Goalies can't see **** with a leaping gnome! 2-1 Habs vs Preds

[SB164]

Yeah, prior to this season I was on the "what we've seen is all we're getting" train of thought but he has proven me wrong this year despite not putting up monster points. And it's not like anyone on this team is anyway.

Gallagher is the type of player who helps the team win even when he isn't putting up points. He's the definition of a sparkplug.

 

[Lebowski]

Gallagher is the type of player who helps the team win even when he isn't putting up points. He's the definition of a sparkplug.

My definition of a sparkplug is a guy that gives it all on the ice but doesn't have the skills to be a true impact player.

Gallagher has been showing a lot of skills lately. People pegged him as a middle six forwards coming into this season. He's showing more and more that he can be a lot more than that.

So for me, he's not a sparkplug anymore. He's a great player for more than his combativeness.

 

[Gros Bonhomme]

I see him as a perennial 20-25 goal scorer with one season over 30 where everything clicked for him that year. Love what he brings to the team

 

[BanditKeith99]

Only Caught the 3rd but, seems we've got the PP working lately

 

[Smokey Thompson]

He tends to hold onto the puck for too long.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

He tends to hold onto the puck for too long.

...honestly, most of our guys do...spend too much time looking for that perfect pass or perfect lane...

 

[BLONG7]

That feels like a dirty win, but happy with the 2 points nonetheless.

We seemed to play rope a dope the first two periods....Price carried us....then a better 3rd period, and we got a lucky call in OT.........not that we haven't been on the other end at times, so.............

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

No matter what role he played on Subban's goal (didn't hear anyone say he was the reason for the goal anyway), I'd like to see you guys going in front of the net when someone is blasting 100MPH+ shots towards you. I'm not even sure you'd do it with an orange ball on a casual league .

 

[Redux91]

lol @ our first goal

Pk's smart man

while he was WIRING it off the post, you can see galchenyuk trying to redirect it in, doesnt, im guessing pk noticed it

and when pk got the puck back he knew what alex was trying to do and bam, redirect goal

love our guys

 

[PricePkPatch*]

lol @ our first goal

Pk's smart man

while he was WIRING it off the post, you can see galchenyuk trying to redirect it in, doesnt, im guessing pk noticed it

and when pk got the puck back he knew what alex was trying to do and bam, redirect goal

love our guys

Id give you a cookie if I could.

Thats a very astute observation.

 

[FrankMTL]

So we were completely outclassed in the first half of the game being outshot 26-4. Then from about the halfway point or maybe a little less, we outshot them 23-11.

I have no clue why were playing this way so far this year...really strange how the guys just don't seem ready when the game starts.

 

[Hackett]

According to Sportsnet, pacioretty had an interesting comment about the poor starts.

He's said that maybe the team plays with too much confidence because they have Carey price and that ultimately leads to bad starts.

Again, this needs to be corrected by the time the habs make the playoffs (if they make it). The margin for error will be too small for the habs to get away with this.

 

[steph1982]

Stephane Auger about the penalities and Ribero comments.
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/01/21/un-ancien-arbitre-repond-a-ribeiro

He doesn't seem to like Ribero, he almost call him a liar

 

[Hackett]

Stephane Auger about the penalities and Ribero comments.
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/01/21/un-ancien-arbitre-repond-a-ribeiro

He doesn't seem to like Ribero, he almost call him a liar

While I imagine that ribeiro doesn't have the greatest reputation around the league, auger has credibility issues of his own.

 

[AllanMTL46]

Gilbert Delorme: "Le gardien a pas été fort sur le but de Subban, mais faut dire que Desharnais faisait sa job devant le filet"

 

[Habsawce]

Gilbert Delorme: "Le gardien a pas été fort sur le but de Subban, mais faut dire que Desharnais faisait sa job devant le filet"

The puck was in the net before Desharnais even got in his line of sight. It was tipped in the high slot by a defender, that's why it went straight in.

 

[Kachino]

Gilbert Delorme: "Le gardien a pas été fort sur le but de Subban, mais faut dire que Desharnais faisait sa job devant le filet"

Are you serious? Did he really say that?

 

[AllanMTL46]

Are you serious? Did he really say that?

Yes he just did on Le 5 à 7

 

[Montreal4Life*]

He has a point though. I'd be pretty pissed if Eller did that to Craig Smith and the Habs got a penalty in OT.

I also wasn't happy with the reversed call. Yeah, they got it right, but it's setting up a terrible precedent if you look at a replay and decide to overturn your initial call. Hopefully it was simply a linesman that told the ref what he saw, but it does look bad.

I would be pissed to... that he tripped the guy so obviously. That was a bone head move and got called.

 

[Scriptor]

Laviolette typical - crying about the officiating...

Julien, leave Laviolette's shell!

 

[Scriptor]

Someone needs to explain to me how Subban got 3rd star...

He drew first penalty, then made a great play for Galchenyuk to tie it and won it in OT.

I would have given him first star tonight, if not at least 2nd star. Ridiculous.

I love Subban, myself. My Dad sounds like a racist whenever Subban is on the ice. That's how much he hates him.

Let,s be honest a second, though. If you actually watched the game, Subban was, indeed, a reason for our win, after looking beyond Price, the obvious reason for our win in the first place!

If Price didn't deserve the first star over Subban, something is seriously wrong. There's no reason ANYONE should be upset Price got a nod before Subban.

That said, it was one of Subban's bigger impact games on an offensive front. However, anyone who can't admit he often played by the seat of his pants, despite being on the receiving end of the offensive merit for the win, is blind, to be polite.

Too many Tipsy Turvies holding the puck on the end of the stick with one arm as he fends off opponents in semi-circles in his own zone or in the O-zone as the last D at the blue line, ripe for a breakaway if the opponent succeeds in stripping the puck.

That Subban didn't commit any costly turnovers and ended up setting up the tying goal and scoring the winning goal does't necessarily erase the bad/risky decisions or choice of plays that occurred more than occasionally throughout the game.

Just saying, to be objective, rather than cheering blindly due to a good box score….

 

[habscup*]

I love Subban, myself. My Dad sounds like a racist whenever Subban is on the ice. That's how much he hates him.

Let,s be honest a second, though. If you actually watched the game, Subban was, indeed, a reason for our win, after looking beyond Price, the obvious reason for our win in the first place!

If Price didn't deserve the first star over Subban, something is seriously wrong. There's no reason ANYONE should be upset Price got a nod before Subban.

That said, it was one of Subban's bigger impact games on an offensive front. However, anyone who can't admit he often played by the seat of his pants, despite being on the receiving end of the offensive merit for the win, is blind, to be polite.

Too many Tipsy Turvies holding the puck on the end of the stick with one arm as he fends off opponents in semi-circles in his own zone or in the O-zone as the last D at the blue line, ripe for a breakaway if the opponent succeeds in stripping the puck.

That Subban didn't commit any costly turnovers and ended up setting up the tying goal and scoring the winning goal does't necessarily erase the bad/risky decisions or choice of plays that occurred more than occasionally throughout the game.

Just saying, to be objective, rather than cheering blindly due to a good box score….

lol wow I guess he should never try to stickhandle because its too risky. Go tell that to Crosby and Malkin and company.

 

[MasterDecoy]

No matter what role he played on Subban's goal (didn't hear anyone say he was the reason for the goal anyway), I'd like to see you guys going in front of the net when someone is blasting 100MPH+ shots towards you. I'm not even sure you'd do it with an orange ball on a casual league .

I do it, all the time. Even though I sometimes play goalie and I'm 6'3, I'm terrible at it. Let's just say that there's a reason I wear a cup now

 

[Smokey Thompson]

Has it been a week yet...

 

[SB164]

lol @ our first goal

Pk's smart man

while he was WIRING it off the post, you can see galchenyuk trying to redirect it in, doesnt, im guessing pk noticed it

and when pk got the puck back he knew what alex was trying to do and bam, redirect goal

love our guys

PK's passing skills are so underrated, I don't know why more people don't talk about it. Remember his pass to DD last year vs Ottawa with less than 5 seconds left in the game? To have the presence of mind to pull that off, just unbelievable.