Habs about to be mathematically eliminated from playoffs.

[member 300185]

Not many could have predicted this drop from last year but I think their downfall can be described in just a few lines:

-Got robbed in the Drouin/Sergachev trade. Sergachev could have helped that D corps.
-Did not sign Radulov or Markov with almost 10 million in cap space.
-Drouin has not helped. He seems lazy at times with no hockey sense at all.
-Weber not being in the lineup for most of the season. That one hurt big.
-Price playing sub-par. This guy has in the past, stolen game after game.
-MB did virtually nothing positive at the trade deadline.
-Pacioretty possibly being traded distracted this team. It was daily news since November.
-Got into some injury trouble very early. Just no flow in the lineup. No depth to replace injuries.
Feel free to add to this list if I missed something blatant.

Yes, I am a Leaf fan, but all Montreal after that. One of the nicest cities I have ever lived in.

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[Garbageyuk]

No.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

And it was a great day for all

 

[Matt24]

I understand they're bad, but being shutout 12 times in 73 games seems extraordinary difficult.

 

[The Drop]

There were tons of Habs fans talking about contending this year in the summer.

I recall being crapped on for saying they’d be trash. Trust me. I can see a bad team a mile away.

Enjoy the next 7-8 years

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Im not surprised to see them suck this season.

Frankly, im much more surprised Buffalo is behind them in the standings.

 

[member 300185]

Im not surprised to see them suck this season.

Frankly, im much more surprised Buffalo is behind them in the standings.

Completely agree.

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

having that much $$$$$ tied up long term for ANY GOALIE not Named Roy or Brodeur in their prime is insane.

 

[klmdg]

 

[nbwingsfan]

It will be hilarious if rookie Sergachev out scores their big acquisition in Drouin

Currently only 3 points behind!

 

[The List Of Jericho]

my initial reaction

 

[Super Hans]

It will be hilarious if rookie Sergachev out scores their big acquisition in Drouin

Currently only 3 points behind!

It's not fair to judge point totals between forwards and defensemen.

 

[Ducks in a row]

It's not fair to judge point totals between forwards and defensemen.

If a defenseman outscores a forward it is either bad looking for the forward or great looking for the defenseman

 

[The Panther]

I have no idea as I only watched the Habs play once this season (when Edmonton handled them like they were an AHL team, which isn't a good sign).

But, let's see:
- their leading scorer has 44 points, with 10 games left in the season
- their top LW and their top-scoring D are each -29
- their million-dollar man in net has a 'GSAA' of -11.00 (which of course also reflects team defense)

Those stunning stats right there will likely destroy any team's season. But what really caught my eye is...

Holy Cow, do they ever suck at center!!
- their top center has 6 goals (!)
- their other two centers have a combined 3 goals

So, yeah, that's unbelievably awful. Obviously, someone else has been filling in at center, but this kind of shows which position they are weakest in.

 

[GellMann]

having that much $$$$$ tied up long term for ANY GOALIE not Named Roy or Brodeur in their prime is insane.

Weird that you'd leave out the best goaltender to ever play from that list

 

[The Panther]

If I'm Montreal's GM, I'd seriously consider trying to trade Price -- probably to a team that is a contender but needs a goalie -- in exchange for one good center and another prospect center/high draft-pick. Montreal is two good centers away from being a competitive team.

You can win in today's NHL with an average starting goalie, but you cannot win with no good centers.

(Weirdly, my team, Edmonton, is the exact opposite of Montreal -- we are incredibly strong at center, and garbage in all other positions.)

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

And the habs end up getting Dahlin

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

If I'm Montreal's GM, I'd seriously consider trying to trade Price -- probably to a team that is a contender but needs a goalie -- in exchange for one good center and another prospect center/high draft-pick. Montreal is two good centers away from being a competitive team.

You can win in today's NHL with an average starting goalie, but you cannot win with no good centers.

(Weirdly, my team, Edmonton, is the exact opposite of Montreal -- we are incredibly strong at center, and garbage in all other positions.)

Edmonton is not incredibly strong at center. They have the best center in the world, without a doubt, but their center depth as a whole is weak.

 

[ColbyChaos]

He didnt even spend anywhere near to the cap this season while already having one of the weaker offenses and forward lineups in the league to begin with, this shouldnt be as big of a surprise. Bergevin screwed the pooch hard this season

 

[Jack Be Quick]

I don't get it, but I can't stop watching it.

F^#& you for that sir.

 

[The Panther]

Goals by listed top-3 centers, per team, this season:

83 - Pittsburgh

78 - Tampa Bay
76 -Edmonton
75 - Toronto
74 - Philadelphia
70 - Vegas
70 - Dallas

68 - Colorado
67 - San Jose
62 - Minnesota

57 - Boston






9 - Montreal

 

[Bouboumaster]

If I'm Montreal's GM, I'd seriously consider trying to trade Price -- probably to a team that is a contender but needs a goalie -- in exchange for one good center and another prospect center/high draft-pick. Montreal is two good centers away from being a competitive team.

You can win in today's NHL with an average starting goalie, but you cannot win with no good centers.

(Weirdly, my team, Edmonton, is the exact opposite of Montreal -- we are incredibly strong at center, and garbage in all other positions.)

If you're Montreal's GM, you don't consider anything, because you are Marc Bergevin and you are a Pejorative Slured.
You just signed Price to one of the most ridiculous contract ever, traded Weber for Subban, traded a blue chip LD prospect but for a good WINGER and you f*** up your free agency period this summer.

So no, you don't have a masterplan, you don't have the mental capacities to create one.
You're f***ing Simple Jack.

 

[The Panther]

If you're Montreal's GM, you don't consider anything, because you are Marc Bergevin and you are a ******ed.
You just signed Price to one of the most ridiculous contract ever, traded Weber for Subban, traded a blue chip LD prospect but for a good WINGER and you **** up your free agency period this summer.

So no, you don't have a masterplan, you don't have the mental capacities to create one.
You're ****ing Simple Jack.

I'm perhaps sensing that you're an unhappy fan....?

 

[BoHorvat 53]

There were tons of Habs fans talking about contending this year in the summer.

I recall being crapped on for saying they’d be trash. Trust me. I can see a bad team a mile away.

Enjoy the next 7-8 years

Hoping it's quicker than 7-8 years, would never wish that upon any team seeing how that's about how long it's going to take the Canucks to finish the rebuild and the pain already sucks.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Is the french-canadian bias real?

If so they deserve no success ever