Post-Game Talk: Habs win in anime town with Zero Two and Kermit in attendance.

[angusyoung]

Good solid win but Habs need to break up that Suzuki line,ca marche pas! Try switching KK in that role.

Make a package and go get an excellent RD. Come on MB,you know you have to!

 

[angusyoung]

So, we are 8-3-5 under the new coach? 21 out of 32 pts
The team has responded to DD vs Clod...

Who doesn't respond to double D's?

 

[angusyoung]

Only in Montreal eh...
Frustrating..................the team is only as good as it's weakest link...
Waiting for the ya but he is getting a ton of assists gang to appear.

Yay! thought he was suppose to score,package him!

 

[sandysan]

Drouin is not losing anything, he will continue to get top-line minutes and be put in every possible position to succeed and it won't matter how bad he is in just about every aspect of an NHL game.

so you noticed it too ?

 

[sandysan]

I lke evans a lot but he cannot finish goal chances in the NHL. It's bye bye.

this does not bode well for one jonathan drouin

 

[sandysan]

I mean he does have 21pts.....it’s not catastrophic by any means lol

But 2 goals is a little sad.....the guy should be potting 18-24 goals a year to go along with 50+ assists.....alas

yes and lots of those assists were when sukuzi and anderson we lighting it up and he was ( surprise surprise) doing nothing but parasitizing his linemates by racking up the secondary assists for touch a puck and letting his teamates do all of the rest of the work.

and when you bring this up, the apologists will bray how he's trying so hard this year and that he's been good defensively.

you know, lies.

 

[tazsub3]

So, we are 8-3-5 under the new coach? 21 out of 32 pts
The team has responded to DD vs Clod...

How can they not, we replace a fraude dino by a top young mind.
I said it before , during change and after change

 

[Ozmodiar]

The Drouin criticisms seem harsh. He’s hustling, engaged in the play, not simply a passenger on his line.

The trouble i see with him is that, offensively, he’s always ad-libbing. Going off script. It’s hard to be on the same page as skilled linemates when you aren’t following the script. Just watch ... Staal will come in and, right away, show some chemistry with a skilled line mate. They’ll know how to feed off each other. JD doesn’t have those instincts.

I’d like to see JD used on a line that’s lacking talent. An infusion of skill on a line that keeps things simple. Perhaps he could elevate their game in the offensive zone in a way he doesn’t on the top line.

 

[peate]

Who doesn't respond to double D's?

Dude, you really need to get some.

 

[Palaxos]

Good solid win but Habs need to break up that Suzuki line,ca marche pas! Try switching KK in that role.

Make a package and go get an excellent RD. Come on MB,you know you have to!

I would just sit him a few games when staal gets here. He's young, he'll bounce back, not an issue.

 

[beowulf]

I tell ya Byron and Evans looked like guys that didn't want to be out of the lineup.

 

[BLONG7]

The Drouin criticisms seem harsh. He’s hustling, engaged in the play, not simply a passenger on his line.

The trouble i see with him is that, offensively, he’s always ad-libbing. Going off script. It’s hard to be on the same page as skilled linemates when you aren’t following the script. Just watch ... Staal will come in and, right away, show some chemistry with a skilled line mate. They’ll know how to feed off each other. JD doesn’t have those instincts.

I’d like to see JD used on a line that’s lacking talent. An infusion of skill on a line that keeps things simple. Perhaps he could elevate their game in the offensive zone in a way he doesn’t on the top line.

That would be the 4th line?
If not there, the press box is fine with me.

 

[McGees]

The amount of games coming up, I think everyone should take a seat now and then. Play 3 out of 4 games per week. We have the depth to do it and unless CGY or VAN go on incredible runs, we are near a lock for playoffs.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Drouin doesn't fit anywhere.. he's not nearly dialed in enough offensively as far as zone entries to be the primary puck carrier.. he isn't a threat to score, so he's one dimensional offensively.. and his defense is so bad that you can't use him a lot of places.. like you can't put Drouin with KK and Caufield because the line would cause KK to have to do all the defensive heavy lifting and put stress on Caufield to play more defensively to make up for Drouin.

 

[OldCraig71]

so you noticed it too ?

You must have had me on your ignore list man.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Those hating on Drouin need to give their heads a shake.

 

[CHfan1]

I tell ya Byron and Evans looked like guys that didn't want to be out of the lineup.

 

[BLONG7]

Those hating on Drouin need to give their heads a shake.

Maybe it's you? lol
All jokes aside, please watch him, actually watch him, and not the play or the puck but watch the player.
You will be unpleasantly surprised.
He has not been good, I have encountered butter in July that isn't that soft.

 

[OldCraig71]

Those hating on Drouin need to give their heads a shake.

Hate is only used when people are critical of francophone players, ever notice that? It always seems to find it's way into a thread when an underperforming French player gets criticized, shocker!!!

 

[Adriatic]

Maybe it's you? lol
All jokes aside, please watch him, actually watch him, and not the play or the puck but watch the player.
You will be unpleasantly surprised.
He has not been good, I have encountered butter in July that isn't that soft.

It's crazy when you look at him closely he's the only player in the lineup that's not pushing in the same direction as the rest. He may be pushing, but it's pretty much useless since he's on a different page than his linemates. Not enough to work hard, you gotta work smart too. You can see all lines have set plays how to attack and play in the attacking zone and he comes on and it's make it up as we go along. He needs to be off that line so Suzuki and Anderson can get to business.

 

[Unclewhalebone]

Drouin is not losing anything, he will continue to get top-line minutes and be put in every possible position to succeed and it won't matter how bad he is in just about every aspect of an NHL game.

Drouin's spot is where I think Staal should go. He could take some draws on that line and help them get possession a bit more often. Id actually like to see Staal-Suzuki-Toffoli when healthy.

I just don't see Drouin playing winning hockey against tough competition.

 

[OldCraig71]

Drouin's spot is where I think Staal should go. He could take some draws on that line and help them get possession a bit more often. Id actually like to see Staal-Suzuki-Toffoli when healthy.

I just don't see Drouin playing winning hockey against tough competition.

This team could beat Buffalo for the worst losing streak of the season and Drouin's spot is still safe.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Maybe it's you? lol
All jokes aside, please watch him, actually watch him, and not the play or the puck but watch the player.
You will be unpleasantly surprised.
He has not been good, I have encountered butter in July that isn't that soft.

He's been meh the last 2 games, but was playing much better before the covid break.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Drouin's spot is where I think Staal should go. He could take some draws on that line and help them get possession a bit more often. Id actually like to see Staal-Suzuki-Toffoli when healthy.

I just don't see Drouin playing winning hockey against tough competition.

Just where do you put him

His defense is so bad and the only thing he can do is pass and most of his production is secondary assists.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

One player id love the Habs to get their hands on is Forsberg. Drouin, Guhle, Ylonen, and a 2nd would probably be the asking price though. Drouin just can't hack it