Post-Game Talk: Habs lose in Las Vegas Nevada

[Beendair Donedat]

Kovacevic with the big hit and looked alright in his scrap, although I heard he injured his hand, is that confirmed?

I kind of expected Anderson to take care of some business with Pietrangelo today as well, disappointed it never materialized.

Thought Harvey-Pinard played well, bunch of shots, blocks and hits, and scored another sneaky good goal. Kid has a quick release, we may have something unexpected here.

Good loss for the tank.

 

[OldCraig71]

Does he even start?

He has been bad most of the times he gets the net.

 

[Runner77]

I'm confused a bit since that fight, replay and further comments from the media + coach. "Do players really have to fight after every big hit?" I'm not sure Martinez was really coming to fight, he's just gliding towards Kovacevic who drops the gloves first?

True that Kovy dropped them first but you can tell from Kovy's reaction that he expected someone to step up.

Especially when you deliver a big hit like that, a fight always ensues so Kovy reacted with that expectation whether or not Martinez had any intentions.

I think Marty is in left field on this -- you can't dish out a big hit in today's NHL without ending up getting challenged to a fight right after.

Kovacevic with the big hit and looked alright in his scrap, although I heard he injured his hand, is that confirmed?

I kind of expected Anderson to take care of some business with Pietrangelo today as well, disappointed it never materialized.

Thought Harvey-Pinard played well, bunch of shots, blocks and hits, and scored another sneaky good goal. Kid has a quick release, we may have something unexpected here.

Good loss for the tank.

I was hoping Anderson would give Pietrangelo some payback for the teeth he lost after he was outnumbered and being prevented from defending himself. If I recall correctly, it was Pietrangelo who held Anderson down while a teammate pummeled him.

 

[Beer and Chips]

Kotkaniemi with a goal and 4 assists today he will be in Montreal on Tuesday.

Crickets. LOL.

 

[LaP]

The team that gets decent goaltending can beat the sieves Edmonton puts in net. Edmonton's dynamic duo can't do it alone.

Decent goaltending doesn't stop McJesus. You need to be able to score 5 goals a game or have Roy/Brodeur.

Last year avs against edm won

8-6
4-0
4-2
6-5

They stopped McJesus two games. But thay had quite possibly the best defense in the league or very close to it.

 

[WinterLion]

Great play by Ylonen on the RHP goal

 

[OldCraig71]

Kovacevic with the big hit and looked alright in his scrap, although I heard he injured his hand, is that confirmed?

I kind of expected Anderson to take care of some business with Pietrangelo today as well, disappointed it never materialized.

Thought Harvey-Pinard played well, bunch of shots, blocks and hits, and scored another sneaky good goal. Kid has a quick release, we may have something unexpected here.

Good loss for the tank.

Probably be out for a year.

 

[Tyson]

Great play by Ylonen on the RHP goal

The kid can play. I watched him a ton in Laval. I still say he should be slotted in Caufield's shooting spot on the PP. Not sure why they don't try that. He has a great one timer.

Decent goaltending doesn't stop McJesus. You need to be able to score 5 goals a game or have Roy/Brodeur.

Last year avs against edm won

8-6
4-0
4-2
6-5

They stopped McJesus two games. But thay had quite possibly the best defense in the league or very close to it.

Decent goaltending swept Edmonton against Colorado from what I recall.
McDavid has not won anything in the NHL. He won't this year because of their team's weak goalies.

 

[LaP]

The kid can play. I watched him a ton in Laval. I still say he should be slotted in Caufield's shooting spot on the PP. Not sure why they don't try that. He has a great one timer.


Decent goaltending swept Edmonton against Colorado from what I recall.
McDavid has not won anything in the NHL. He won't this year because of their team's weak goalies.

Dunno wins of 8-6 and 6-5 don't strike me as decent goaltending It strikes me as best in class offense ...

 

[26Mats]

Seriously. I Hope people aren’t fooled by Belzile and pezz. They are not NHL players, especially Belzile.

Meh, whether they're 13th or 14th forwards or AHLers, they're doing more than the washed up vets.

 

[Tyson]

Dunno wins of 8-6 and 6-5 don't strike me as decent goaltending It strikes me as best in class offense ...

If you recall Colorado defeated Edmonton with their back up goalie, Francouz.
I am a huge McDavid fan but he can't do it alone. The Edmonton Oilers unless they get decent goaltending won't last against a team like Dallas.

 

[Tyson]

Meh, whether they're 13th or 14th forwards or AHLers, they're doing more than the washed up vets.

At least they compete and they get paid league minimum, unlike the over paid slugs we get to watch with the game on the line.

 

[Rapala]

Great play by Ylonen on the RHP goal

That was a great play all around. Suzuki getting Ylonen the puck in space and HP with the finish.

 

[Runner77]

That was a great play all around. Suzuki getting Ylonen the puck in space and HP with the finish.

 

[26Mats]

At least they compete and they get paid league minimum, unlike the over paid slugs we get to watch with the game on the line.

Hoffman and Drouin have been great for the tank recently.

The young guys queue the comeback. The washed up vets get put out with the empty net and ensure it doesn't materialize.

 

[donghabs98]

Imagine we could ice the following lineup with no washed up vets next year:

Caufield - Suzuki - Gurianov/Heineman
RHP - Dach - Anderson
Farrell - Monahan/Dvo - Slaf
Pitlick - Evans - Ylonen
Belzile, Pez

Add in a top 5 pick from this year's draft and that would be a great forward core to watch

 

[Beendair Donedat]

He has been bad most of the times he gets the net.

Have you ever heard of or seen a goaltender apologize to his team through the media as much as Campbell?

Every start pretty well, "I'm really sorry I let the team down. I played awful. I need to be better...."

It's to the point where I'm wondering which adjectives he'll use to describe how badly he played and let the team down.

 

[Cournoyer12]

Jack Campbell says hello.

They should bring Smitty back!

 

[Runner77]

Add in a top 5 pick from this year's draft and that would be a great forward core to watch

How confident are you about a top 5 pick? The way this team shows up, I’m having trouble believing it but hope it happens as it would be a great baseline for a high upside talent that fills a glaring need.

 

[Nedved]

3 in a row. Are we about to go on a magical run? Keep RHP off the ice though, he’s too much of a threat to score.

3 in a row. Are we about to go on a magical run? Keep RHP off the ice though, he’s too much of a threat to score.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

3 in a row. Are we about to go on a magical run? Keep RHP off the ice though, he’s too much of a threat to score.

3 in a row. Are we about to go on a magical run? Keep RHP off the ice though, he’s too much of a threat to score.

 

[The Real Timo]

Wow... just noticed that Zona managed to squeeze a point. Noice.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Wow... just noticed that Zona managed to squeeze a point. Noice.

Back in the top 5 talk, feels good man. Now if Florida could just fluctuate between 10 and 12, we're golden.

 

[The Real Timo]

That team that beat Vegas in conference finals, still will beat vegas. Hello... any team that has 3/4 NHL roster will beat vegas. Being first in the pacific division is like Junior A team leading a bantam division.

 

[JianYang]

Funny how those posts proclaiming the habs finishing out of the top 10 in the draft vanish during losses.