Post-Game Talk: Habs lose against Ducks.

[RationalExpectations]

Anderson Kovacevic true tank commanders on ANA 1st goal

 

[Beendair Donedat]

Arber's not sniffing any PP time anytime soon with Matheson, Guhle, and Barron on the team and Mailloux and Hutson coming up.

That's your opinion.

Mailloux and Hutson aren't ready to be full time NHL'ers yet, while I don't see Matheson staying much longer than another season before being traded.

There will always be a place for a guy who can fire a cannon, and who can consistently get pucks on the net.

 

[Belial]

That's your opinion.

Mailloux and Hutson aren't ready to be full time NHL'ers yet, while I don't see Matheson staying much longer than another season before being traded.

There will always be a place for a guy who can fire a cannon, and who can consistently get pucks on the net.

Why would Matheson be traded?

 

[Beendair Donedat]

Why would Matheson be traded?

Multiple reasons.

First he's 29, will be 30 soon, and quite simply isn't going to be providing a service that one of the younger guys coming up cannot provide - at a much cheaper cost.

As you mentioned, we will have Guhle, Xhekaj, along with Harris, Edmundson and Matheson as left hand shot defensemen, as well as Savard, Kovacevic, and Barron on the right hand side. That's 8 NHL defensemen. I know there will be injuries, but 8 full time guys?

Finally his salary. He makes a lot of money, for a guy who's never scored more than 31 points in a season.

I just don't see him being kept around. I think Savard will be the vet that stays to be the steady leader (and because he's PLD's best friend), while Edmundson and Matheson will be moved to free up space and add to the picks/prospects Hughes continue to accumulate.

 

[Whalers Fan]

Next season I'd better see Ghule and Gurianov in those situations or I'll lose it. .. Oh and fix the PP stop trying to balance the waves Matheson is not a 1st wave PP specialist very far from it.

Caufield and Dach, too.

 

[Tuggy]

Clutch loss last night.

1-2 in California, not bad.

Now comes the fun part of the schedule.

 

[Habs Icing]

So we lost to a team who was tied for 3rd from the bottom in the weakest division in hockey and we did it without having to TRADE away all our trade assets which will probably give us better value next TDL.

who knew

If they can do that for another 18 out of 20 games, I'm with you.

 

[Habs Icing]

This game was other side of awful. How many more seasons of this??

It depends. How long do you plan on living?

 

[Naslundforever]

Multiple reasons.

First he's 29, will be 30 soon, and quite simply isn't going to be providing a service that one of the younger guys coming up cannot provide - at a much cheaper cost.

As you mentioned, we will have Guhle, Xhekaj, along with Harris, Edmundson and Matheson as left hand shot defensemen, as well as Savard, Kovacevic, and Barron on the right hand side. That's 8 NHL defensemen. I know there will be injuries, but 8 full time guys?

Finally his salary. He makes a lot of money, for a guy who's never scored more than 31 points in a season.

I just don't see him being kept around. I think Savard will be the vet that stays to be the steady leader (and because he's PLD's best friend), while Edmundson and Matheson will be moved to free up space and add to the picks/prospects Hughes continue to accumulate.

Good friends with the gm though, get used to him (also he’s actually fun to watch and usefull).




Hey just watched the highlights, welp that looked like a snoozefest.

Someone should make a commemorative gif of Drouin’s goal-line tap-in and a giant flashing “1”. I didn’t see it live unlike Gomez’ but I still feel something resembling playful irony.

 

[morhilane]

Ruins lost 8 games in regulation this whole season... Good luck...

An Habs record is at stake!


So they will probably lose...

 

[jrom]

second thought going to put 500 on Montreal to win in Boston, going to make this season worthwhile.

Its that sort of a year that the Bruins with that record would lose to this god awful franchise in Montreal

I’m sure they’re glad we didn’t meet in the middle of their winning streak.

 

[GobigorGohome]

Cheering for the loss.
Pathetic.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Cheering for the loss.
Pathetic.

So you tell that you cheering for the win in a lost season, wanted to draft 16th and don't make playoff. Having the same mentality like many years since 1993??

You don't want see talent on ice?? You like to see when Hoffman, Armia, Dvorak score goal for winning game?!?! Really?!?!

 

[Whalers Fan]

Multiple reasons.

First he's 29, will be 30 soon, and quite simply isn't going to be providing a service that one of the younger guys coming up cannot provide - at a much cheaper cost.

As you mentioned, we will have Guhle, Xhekaj, along with Harris, Edmundson and Matheson as left hand shot defensemen, as well as Savard, Kovacevic, and Barron on the right hand side. That's 8 NHL defensemen. I know there will be injuries, but 8 full time guys?

Finally his salary. He makes a lot of money, for a guy who's never scored more than 31 points in a season.

I just don't see him being kept around. I think Savard will be the vet that stays to be the steady leader (and because he's PLD's best friend), while Edmundson and Matheson will be moved to free up space and add to the picks/prospects Hughes continue to accumulate.

All three of the vet defensemen missed significant playing time this season, and for Edmundson it's been the past two seasons. Chances are at least one will be out of action at any given time. Kovacevic can sit in the press box and get used as an injury filler. Plus Edmundson will be gone by next year's trade deadline, at the latest (may even get moved this summer).

I don't see Matheson going anywhere for awhile, unless Hughes gets bowled over with an offer he cannot refuse.

 

[NewEraGM]

Multiple reasons.

First he's 29, will be 30 soon, and quite simply isn't going to be providing a service that one of the younger guys coming up cannot provide - at a much cheaper cost.

As you mentioned, we will have Guhle, Xhekaj, along with Harris, Edmundson and Matheson as left hand shot defensemen, as well as Savard, Kovacevic, and Barron on the right hand side. That's 8 NHL defensemen. I know there will be injuries, but 8 full time guys?

Finally his salary. He makes a lot of money, for a guy who's never scored more than 31 points in a season.

I just don't see him being kept around. I think Savard will be the vet that stays to be the steady leader (and because he's PLD's best friend), while Edmundson and Matheson will be moved to free up space and add to the picks/prospects Hughes continue to accumulate.

He literally just turned 29 like last week..

 

[Habs13]

Did not watch the game. Did Drouin score on a triple deke? Gordon would be proud.

He stole a goal! Puck was already going in

 

[Habs13]

Best part was I got a full 8 hours sleep!!

 

[Nedved]

I wonder who made the decision to put Hoffman out for that last shift?

It had been: Suzuki, Drouin, RHP, Dvorak, Matheson & Guhle, and they were doing a hell of a job keeping possession in Ducks zone finally leading to the second goal.

Last shift, Hoffman is out. Puck gets to blueline and he completely f***s it up. Just an awesome tank move Hoffman. Geezus, f***ing hell, can't wait til you're gone.

Such a boring, awful game.

I will say, I think my first assessment of Matheson was a #5-6, but he's doing fantastic under MSL and his growth has been substantial. He has # 3 written all over him with a true # 1 dman.

 

[BLONG7]

I wonder who made the decision to put Hoffman out for that last shift?

It had been: Suzuki, Drouin, RHP, Dvorak, Matheson & Guhle, and they were doing a hell of a job keeping possession in Ducks zone finally leading to the second goal.

Last shift, Hoffman is out. Puck gets to blueline and he completely f***s it up. Just an awesome tank move Hoffman. Geezus, f***ing hell, can't wait til you're gone.

Such a boring, awful game.

If not Hoff, it's Drouin doing this..................never gets old eh!!
Good loss boys..................the last 20 games are gonna get ugly for this team.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Let’s f***ing go, lose the next 10 straight I wanna see us drop in those standings

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Excellent

If you're going to win, win big.

If you're going to lose, let like Edmundson score a goal to build his value in the off season maybe. Hoffman same reason.

Zukes just because.

 

[Fatbiggie]

Clutch loss

 

[Habnot]

Multiple reasons.

First he's 29, will be 30 soon, and quite simply isn't going to be providing a service that one of the younger guys coming up cannot provide - at a much cheaper cost.

As you mentioned, we will have Guhle, Xhekaj, along with Harris, Edmundson and Matheson as left hand shot defensemen, as well as Savard, Kovacevic, and Barron on the right hand side. That's 8 NHL defensemen. I know there will be injuries, but 8 full time guys?

Finally his salary. He makes a lot of money, for a guy who's never scored more than 31 points in a season.

I just don't see him being kept around. I think Savard will be the vet that stays to be the steady leader (and because he's PLD's best friend), while Edmundson and Matheson will be moved to free up space and add to the picks/prospects Hughes continue to accumulate.

Lol - he literally turned 29 on Monday.....

Matheson is a keeper, playing like a first pairing D and is the main reason the PP has gotten back on track. Out of the vet's he's the one I would not move.

 

[JianYang]

This is what I've been talking about. People who want to lose were freaking out over the Habs winning against a team like the devils.

Inevitably, people start losing their minds and saying the Habs are stupid and will draft outside of the bottom 10.

Things are not so linear. The habs can beat a playoff team, but that doesn't mean they automatically don't lose to a non playoff team, which is probably even worse than them.

There will be surprise wins, but the losses will also keep accumulating with this roster, no matter how good or bad the opposing teams are.

At the end of the day, the record reflects what they are, and it isn't that much different than when MSL took over last year.

 

[K2MyEverest]

Cheering for the loss.
Pathetic.

I dont know why but I read all your comments in an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice