Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to the Wild. ZzzzZz

[HabzSauce]

Goodbye .500 record, may we not see you again this season.

Good riddance

 

[Garnet76]

This Habs team only effective in a run & gun open game - completely ineffective against clog the neutral zone & force corner / board battles strategy.

Doesn't seem to be any structure in the D zone. They finally get the puck back and there isn't an outlet pass available, so it's a 30 ft pass attempt, or it's off the glass or flipped to center ice. I thought the focus suppose to be puck possession? No?

 

[Kennerback]

The Five-Star human being Mike Matheson can’t make his debut soon enough.

I hope Matheson can score goals.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

What's your take on showcasing? Is that really a thing, with the vast abundance of video for every NHL game?

Hoffman on the PP has to be to facilitate the use of shot which is the only tool he has. He used to have another tool, it was the psycho who passed for his girlfriend but that's for another forum.

I dont buy the showcasing argument

Teams have a long history of video and first hand live experience on guys like Hoffman, Gallagher, Dadnov, etc. There are lots of dumb GMs but Hoffman for example was universally passed over by every other team and he resorted to signing in MTL, says a lot

Showcasing i think you see when players are coming back from injury mainly

 

[Tetragrammaton]

Fantilli is also a good prize

He’s going #2 it’s gonna be a hard one.

Michkov would also be amazing.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

back in the Fantili sweepstakes, bring on the 6'2" Italian stallion

Fantilli is the real prize of the next draft.

That was a rough game to watch

It was the first game where we saw our young defence have trouble with the cycle. It will happen again when we play strong opponents.

 

[Runner77]

Fantilli is the real prize of the next draft.


It was the first game where we saw our young defence have trouble with the cycle. It will happen sgain when we play strong opponents.

Ahead of Bedard? If so, we don't need to win the first overall.

I believe our HF draft posters are saying we will do well within the top 5, in terms of an assured NHL premium player.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

When we look back, in 5 years, when we have put together a bonafide Stanley Cup contender,
we will thank Mike Hoffman for being an absolute steaming pile of dog feces. That time is not now. But it will come. Nobody that isn’t named Bergevin or Timmons, will have contributed more to our tank years.

 

[HabzSauce]

Still MSL is the coach.

What a horrible decision.

bad coaching

I wouldn't be surprised if Hugo is telling MSL to give the vets ice time whenever he can.

Not a good look for trade value when you are always being benched in favour of ROOKIES on a dog shit team. He needs to trade these guys so unfortunately they need to play, as annoying as that is.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Ahead of Bedard? If so, we don't need to win the first overall.

I believe our HF draft posters are saying we will do well within the top 5, in terms of an assured NHL premium player.

I think after the WJC there will be new consensus first overall.

 

[the]

MSL should just dress up and play hockey again. He can’t be worst than Hoffman, Gallagher, Dadonov etc…

 

[HabzSauce]

Pretty much everyone was meh to terrible tonight. They couldn't handle the puck and made terrible decisions.

Not that others were any better, but I thought Suzuki played a terrible game. His passes were all over the place and couldn't connect anything. He looked Savard-slow as well. Honestly, whole team looked hungover.

Maybe they were hungover. Price was is town I wonder if they partied all night haha.

Savard was our only good player. And allen

It’s really unreal how irrelevant Dvorak, Drouin and Dadonov. Usually Hoffman right in there too but in actually don’t think he was too bad tonight.

I honestly don’t think I’ve seen Dvorak in 7 games. Seriously….I actually can’t remember seeing him

Just wait till armia comes back. Power of friendship maybe they all turn it around together

 

[MasterD]

I think Hoffman might be a buyout candidate this summer... if he stays at that level of play.

He’s such a disgrace he doesn’t deserve a buyout. Send him to the AHL then to their press box. At least he won’t affect our cap longer.

 

[zzoo]

I find that Hoffman is one of the best players tonight.

 

[JianYang]

Just caught the 3rd period. I thought they had some good chance to tie it.

Narrative here is quite different so I guess the first two periods were something different.

 

[Tyson]

I find that Hoffman is one of the best players tonight.

Over 3,000 posts and 84 likes. With posts like this I see why

 

[NewEraGM]

See my notes on panthers in the out of town thread. They are stinking. Just had 5 PP in a row in the second period against hawks including a 5 on 3 and did not score Lol. Barkov has 0 goals in 6 games. Reinhart on his line has 1 point in 6 games. He had 82 points last year. Ekblad hurt again. If this continues another month They could miss.

I mean they are off to a good start of the season. But yes, it’s by no means a guarantee they make the playoffs. It’s a tough division and that defense even with ekblad is weak

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

He’s such a disgrace he doesn’t deserve a buyout. Send him to the AHL then to their press box. At least he won’t affect our cap longer.

I'd just ride it out another year. He's really valuable depending on your perspective of what the teams goal ought to be. I agree that buying him out isn't worth it. Knowing the NHL GMs, one will be stupid enough to throw a 2nd/3rd Rd pick for him during the 2024 TDL for a 50% retained Hoffman

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

Solid L for the tank. I don't mind winning entertaining games this year but no points for snooze fests like tonight please. I was a bit worried one of our undesirable plugs would tie at the end, glad it didn't happen.

Am I a bad person for being happy when Hoffman didn't score on his half-ass PS attempt? I just can't cheer for this guy, sorry.

 

[bsl]

Jeez, about 8" of his height is made up of neck length.

 

[Tyson]

I thought Dadonov was a decent offensive player....

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Over 3,000 posts and 84 likes. With posts like this I see why

There were a few players tonight who were less effective than Hoffman. I would hope that once Matheson returns, Wideman never sees the ice on the power play and all non-power play situations.

 

[sansabri]

Harris with 25+ minutes. hot damn

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Just caught the 3rd period. I thought they had some good chance to tie it.

Narrative here is quite different so I guess the first two periods were something different.

First 10 minutes in 3rd they did. Took the game to Wild, but couldn't score. Last 10 minutes Minnesota dropped back into a heavy trap, which Montreal couldn't really break through.

PP continues to be an embarrassment.

It was a really bad game by Wideman.

 

[MilesNewton]

that's what you get for dressing stupid Pitlick and no Pez, I'm glad they lost. Idiots. Nice PP

Team Pez is back at this point give him a shot,