Pre-Game Talk: 1st Méchant Mardi - Minny visits

[Team_Spirit]

Damn give me hockey already. Playing tomorrow, then saturday, this is bullsh**.

Probably a blessing rn the guys are already banged up.

Guhle missed some time, Suzuki ended the game in pain.

 

[zx81]

It's ridiculous to judge from a photo but I still found that formation atrocious LOL

 

[The Real Timo]

It's ridiculous to judge from a photo but I still found that formation atrocious LOL

Nobody pressuring the point

 

[zx81]

Nobody pressuring the point

I bet our pathetic PP can not beat our low pressure PK.
This is all wrong.

On the PP we pass ad nauseam around the perimeter while being very static, we don't set up one timers and we have an absurdly bad transition game.

On the PK we are very passive most of the time.

 

[JoelWarlord]

I miss 2 weeks ago when we were worried about having too many forwards

 

[morhilane]

All you have to do now is focus on Suzuki and Caufield. That's it. One trick pony team again.

But Anderson is the pony...

 

[The Real Timo]

But Anderson is the pony...

He is the Powerdonkey!

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

That 2nd line won't last, Monahan is by far the best option to help Slaf/Newhook develop

Top 6 should be:

Caufield-Suzuki-RHP
Newhook-Monahan-Slaf (Newhook and Monahan can share C duties)

Anderson on the 3rd with Dvorak when he returns and Ylonen. Gallagher where he belongs on the 4th with Evans/Pearson. Throw Roy in there at some point but he's fine in Laval for now, no need to rush him.

 

[Rapala]

The talent drops off significantly after Suzuki and Caufield.

Red Fisher use to say "show me the players".

Monahan is very much the same level as long as his plaster holds.

 

[Habssince89]

the best thing we can do is just use Dach's absence to make room for players who might not get games this year if Dach was playing. Roy would be an awesome addition in a little bit if he keeps killing it in the AHL.

 

[Rapala]

https://x.com/grantmccagg/status/1713962391044554855?s=20

Have we tried burning sage in the Bell Center? Honest question.

Too bad we couldn't revamp the Old Forum. It worked well for MSG.

 

[Tuggy]

Dach's injury has totally sucked the life out of this season for me, and we're only two games in.

We'll see how tomorrow goes.

 

[The Real Timo]

I know it's early and we just lost one of our prized young players, but damn this team is thin with talent up front.
I see it now, this will be a bottom 5 team for sure.

Hopefully we can draft another defence man.

 

[Rapala]

Dach's injury has totally sucked the life out of this season for me, and we're only two games in.

We'll see how tomorrow goes.

I still have some irons in the fire with Ghule Xhekaj and Slaf. Hopefully they can all remain healthy and continue progressing.

 

[Habssince89]

I still have some irons in the fire with Ghule Xhekaj and Slaf. Hopefully they can all remain healthy and continue progressing.

exactly we'll have some other young players to distract us. Let's hope for an otherwise healthy season.

 

[Habssince89]

RHP being added to the top line is the kind of thing we'd see in the past from the habs, so I'm hesitant to think of that as a long term combo. But even with Dach out that line won't be the only scoring threat, so it will be interesting to watch it as a band-aid solution. RHP can put the puck in the net, and he'll be a good digger for that line.

Newhook and Slaf were both having success with Dach, but also one another. Their chemistry without Dach will be something to focus in on like the NHL on Bedard.

The bottom six hasn't been horrible through two games, if pezzetta is coming in I expect him to play with energy and we'll probably get a good jump from him being added.

 

[Mrb1p]

Probably a blessing rn the guys are already banged up.

Guhle missed some time, Suzuki ended the game in pain.

Man if we go through yet another year of this somethings gotta give. Four years in a row of absolute ridiculous injuries is not coincidence.

 

[Tyson]

When does Primeau get a start?

 

[Mudz]

Dach's injury has totally sucked the life out of this season for me, and we're only two games in.

We'll see how tomorrow goes.

Same. But as long as Caufield is chasing 50, my interest will be safe.

 

[Runner77]

Not terribly enthusiastic if they were to slot Newhook at center now. Still remember these AVS fans comments on the day we acquired him:

Best of luck to Newy with you guys. Didn’t work out in Colorado. They tried him at Centre and it didn’t click. Maybe it was too much expectations early in his career to do so for a contending team. Hopefully he improves in Montreal and it’s a win-win for both teams.

Also:

As an FYI…I doubt Newhook will be a top six centre. He has real potential to be a good top six winger, though. The Avs tried to force him at centre this last year with Kadri having departed and it just didn’t work at all.

If they were to use him at center, I’d hope it would happen progressively, like they did with Dach last season. Now that they’re in a long term injury situation, I wonder how they’ll choose to deploy him.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Fleury in the net

7-1 habs
No Pittsburgh or Vegas to carry his sorry ass

 

[The Great Weal]

Not terribly enthusiastic if they were to slot Newhook at center now. Still remember these AVS fans comments on the day we acquired him:

Best of luck to Newy with you guys. Didn’t work out in Colorado. They tried him at Centre and it didn’t click. Maybe it was too much expectations early in his career to do so for a contending team. Hopefully he improves in Montreal and it’s a win-win for both teams.

Also:

As an FYI…I doubt Newhook will be a top six centre. He has real potential to be a good top six winger, though. The Avs tried to force him at centre this last year with Kadri having departed and it just didn’t work at all.

If they were to use him at center, I’d hope it would happen progressively, like they did with Dach last season. Now that they’re in a long term injury situation, I wonder how they’ll choose to deploy him.

Newhook's looked good at center (arguably better than at wing) during his short trial here. I wouldn't put much weight into what Avs fans think, they also said that he's not that fast when it's clear nonsense.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Newhook's looked good at center (arguably better than at wing) during his short trial here. I wouldn't put much weight into what Avs fans think, they also said that he's not that fast when it's clear nonsense.

There are holes in Newhook’s game that one can complain about, but speed is not one of them. But compared to MacKinnon, I suppose most players don’t look fast.

 

[holy]

We're first in the division if we get that dub tn. Lmao. Would love to see it.

 

[Rapala]

When does Primeau get a start?

As soon as Sam sucks.