GDT: Game 33: Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators 4/1/21 7:00pm EST TSN2, TSN5, TSN 690

[DramaticGloveSave]

We should be past the point of taking the Sens lightly.

 

[angusyoung]

That's probably due to the fact that we have the puck less often than the Leafs do, we spend more time chasing/forechecking/grinding.

Strategic tactics?

 

[Treb]

Tkachuk was always the guy to come in, be NHL ready right away and provide some scoring, edge, dirtiness but his upside is fairly limited and we are seeing it, despite his impact in year one, his production isn't really getting much better and the team around him is better than when he started. He's a bigger Gallagher, a valuable player that every NHL team wants to have, but the amount of hand-wringing over not taking this guy in the top 5 is just ludicrous.

When we were picking KK, we didn't even have Suzuki in our pipeline. I can only imagine these boards if we passed on KK and took Tkachuk, during KK's first year when he put up very respectable numbers at C at 6'2 and bambi legs. It would be ruthless.

And again, I just find it f***ing hilarious that whenever there's a lull in KK's play.. the usual suspects come back to cry about Tkachuk when his offensive impact is the same as Andrei Kostitsyn's first 3 full years with our team and that was another wrist slit.. and we took AK46 outside the top ten.

You'd think we passed on Connor McDavid when in reality it's a 50 pt complimentary winger.

And as far as I'm concerned, the only person who has the right to come in and talk about Brady Tkachuk is @DramaticGloveSave who was the only one who really put his balls on the table for Brady during the draft year.. everyone else wanted KK or Zadina, with a few liking Hughes.

I liked Boqvist and Wahlstrom, was really good with KK because of the U-18s and C need.. and despite Tkachuk being fast out of the gate, Wahlstrom and Boqvist have turned in some really good seasons this year and look to be hitting an upwards development curve just like KK.

Just being an ass here, but AK was drafted #10, so in the top10.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Just being an ass here, but AK was drafted #10, so in the top10.

Haha all good, I thought it was 11th.

Also, food for thought

Brady's TOI is a factor here.. Kotkaniemi has a higher P/60 than Brady despite playing the more demanding position. What this suggests is that if KK and Brady had the same TOI (ignoring PP TOI which favors Brady too this year by almost double), that KK would score more points.

 

[OldCraig71]

Strategic tactics?

No, just a team with a lot of grinders.

 

[CHfan1]

Why? Price just got a shutout.

 

[BLONG7]

It's going to be a tough 6 weeks........a little surprised he has Allen tonight, but so be it. Allen is due for a W!

 

[angusyoung]

No, just a team with a lot of grinders.

Pertaining to hits, it is not obligatory to hit ,can be avoided if desired. Used to be players went out of their way to make contact with opposing players to throw them off.

 

[habergeon]

If we come out and play the Sens the way we played Edmonton, everyone will have chicken tomorrow.

 

[habergeon]

The Tkachuk obsession is really, really weird. One would think that if there was someone to whine about it wouldn't be Tkachuk, whos just not very good.

My old man use to say the grass always looks greener on the other side, but he also added sometimes it's a lot harder to mow...

 

[L4br3cqu3]

It's going to be a tough 6 weeks........a little surprised he has Allen tonight, but so be it. Allen is due for a W!

If the team could score when he's there, it would help him.

 

[donghabs98]

It's going to be a tough 6 weeks........a little surprised he has Allen tonight, but so be it. Allen is due for a W!

If we can give him some goal support that would help. Allen should have more wins this season but every time he has started, the Habs struggle to score.

 

[David Suzuki]

Haha all good, I thought it was 11th.

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Brady's TOI is a factor here.. Kotkaniemi has a higher P/60 than Brady despite playing the more demanding position. What this suggests is that if KK and Brady had the same TOI (ignoring PP TOI which favors Brady too this year by almost double), that KK would score more points.

 

[habergeon]

With the Leafs and Bruins, I would get tired of seeing them fail because I would want to face them in the playoffs. With the Sens however, I hope that miserable franchise stays at the bottom of the league for eternity. f*** them, I can't stand those pukes.

They are beginning to feel like the WISH version of the Nordiques...

 

[SB164]

Connor McBaby makes Brady Tkachuck look like a Lady Byng candidate.

 

[Habssince89]

Win this for Allen! I think we see more good play from 41+62 tonight

 

[26Mats]

Win this for Allen! I think we see more good play from 41+62 tonight

It will be a tough game. Sens are young and energetic and are coming to get a W.

We need to match their intensity and compete level.

 

[Habssince89]

It will be a tough game. Sens are young and energetic and are coming to get a W.

We need to match their intensity and compete level.

in a way its good that ottawa are our opponent after a tired oilers team. We need to keep sharp and can't start to coast.

 

[FormerLurker]

The Tkachuk obsession is really, really weird. One would think that if there was someone to whine about it wouldn't be Tkachuk, whos just not very good.

The first person to bring up Tkachuk in this thread was an anti-Tkachuk guy. I don't get the obsession either.

 

[Mrb1p]

The first person to bring up Tkachuk in this thread was an anti-Tkachuk guy. I don't get the obsession either.

Look again

 

[26Mats]

in a way its good that ottawa are our opponent after a tired oilers team. We need to keep sharp and can't start to coast.

There was a poll that said 90% of Habs fans think we'll win tonight. I voted for us to get the W.

But I would not in any way whatsoever be surprised if we lose tonight. The Sens have our number. We usually carry the play, but not in a way that it shows up onnthe scoresheet. I expect Staal and Cole to help out in that department. But they're not here yet.

 

[dinodebino]

Win this for Allen! I think we see more good play from 41+62 tonight

Man, the last time he won a game, we were coming out of the latest provincial lockdown.

 

[Habs]

Brady Tkachuk

Kotkaniemi

4-1 Habs

 

[FormerLurker]

Look again

You're right, it wasn't just the first post. The first two posts about Tkachuk were anti-Tkachuk: the detestable-face post and the wrist-slitting post. Weird obsession, right?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

We need to win these next 2 games. That is all.

Team is rested. Yes, we have people out, but we can win with our lineup as is.

PP & PK need to be sharp.

We win tonight we move 6 points up on Calgary/Vancouver and still hold 4 games in hand.

No excuses. Let's do this.

GHG!!!