Post-Game Talk: KK and the Canes put up 6 and a shared HOF banner for Cam Ward. Habs lose.

[HuGo Sham]

You missed the Chris Wideman show.

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[dinodebino]

To be fair, Arber is not there and is being missed.

He is, but we knew that. At least they have to play Wideman now! Woohoo!

 

[Rapala]

Canes really hated that much? I get that they are Jerks that's the brand they want to go with but they do not provoke much of an emotional response from me.

My hate is for the Bruins, my derision is for the Leafs & the Sens are still, to quote Mike Boone, 'what a jive-ass franchise'.

I keep it within the Division I guess.

Bolts are more jerky than the Jerks I think.

I hate them all.

 

[Tyson]

Why has no one brought this up when Hughes gave pressers?

Xhekaj I believe brought a level of toughness that helped disguise this. Just speculating.
I hope they don't ruin Xhekaj because he is not a goon but has to play like one.

 

[Runner77]

Too late into the season. Plus, why the urgency this season?

It’s not a time-specific question but as a general roster-building approach. Where does he see it fitting and how much does he value it, type of questioning.

 

[A55P2]

For what it's worth I liked the Cam Ward ceremony. The year he went and basically won a cup for them was insane. Among some of the greatest hockey story of the last 20 years.

 

[Runner77]

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Wideman was on the ice for 4 of the Surgers’ goals. A Walmart greeter par excellence!

 

[Tyson]

It’s not a time-specific question but as a general roster-building approach. Where does he see it fitting and how much does he value it, type of questioning.

Gorton and Hughes did say they wanted to get bigger. Mesar will help

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Now all of a sudden were soft and small lol.

lol, let's go back 1o years and build our team like the Kings!!

 

[Rapala]

He is, but we knew that. At least they have to play Wideman now! Woohoo!

I was marvelling at how exposed that right side was when he was out there...
Shift after shift. At one point he got knocked over by two players in the ozone in a position he had no business being in like he was on a forecheck. It was hilarious.

 

[Tyson]

RHP and Gallagher likely won't be on our team in the long run, you can still draft a bigger guy and they probably will.

That leaves us with Caufield, Farrel, Mesar and Roy assuming the latter 3 make it. It's not pretty but you'll need to insulate them big time.

You can't have 4 smallish players like this in your top 9.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Wideman was in the ice on 4 of the Surgers’ goals. A Walmart greeter par excellence.

I was thinking more of a Costco employee when you leave, we can give him a magic sharpie to scratch bills

 

[Tyson]

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[The Real Timo]

Gorton and Hughes did say they wanted to get bigger. Mesar will help

Bigger is not enough... Kovacevic is big - he is just another Peter Popovic out there. Anderson is plenty big. So are Hoff and Dvorak. Habs need a bunch of mean nasty mofos in the lineup.

 

[Miller Time]

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And good for the tank

 

[Rapala]

It’s not a time-specific question but as a general roster-building approach. Where does he see it fitting and how much does he value it, type of questioning.

There have been a couple of occasions this year when POS hits on our players were not answered. I can't remember one time when the shoe was on the other foot that the player in question didn't have to answer the bell. This will always upset me.

 

[Tyson]

Bigger is not enough... Kovacevic is big - he is just another Peter Popovic out there. Anderson is plenty big. So are Hoff and Dvorak. Habs need a bunch of mean nasty mofos in the lineup.

Agreed we need Marcus Foligno types, at least one.
Anderson could be that guy but is unwilling.
Hughes is in a spot with Anderson. On one hand he sees a brute that can skate, score and fight but isn't willing to play the style that landed him that contract.
Habs need to be unpleasant to play against.

 

[Habs13]

If we're going to run with a lot if young kids, which we are, we need somebody to protect them. Xhekaj is one. Need somebody big and nasty that play on the 3rd line, and somebodybto play with Pezz on the 4th that's also.big, nasty and slightly crazy too.

Agreed we need Marcus Foligno types, at least one.
Anderson could be that guy but is unwilling.
Hughes is in a spot with Anderson. On one hand he sees a brute that can skate, score and fight but isn't willing to play the style that landed him that contract.
Habs need to be unpleasant to play against.

You know what? I bet if we had a few guys that played like that, Anderson would too. He's alone to do it with Xhekaj. THAT has always been the problem. One guy isn't enough... that one guy will become a target real quick.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Gotta find some toughness.

Literally zero right now without Jackeye. Pez is more a shit disturber.

My Little Pony wont cut it

Little pony or not, he had more scoring chances than the rest of the team combined.

 

[Runner77]

Agreed we need Marcus Foligno types, at least one.
Anderson could be that guy but is unwilling.
Hughes is in a spot with Anderson. On one hand he sees a brute that can skate, score and fight but isn't willing to play the style that landed him that contract.
Habs need to be unpleasant to play against.

Good point about Anderson. He owns those desired tools but is unwilling to use them regularly except in the playoffs where he seems to play on a higher gear.

 

[Rapala]

Little pony or not, he had more scoring chances than the rest of the team combined.

...and missed every one of them. But I do get your point. Anderson was never the guy to police anything IMO.

 

[Tyson]

If we're going to run with a lot if young kids, which we are, we need somebody to protect them. Xhekaj is one. Need somebody big and nasty that play on the 3rd line, and somebodybto play with Pezz on the 4th that's also.big, nasty and slightly crazy too.


You know what? I bet if we had a few guys that played like that, Anderson would too. He's alone to do it with Xhekaj. THAT has always been the problem. One guy isn't enough... that one guy will become a target real quick.

Target or no target he was signed to play a certain style. He on occasion needs to impose his will. He is not a goon but he is expected to keep other teams honest. Edmundson and Anderson watched Xhekaj fight 10 times and didn't help him.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I was thinking more of a Costco employee when you leave, we can give him a magic sharpie to scratch bills

I read that as scratch balls.

 

[Miller Time]

You can't have 4 smallish players like this in your top 9.

Meh...
Look at the lightning cup teams.
6-7 smallish guys (6' or less, under 200) in their top 9.

If CC, Suzuki, Farrell, Roy & Mesar are all playing at/near their potential, no issue with the size question imo, especially if Dach/Slaf become top 6 locks.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Target or no target he was signed to play a certain style. He on occasion needs to impose his will. He is not a goon but he is expected to keep other teams honest. Edmundson and Anderson watched Xhekaj fight 10 times and didn't help him.

Need to sign Jackeyes brother Florian. He can fight too.