Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to the Sabres.. :(

[sheed36]

I missed the game , why did Xhekaj had an exceptional game ? (Except the goal)

IMO he played a very smart efficient game tonight. Made some nice offensive plays, passed the puck well, looked good defensively and was throwing his weight around all night. Complete game from him tonight I thought.

MSL now talking on TSN690 and just said pretty much what I just wrote.

 

[The Real Timo]

Oooh... huge game next tuesday against Zona. Another 4 point game.

 

[Rapala]

Matheson is whipping boy

He has his strengths and his weaknesses. Honestly I'd rather see Xhekaj pinching those boards and holding the line with our goaltender out.
He just commands more space. I think it's inevitable down the road it's not like we need Matheson to rush the puck in that situation.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

That was a tank game. I hope the Tuch little bro of the Sabres one will help us in a near future.

 

[The Real Timo]

Best timing to trade him, you wont resign him in 2 years and i doubt he could get better offensive numbers next seasons

I will literally go insane if I have to watch 2 more years of Matheson.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

I like the team's answer physically speaking but we did how full our hands were with Tuch and Greenway. Rare off night for Slaf definitely a night for him to forget. Matheson, you can tell that he's being asked too much from him. Very inconsistent shift by shift

 

[sheed36]

A reporter just called Xhekaj "The Sheriff" and MSL said that's what you guys may call him but we've never called him that.

 

[teamfirst]

People saying Slaf wasn't that bad tonight give your head a shake. If there was a wrong play to make he made it.
Are you good with he wasn't that good tonight?
The play was going a little bit faster than his brain in this one.

Not really, tought he played a good game not a great one but a good one , maybe a bit to agressive thats why he got those penalty but i prefer too agressive over too passive

 

[Saundies]

I missed the game , why did Xhekaj had an exceptional game ? (Except the goal)

Threw some huge hits and imposed himself without going overboard. Middlestadt creamed Evans from behind one shift (no call of course) and Xhekaj ended up hitting him back 4 different times (actually) without getting a penalty.

 

[Yep]

The wrong Thompson was pretty invisible tonight. I wish we had the right one.

 

[Saundies]

I will literally go insane if I have to watch 2 more years of Matheson.

I legitimately think I've lost 2 years off of my life and gained about 25% more grey hair from having to do so this year alone.

 

[sheed36]

The wrong Thompson was pretty invisible tonight. I wish we had the right one.

Yep

 

[red devil]

 

[Rapala]

IMO he played a very smart efficient game tonight. Made some nice offensive plays, passed the puck well, looked good defensively and was throwing his weight around all night. Complete game from him tonight I thought.

MSL now talking on TSN690 and just said pretty much what I just wrote.

He OWNED his ice when not asked to play man on man. That is exactly what you want from him as a defender.
Hopefully we drop that bullshit eventually because it just won't work in this league. As Marc Denis clearly pointed out one mistake and you've given up a clear 2 v1. Which is horrible when teams are cycling the puck on us leaving clear cut point blank opportunities.
Hockey is a game of errors and we all know it that doesn't bode well when facing skilled players.

 

[CaptainKirk]

I legitimately think I've lost 2 years off of my life and gained about 25% more grey hair from having to do so this year alone.

You still have hair? Lucky.

 

[RC51]

by the look of the draft prospects for june, the first 5-6 are good picks then it starts to drop off. SO, keep tanking until habs pick 4-6, tank any game that moves the habs in the wrong direction for 5-6. Or only win when you have some room win without moving up.

 

[Goldenhands]

I can't believe f***ing senators are still behind us.

They have 3 games in hands, they play for .500 in those games, they catch us up and since we have more to sell at the deadline, I think they will eventually pass us in the standing.

 

[Rapala]

Not really, tought he played a good game not a great one but a good one , maybe a bit to agressive thats why he got those penalty but i prefer too agressive over too passive

His play making and play selection was dog shit. He passed up two or three glorious opportunities to shoot when set up perfectly. His pass attempts were telegraphed or off the mark or he missed openings he usually executes on. NOT GOOD and not what we need from him. His game took off on that line the minute he started shooting the puck without hesitation. Love the player but he's 19 and will have these games. The penalties were not good ones either he was frustrated which is why he took them not because he was aggressive.

 

[Goldenhands]

by the look of the draft prospects for june, the first 5-6 are good picks then it starts to drop off. SO, keep tanking until habs pick 4-6, tank any game that moves the habs in the wrong direction for 5-6. Or only win when you have some room win without moving up.

Thats a really strong top 10 because of the defensemen, but since we are preferably targeting a foward, I agree that the lower we end up, the best. There is also increased lottery odds.

 

[Tyson]

His play making and play selection was dog shit. He passed up two or three glorious opportunities to shoot when set up perfectly. His pass attempts were telegraphed or off the mark or he missed openings he usually executes on. NOT GOOD and not what we need from him. His game took off on that line the minute he started shooting the puck without hesitation. Love the player but he's 19 and will have these games. The penalties were not good ones he was frustrated which is why he took them not because he was aggressive.

"Love the player but he's 19 and will have these games"

Yep

 

[Ozmodiar]

Great games by Suzuki, Roy & Xhekaj.

They were worth the “price of admission”.

That game from Xhekaj is exactly what you’ll want to see from him in post-April games down the road.

Suzuki - elite datsyukian stick lift plays.

Roy - nice to see a couple points from the youngster.

 

[eurodin]

I was entertained in the first 40 minutes.
3rd period was disappointing.
Our last 3 pp's were terrible.
Suzuki and Roy were the only forwards with a good game.

Can we fast forward to next season already ?

What is going to change next season?

 

[teamfirst]

His play making and play selection was dog shit. He passed up two or three glorious opportunities to shoot when set up perfectly. His pass attempts were telegraphed or off the mark or he missed openings he usually executes on. NOT GOOD and not what we need from him. His game took off on that line the minute he started shooting the puck without hesitation. Love the player but he's 19 and will have these games. The penalties were not good ones either he was frustrated which is why he took them not because he was aggressive.

Obviously we didn't see it the same way and i respect you're opinion reading your posts i often agree with them ( meening you know your hockey)

 

[Rapala]

Obviously we didn't see it the same way and i respect you're opinion reading your posts i often agree with them ( meening you know your hockey)

Well I mentioned the other day that I would swap my green light avvy for a red one when I felt he wasn't Beasting.
So you can see how I felt about this one.
The thing is red won't work so orange isn't as bad right?
Hopefully we see green again before St. Patty's Day.

 

[Guess]

Was at the game, the crowd was going wild when Xhekaj was destroying guys.

Suzuki was great, Caufield made a bunch of turnovers, Slaf had some nice passes. Can't complain with the four point loss.

Had fun, hadn't been to a regular season game in like 10 years.