Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to Detroit. One team showed up ready, the others left the goalie to dry.

[rickthegoon]

Slaf needs to go down. Let’s not do this to another high end rookie prospect please.

I don't agree. The more he plays, the better he gets. Just needs a little more time to adjust. I thought he had a good game last night, and actually got better as the game went on. He was probably our best player in the 3rd.
Now what he really needs, is to get away from Gallagher.
Last night both Dlaf and Dvorak showed up, but Gallagher killed plays all night long.
The effort is there, but man he sure does skate with his head between the legs ; he does not see his linesmates.
Sad to see Gallagher who has been the heart and soul of the franchise forever become so irrelevant, border line a liability.
I actually think Gallagher would do better on the 4th line with no more than 8~10 minutes a game. He does not have the stamina anymore to play more.

 

[SOLR]

Here it begins. Rushing a prospect that wasn’t rdy and blaming everyone else on the team for that prospect not being rdy. No one could see this coming.

3rd time is the charm.

 

[Fainting Couch]

Chiarot clearly didn't like Gallagher and neither do we

By "we" are you referring to the voices in your head?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I don't agree. The more he plays, the better he gets. Just needs a little more time to adjust. I thought he had a good game last night, and actually got better as the game went on. He was probably our best player in the 3rd.
Now what he really needs, is to get away from Gallagher.
Last night both Dlaf and Dvorak showed up, but Gallagher killed plays all night long.
The effort is there, but man he sure does skate with his head between the legs ; he does not see his linesmates.
Sad to see Gallagher who has been the heart and soul of the franchise forever become so irrelevant, border line a liability.
I actually think Gallagher would do better on the 4th line with no more than 8~10 minutes a game. He does not have the stamina anymore to play more.

Yeah, Gallagher is a 4th liner at this point. He's skating better, but hands are gone.

 

[Nedved]

The Ghoul is already our best D. Sky's the limit for him I think.

He's one of my can't miss guys this year.

That my concern. A rookie d is our best d and it's clear as day. Heck, Harris has an argument for being the 2nd best d.

 

[The Real Timo]

That my concern. A rookie d is our best d and it's clear as day. Heck, Harris has an argument for being the 2nd best d.

It's all part of the plan for Bedard. Playing 4 rockies on D - you can't get any more obvious than that. (though I think eventually Xhekaj will take direction of Laval and Harris and Kova will be rotating in an our depending on the injuries status. )

 

[The Real Timo]

Here it begins. Rushing a prospect that wasn’t rdy and blaming everyone else on the team for that prospect not being rdy. No one could see this coming.

MSL mad more than his share of questionable calls. The season is still young. I don't see it as unreasonable to see where Slaf and other youngster land after about 10 games... Won't kill them. But I hope Habs are ready to make appropriate moves, however unpopular (or popular - depending on a perspective) at the right time.

Burrows needs to go!

This is the worst kind of loss I don't want to see this year.
Let's see some high scoring games instead.

But the injuries to Matheson, Edmundson will hurt an already terrible D-squad.
We still don't have a quaterback for our PP and it won't work until we get one and Habs won't be able to put up a fight until the PP works.

But right now let's go with the obvious.
Xhekaj + Slafkovsky = Laval
Schueneman = Montreal
Pezzetta = Line-up

It's tough for Xhekaj right now, we need to protect him, he's getting exposed big time. Will be worst on the road.
Slafkovsky.....get him some ice-time. Playing him 10 minutes a night, no PP won't do him any good.

Even if it's not much, Pezz and Schueneman some experience.

Lol... Xhekaj vs Ovie... can you imagine? Ovie is no slouch when it comes to physical play either. And then he's got all them other skillz

I wasn't able to watch the game last night... but saw some highlights and man... Jake Allen! What a stud performance. Jake! Jake! Jake! Jake!

If he keeps it up, we might get 2 first round picks from the leafs come playoffs time

 

[LaP]

Gallagher created a lot of chances for his line and hustled really hard tonight. Most of the time Slaf was nowhere to be seen with them and that in itself is a problem.

Your focusing too much on Slafs 2 flashes and not enough on the game overall.

I’d argue Dvorak is not a good center for Slaf. I’d rather a kid line.

I'd argue Dvorak is not a good center for anyone outside of grinders on a 3rd line. He's vastly overrated around here. He's nothing special right now and unless he wake up in a serious way he'll remain nothing special. If i'm a cup contending team looking for a 3rd line center and you ask me to chose between prime Eller and current Dvorak i do not hesitate one sec to take prime Eller.

 

[The Real Timo]

I'd argue Dvorak is not a good center for anyone outside of grinders on a 3rd line. He's vastly overrated around here. He's nothing special right now and unless he wake up in a serious way he'll remain nothing special. If i'm a cup contending team looking for a 3rd line center and you ask me to chose between prime Eller and current Dvorak i do not hesitate one sec to take prime Eller.

I still cannot get over the fact the Bergevin gave up a first round pick for Dvorak.

 

[HostileCapSpace]

That my concern. A rookie d is our best d and it's clear as day. Heck, Harris has an argument for being the 2nd best d.

Matheson is better than Guhle for now, and in some ways so is Edmundson. These two injuries really don't help to shelter the rookies a bit. Guhle being asked to be a 1D is cool for a few games but it's really not ideal.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

Gallagher is bantam house league and Hoffman is bantam AA

Hoffman literally disappears. Him and Dadonov….. woof

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

I don't, I have Ovi on my fantasy team.


Agreed, rare off night for the lad. I'll chalk it up to maybe trying to do too much.

He always bounces back with a strong performance

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

Gally is clearly faster and has more stamina than last season but yeah he can't make a freaking pass. The whole line should be dismantled . It will help the 3 players. They don't complement well at all.

I don’t know why the Dvo/Gally/Dadonov line got dismantled after showing life in preseason

I hope so because they've been so effing cocky and cringy on social media after getting Debrincat.

I'd love to see them suck again.

Im on the fence with Debrincat. He played with McJesus in Juniors and Kane in the NHL. Curious to see how he produces now…. And Giroux isn’t comparable

 

[Lockin17]

 

[nhlfan9191]

I still cannot get over the fact the Bergevin gave up a first round pick for Dvorak.

It’s even harder to fathom when you realize Dvorak became our reward for that disastrous 17/18 season. That’s why you fire GM’s before they hit their “beyond desperate” stage.

 

[MasterD]

That my concern. A rookie d is our best d and it's clear as day. Heck, Harris has an argument for being the 2nd best d.

To put things in perspective, technically our best D is injured, and our #2 or #3 is also injured.

I'd argue Dvorak is not a good center for anyone outside of grinders on a 3rd line. He's vastly overrated around here. He's nothing special right now and unless he wake up in a serious way he'll remain nothing special. If i'm a cup contending team looking for a 3rd line center and you ask me to chose between prime Eller and current Dvorak i do not hesitate one sec to take prime Eller.

Think that's a consensus at this point.

 

[therocket9]

Horrible coaching by St.Louis he said this year is about developing then start bloody developing you idiot play Slafkovsky with Dach and Monahan and drop Hoffman down.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Horrible coaching by St.Louis he said this year is about developing then start bloody developing you idiot play Slafkovsky with Dach and Monahan and drop Hoffman down.

MSL + Hoffman = unconditional love.

The new Therrien/Desharnais. At least DD actually tried.

 

[HankyZetts]

I still cannot get over the fact the Bergevin gave up a first round pick for Dvorak.

Who did they draft with that pick?

 

[dcyhabs]

I chuckled when Pierre Houde described a perfect pass through the slot on the rush with “Et Hoffman, lui, était parti ailleurs!” (Hoffman was gone elsewhere). He needs to sit with Drouin.

I find he’s looking better this year. Not really good, but not bad enough to get upset about. One of many players who could be fine with a lot of good players around but who really doesn’t look good in the current mix. Hoffman is probably done as a useful player but he’s not terrible.

 

[WeThreeKings]

If you took the average of the Leafs and Detroit game, you see the recipe for losing games but also good development for the future.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

If he plays like this, we probably could get King's ransom for Allen . Many teams looking for good netminding.

Good lord folks, the Canadiens are not going to trade their only goaltender. What kind of braindead thinking is that?

 

[1909]

Romanov is a physical #5 that brings very little offense and Lehkonen is a super hard working, not so skilled winger 3rd liner that is very useful in the playoffs.

I'll take a 6'4'' 21 y/o talented C and a talented smooth skating (pre-ankles injury anyway) 20 y/o 6'2'' RHD anyday of the week before them, yes.

Last thing this team needs is a scary, big center, and an AHL level D man !

 

[Spring in Fialta]

The game is lost ... OK, but the worst of the night is Carey Price who gets $10.5M per year from the Habs to sit and do nothing, skips the Habs game and instead watches a Toronto team play basketball.

The might genuinely be the dumbest complaint that I have ever seen on this board and I can't understate how telling that is.

 

[Naslundforever]

I find he’s looking better this year. Not really good, but not bad enough to get upset about. One of many players who could be fine with a lot of good players around but who really doesn’t look good in the current mix. Hoffman is probably done as a useful player but he’s not terrible.

His hands and skating are still good, but I think he’s found a weird groove where he has tons of time when he gets the puck by playing as wide as the rink will allow him. Not setting a good pace for the rookies, I’m not concerned with stats or victories, really.