Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to a Men's Store, 5-2 -- Marc Bergevin's Fashion Pro Tip

[TennisMenace]

De la Rose put one in his own net... had a bad backcheck on Jenner's goal... a bad giveaway on Ian Cole's goal... and was the forward tasked with blocking the shot on both of Jones' goals

talk about a rough night.

De la Rose is a fourth line guy, not a first line guy. Oh well....

 

[Legend123]

De la Rose is a fourth line guy, not a first line guy. Oh well....

DLR is a nothing liner

 

[LastWordArmy]

De la Rose is a fourth line guy, not a first line guy. Oh well....

I'm not convinced he's an NHL guy.

Even on the fourth line he gets buried at even strength in his advanced stats. He's the worst forward on the team in CF% and xGF%

 

[groovejuice]

I only caught a little bit when I got home.. but **** Alzner and Benn are a tire fire.. those two acquisitions alone should cost the front office their jobs.

I was thinking on the drive home, that when you get a team in the bottom of the league, like the Habs were when Bergevin took over.. and you implement a five year plan, by the end of that five year plan.. your team should be unequivocally better than it was when you took over.

On the back of Carey Price and the core he inherited, Bergevin did nothing but mindlessly tinker and had some successful seasons while Lefebvre and Therrien did some really terrible things player deployment/development wise.

So in the back half of Bergevin's tenure, his record is going to look like this:
Lottery Team (9th overall)
1st round play-off loss (fired coach mid-season)
Lottery Team (Currently 5th overall)

You have to consider that firing a coach in the season is basically admitting that **** was wrong and it was a failed season. Only a play-off run would have solved that and it didn't.

I'm sorry, but if half your tenure is a gigantic failure.. and the only successful part of it was leeching off your predecessor, you should be fired.

I still can't believe, other than my acknowledgement that Molson is a blubbering idiot, that Bergevin will be here to further demolish the health and long term future of the team.

As I've mentioned before, our last and best hope is that Molson's partners aren't at all satisfied with the looming devaluation of their prized franchise. Lose Geoff, get a modern management structure in place (I like Bobby Smith and Julien Brisebois), burn the deadwood, spend to the max and watch the magic happen.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

nice goal by Drouin while playing left wing

 

[justafan22]

Bergevin put together a garbage team. He needs to go for the atrocity that is the 2017-18 habs

 

[mariolemieux66]

I'm not convinced he's an NHL guy.

Even on the fourth line he gets buried at even strength in his advanced stats. He's the worst forward on the team in CF% and xGF%

He's great for the tank. If the team was smart, they would sign him for a couple of years and hope he improves a bit and then trade him.

 

[Pickles]

Galchenyuk bash fest on RDS.

Their next target to run out of town. Hate those clowns on RDS. I bet they're praising their boy cause he actually did something tonight besides float and pout.

 

[PuckSeparator]

Bergevin put together a garbage team. He needs to go for the atrocity that is the 2017-18 habs

How many OT games have the Habs lost? Oh and it's tough to win when Shea and Carey are hurt, how many teams win without a #1D and a vezina-caliber goalie???

 

[Pickles]

The OP is now fully up. I apologize for the delay. Thanks for your patience.

Loved your OP you nailed those condescending jackasses Campbell and pillow boy.

 

[PuckSeparator]

DLR is a nothing liner

Ever since that time they called him up to be a checking liner for a couple of games in the POs the guy has been completely lost. I hate to say it but he is about as pointless of a player as I've ever seen.

 

[Pickles]

nice goal by Drouin while playing left wing

Who woulda thought that he's better playing on the wing hmm.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Honestly Gallagher scoring 25+ in this atrocious season is a pretty bright spot. Dude always gives it his all. Really deserves the C.

EDIT: Just realized it's his career high. God damn.

 

[CHfan1]

Gaston Therrien salivating at the thought of P-L Dubois. Probably has an erection while discussing his "manchette."

He wouldn’t be stupid enough to advocate for a PLD for Dahlin trade if the Habs won the draft lottery, would he?

 

[CauZuki]

He wouldn’t be stupid enough to advocate for a PLD for Dahlin trade if the Habs won the draft lottery, would he?

When you get a offered a player like PLD you don't ask for more...

 

[WeThreeKings]

He wouldn’t be stupid enough to advocate for a PLD for Dahlin trade if the Habs won the draft lottery, would he?

Yes he would and if Columbus didn't need forward talent so much.. they could dupe Bergy into it easily.

 

[MonkeyBusiness]

He wouldn’t be stupid enough to advocate for a PLD for Dahlin trade if the Habs won the draft lottery, would he?

Gaston Therrien's so clueless and stupid that he's probably never heard of Dahlin.

 

[Prometheus1]

I was watching to see if Torts lost it

 

[bsl]

Shots on goal 40 to 25 for Montreal.
Final score 5-2 Columbus.

I thought this was the case based on the eye test this year, so I looked it up:

2017-18 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com

Habs 31st in team shooting at 7.5 %. And that does not include tonight.

Crappiest habs finishing I've ever seen. What is worrisome is it will revert to the mean.

 

[CHfan1]

Yes he would and if Columbus didn't need forward talent so much.. they could dupe Bergy into it easily.

I honestly worry about this scenario (Bergevin trading Dahlin for PLD). He’s so desperate to prove he can get a #1 centre and a French one at that that I would not put it past him.

 

[Fazkovsky]

We should keep losing to get either svechnikov or dahlin

 

[Price is Wright]

I thought this was the case based on the eye test this year, so I looked it up:

2017-18 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com

Habs 31st in team shooting at 7.5 %. And that does not include tonight.

Crappiest habs finishing I've ever seen. What is worrisome is it will revert to the mean.

I'm sure Bergevin is selling the idea that the shooting percentage is unrealistic to repeat next season and it's just bad luck. When really it's how Julien coaches.

 

[Wats]

I'm sure Bergevin is selling the idea that the shooting percentage is unrealistic to repeat next season and it's just bad luck. When really it's how Julien coaches.

Lack of talent too, doubt it's coincidence that Habs always make goalies look good.

 

[Skip Bayless]

We should keep losing to get either svechnikov or dahlin

Boy, you really raised a great point there

 

[LastWordArmy]

He's great for the tank. If the team was smart, they would sign him for a couple of years and hope he improves a bit and then trade him.

Oh i have no problem playing him now.

I don't mind if he's traded in the summer though, even as a throw in for another deal.