Post-Game Talk: Habs lose in regulation vs Dallas

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Merry Christmas everyone, stay safe, stay healthy.

Take care of icy roads. Sometimes black ice is invisible but it's there and you can have a terrible accident.

 

[loudi94]

One of the few times this year that they made me mad watching. Really stupid penalties cost them big time. Could see it coming from a mile away.

 

[HuGo Sham]

Marty leaving Suzuki to play with two stiffs until the final minute of the game was a head scratcher. He's either becoming dumb quickly or helping hughes showcase guys

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

We ”need” some secondary scoring…lol

Monahan was THE secondary scoring. We have nothing except for him.

Monahan could have make Drouin and Armia score. This is Catendogguitarr who says it and take it for cash.
This is the pure thuth !

 

[RabbleMasterBlaster]

I don't think anyone is trying to "show off" vets. My understanding is that vets command a certain respect (even if we don't think so) and it helps keep a dressing room happy. We're on a tank stretch. You let the vets play as it's probably likely these guys are on the last year in the NHL anyways. Makes them happy, gives us a better pick.

Ya, it's tough to watch. But in this situation, there's a real plan here and it's not a patch work lineup with no identity. Instead of ripping into the coach, just go do something else for the rest of the year with the understanding that the next draft is where we'll make or break or future

Armia does suck pretty bad. Chad Kilger, is that you???

 

[muzion]

Suzuki with his worst game of the season, I wonder why!

 

[MasterD]

The team was better when Bobby Smith and Vinc Damphousse were the #1 centers.
They both won a SC with a bit of luck, St. Patrick Roy, had work and 4th line good grinders.

That was my point. It’s been decades.

 

[Bombshell11]

Marty leaving Suzuki to play with two stiffs until the final minute of the game was a head scratcher. He's either becoming dumb quickly or helping hughes showcase guys

I wont lie, i have seen flashes of DD in MSL early this year. I wont be surprised the stress is getting into him.

 

[MasterD]

I wont lie, i have seen flashes of DD in MSL early this year. I wont be surprised the stress is getting into him.

Both Desharnais and StLouis are pretty small, yes.

 

[The Real Timo]

Just finished watching the game. First I was like "WTF are they doing?" Habs were cruising, controlling the play, Dallas was half asleep. Then Johnny Drouin decided "wait a minute - but the tank!". Took a braindead tripping call which basically changed the flow of the entire game and voila. Go down hard for Bedard is back on baby! W00t!

Good times, good times.

 

[nhlfan9191]

I don't think anyone is trying to "show off" vets. My understanding is that vets command a certain respect (even if we don't think so) and it helps keep a dressing room happy. We're on a tank stretch. You let the vets play as it's probably likely these guys are on the last year in the NHL anyways. Makes them happy, gives us a better pick.

Ya, it's tough to watch. But in this situation, there's a real plan here and it's not a patch work lineup with no identity. Instead of ripping into the coach, just go do something else for the rest of the year with the understanding that the next draft is where we'll make or break or future

Armia does suck pretty bad. Chad Kilger, is that you???

I see what you’re saying. But the vets still have to earn respect as well. It’s not our responsibility to make sure a player like Drouin is as comfortable as possible as he exits the league in embarassing fashion. And if a player like Gallagher wants to start pouting like he did last year, show him the teams that would currently accept him in a trade to remind him the reality of his situation and give him perspective. The vets aren’t owed anything. That said, I don’t necessarily have a huge issue with how they’ve been used other then the whole Slafkovsky 10 minutes a night with bad linemates situation we’ve had the majority of the season.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

This is fantastic. Hahahahaaha

Suzuki with Pezz and Richard

Supezzrockets activated.

 

[Runner77]

Lay of the land.

 

[Doc McKenna]

Lay of the land.

Nice we are doing Christmas on the 28th. MAYBE I can get a game on in the background somewhere.

I can get to the cop station on tuesday and report the deer that smashed my 2 month old van

Joyeaux Noel mes amis

 

[admiralcadillac]

1 regulation win in the last 11

El tanko liveth onwards

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Monahan could have make Drouin and Armia score. This is Catendogguitarr who says it and take it for cash.
This is the pure thuth !

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I don't think anyone is trying to "show off" vets. My understanding is that vets command a certain respect (even if we don't think so) and it helps keep a dressing room happy. We're on a tank stretch. You let the vets play as it's probably likely these guys are on the last year in the NHL anyways. Makes them happy, gives us a better pick.

Ya, it's tough to watch. But in this situation, there's a real plan here and it's not a patch work lineup with no identity. Instead of ripping into the coach, just go do something else for the rest of the year with the understanding that the next draft is where we'll make or break or future

Armia does suck pretty bad. Chad Kilger, is that you???

People need their punching bags. They need their outlets so they can fend-off their personal and completely unrelated frustrations. Or others absolutely need new fresh targets on the team so they can create entertainnent of their own and keep their schtick going.

What were people expecting? It's irrational.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

The Habs exceeded my expectations in this mini pre-Christmas road trip and they have exceeded my expectations in this first half of the season.

Hope the team has a good break.

 

[morhilane]

I wont lie, i have seen flashes of DD in MSL early this year. I wont be surprised the stress is getting into him.

MSL said it a few games ago: they aren't executing. In other words, the players aren't doing what the coaches are asking. The vets on this team needs so much hand holding, it's scary.

And it is still a badly built team...

 

[Tyson]

Merry Christmas

 

[Milhouse40]

Marty leaving Suzuki to play with two stiffs until the final minute of the game was a head scratcher. He's either becoming dumb quickly or helping hughes showcase guys

It's Boxing day, time to put the crap you can't sell in front of the store with a 70% off tag on them

 

[dcyhabs]

Suzuki has been carrying the team, he’s got to be banged up and worn down. I expect he’ll be back to early season form after the break.

 

[Milhouse40]

People need their punching bags. They need their outlets so they can fend-off their personal and completely unrelated frustrations. Or others absolutely need new fresh targets on the team so they can create entertainnent of their own and keep their schtick going.

What were people expecting? It's irrational.

For more than a decade, Habs could endure terrible coaches like Therrien and even endure one of worst GM in Habs history for a full decade, and a terrible team for that long cause they had.....that 10.5 millions goalie to blame for everything that it's going wrong with the team.

Now that he's gone, they need someone else to blame.......someone easy,

Every Habs fans who endorse Bergevin or any of his coaches should just shut up and sit down......I remember the vast majority here were ecstatic when Ducharme got the job,.....

 

[Tanknation]

Actually a very nice day for the tank. I was worried we were going to end up with at useless point there. Thank God, Christmas is not canceled.

 

[Paddyjack]

I don't understant why people are so worked up. There was no expectations for this team this season, for obvious reasons, and we even made a thread or a poll a few weeks ago where people here were in great majority predicting this team would fall off their clouds as soon as the season gets into gear by the other teams. This is started already, as predicted.

So please, if you are unhappy and venting right now, go get a break and drink some alcohol and think about something else for a few days. There is nothing happening right now that was not obviously predictable.