Leafs 2 - 1 Habs

[HuGo Sham]

Team definitely needs to get their legs under them.

Yes, it wasn't a pretty game, but they definitely need some time and even though in 48 games that isn't ideal, that's what it's going to take.

Again, I think that once they get their legs (especially the top line), things will go a lot smoother.

we need another top 6 winger with size and desperately need some size and toughness on D

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Don't agree about Chucky, AT ALL. Eller was PUTRID until the last 2 shifts of the game. Was a non-factor through 2 periods. I liked Prust a lot.

Eller wasn't that bad. Probably should drop him to the "The Bad" though. Gally wasn't good at wing but he was better than Pacioretty and Cole. Not that that's saying much.

 

[deandebean]

anyone watch philly/pitt and boston/NYR today?
i like the bottom 6 grit but DD, plekanecs and our ENTIRE d corps is going to get run out of those buildings.

I watched Philly-pitt and Hens-Jets. Both games lacked mucho execution.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Pathetic hockey game. Embarrassing that the nation was submitted to this.

As you probably know, I've been very skeptical about this team's chances to compete this year for various reasons (too many guys who haven't played since last April, too many fragile players playing a schedule that will be crazy, coaching staff that seems questionable trying to change everything, lack of depth, etc). And this was before the Subban nonsense and Bouillon suddenly being nominated as our #2 defenceman.

Tonight succeeded in lowering my already low expectations. This will be a loooong short season.

A playoff team would have wiped the floor with us.

 

[TennisMenace]

Good luck the rest of the year guys. Good game!

Lol. What part?

 

[Lshap]

Eller was very good on faceoffs. A good sign.

 

[gusfring]

I liked Eller out there tonight. He looks more poised with the puck this year.

This team has great depth.

This is a joke right?

 

[rockjngo]

Markov looks really slow. I think at this stage he's a #3 dman.
I think Karbele is finished.
Poor Gorges, he's really a 5-6th dman but being played like a top 3 which he isn't.
I think our defense is very weak.

1-PK Subban
2-? (Seth Jones)?
3-Markov
4-Emelin
5-Gorges
6-Boullion/Diaz

Basically we played without a #1 and 2 defenseman.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

man, if our first line takes an unexpected nose dive, we are ****ed. I know it's just the first game, but still

 

[Andy]

Diaz, Bourque and Kaberle played good.

I guarentee if Emelin wasn't able to hit people would want his ass on the bench. He played pretty awful.

Cole mailed it in.

Galchenyuk didn't look out of place.

WHY THE **** IS BOULLION PLAYING SO MUCH? Seriously. What the hell is that?

 

[Natey]

I still can't believe Bouillon got 22:20 TOI. Like I feel like I'm having a nightmare.

 

[deandebean]

Eller wasn't that bad. Probably should drop him to the "The Bad" though. Gally wasn't good at wing but he was better than Pacioretty and Cole. Not that that's saying much.

Cole and Patches looked gassed from the 2nd period on. It was obvious. They are in pre-season mode for sure.

 

[bib]

The NHL right now is not at NHL level.

That sounds about right.

 

[yakfish]

Again....poor Leafs fans. Can they really think they have a good team? Wait till they play a real one.

I can't argue with either. We may have won tonight but Scrivens scared the crap of me as a leafs fan.

 

[VAN-HAB]

Emelin was great.

best player on the ice.

 

[Nashy]

Pathetic hockey game. Embarrassing that the nation was submitted to this.

As you probably know, I've been very skeptical about this team's chances to compete this year for various reasons (too many guys who haven't played since last April, too many fragile players playing a schedule that will be crazy, coaching staff that seems questionable trying to change everything, lack of depth, etc). And this was before the Subban nonsense and Bouillon suddenly being nominated as our #2 defenceman.

Tonight succeeded in lowering my already low expectations. This will be a loooong short season.

A playoff team would have wiped the floor with us.

Unfortunately, I agree with your assessment.

 

[ROEN]

habs are making this so-called experts look like actual experts.

This is now my facebook status

 

[donghabs98]

Emelin was great.

Agreed he has improved big time over last season . He threw a hit at anything that moved

 

[Et le But]

Good:
Markov
Price
Diaz
Bourque
Emelin
Prust

Okay:
Galchenyuk
Plekanec
Eller
White
Kaberle

Bad:
Gionta
Armstrong
Desharnais

Horrible:
Pacioretty
Cole
Boullion

 

[68*]

I want Blunden.

 

[No More Subban]

our 1st line really was disappointing. Probaby the worst game ive seen from them.

 

[zx81]

Gionta saved the organization from "we want PK" chants that's for sure.

 

[TennisMenace]

we need another top 6 winger with size and desperately need some size and toughness on D

Same old story for past 10 years.

 

[donghabs98]

Diaz, Bourque and Kaberle played good.

I guarentee if Emelin wasn't able to hit people would want his ass on the bench. He played pretty awful.

Cole mailed it in.

Galchenyuk didn't look out of place.

WHY THE **** IS BOULLION PLAYING SO MUCH? Seriously. What the hell is that?

It's the new Darche

 

[deandebean]

Pathetic hockey game. Embarrassing that the nation was submitted to this.

As you probably know, I've been very skeptical about this team's chances to compete this year for various reasons (too many guys who haven't played since last April, too many fragile players playing a schedule that will be crazy, coaching staff that seems questionable trying to change everything, lack of depth, etc). And this was before the Subban nonsense and Bouillon suddenly being nominated as our #2 defenceman.

Tonight succeeded in lowering my already low expectations. This will be a loooong short season.

A playoff team would have wiped the floor with us.

Marc, I think you should just relax a bit. ALLLLLLLL teams looked warped today. Heck, did you see parts of the LA game? They had intensity, ALLL of them (well, maybe not the Jets). But they ALLLLL lacked execution. Normal.