've been comparing him to other centers with years more experience on better teams talking like he'd reached his ceiling.
Nothing could have been further from the truth. If people didn't know what they had based on his BIG GAME performances
I really don't know what to say. 25 goals and 61 points at this juncture of the season is special given how little we score in general.

He is who we thought he was... In the best possible way!

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Also, I'm liking Newhook's game more and more everyday.

There. I said it. I feel no shame.

 

[Rapala]

Also, I'm liking Newhook's game more and more everyday.

There. I said it. I feel no shame.

Newhook has been very competitive all year and nothing like the wuss we were told he was by some Avs fans.
His freak injury was all about him going for it.

 

[salbutera]

Newhook has been very competitive all year and nothing like the wuss we were told he was by some Avs fans.
His freak injury was all about him going for it.

Newhook was simply miscast w Avs - they wanted him to be a forechecking C w board play when his game is based on using his speed for transitioning the puck

 

[waitin425]

Focus on Iginla now.

 

[Kimota]

Frankly, I'M not even sure I want them to lose that much. My hesitation with that scouting group makes me hope that we won't have to make a tough choice but rather pick whoever is there at our rank after others make the tougher decisions....

That has been my take this year. I'm like f*** it,

 

[LesHabitants]

Who are we picking 9th overall?

A future #5 or 6 dman.

 

[Guy Larose]

Bunch of drama queens in here

 

[Help]

ill trade a handful of infinitesimal lottery ball combinations for PROOF OF JUICE from the Core. they have the juice, folks

 

[rickthegoon]

Does Savard getting that goal mean he's worth a 1st now?

1st was already a given; that goal scored us a top prospect on top of the 1st

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

WHAT A SHOT BY RYAN SUZUKI

-TSN

I thought I was hearing things when they said that haha.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

I know you said that to be a downer, but tbh, it would be fine. We could pick one of Helenius, Eiserman or Iginla.

Since the best we can do is 5th overall by losing every game until the end, and then end up with Cayden Lindstrom or Berkly Catton, the difference is not a big deal. Kids growing their game (Roy, Suzuki, Caufield and the defense) is more important than that difference in skill.

For all the years under Bergevin where development was a crap shoot , we’re now seeing the difference with this regime and coaching staff. The kids are developing the all round game and there is that dog in them. In two years this team will be very hard to play against

 

[TennisMenace]

I don't watch an entire game hoping they lose. The players don't bust their ass trying to lose. They will finish where they finish.

From your lips to God’s ears…..

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

Sign my up for Iginla. He could be the kind of winger Habs can use. Skill mixed with some grit.

We need a guy that plays like Gally and RHP, but with more size and talent

 

[Schooner Guy]

We need to compete for a playoff spot next year for my mental health!!That tanking thing gotta stop Im f***in piss when they win and im piss when they loose, im piss all the time!!!!!!

I think that's par for the course on this board.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

Dont care about that one as much, Id like him as much if he was Igolda. The only thing I dont want out of the bloodlines is misplacing expectations.
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Gord Miller is a douche, sure miss Dan Robertson

Amen to that

It's what's best for the team long term. Giving it your all isn't magically going to make elite talent fall onto this roster.

Easing up and prioritizing losing won’t magically help develop our youth either