Post-Game Talk: Lightning Strikes! Habs lose 4-1 to Tampa.

[Zorba]

Drouin is such a huge disappointment, you would think there would be some fire in his game facing his old team. Floating all night and then ices the game for the bolts. If I see him curl off and turn back to make a lazy saucer pass one more time, I am gonna break my tv

Good news is Best Buy is having a sale

 

[Rapala]

He has to be a difference maker. Yes money has everything to do with it

Then give him a D like Tampa who know how to box out forwards.

 

[lo striver]

this team lucks talent and depth. but hey, they try hard.

 

[De Montreal]

It was predictable. TB is on a whole other level. Their window is wide open and would go through a team like the Habs in 4 games in a playoff series.

Still, before the BOS-DAL-WSH-TBL I said I would celebrate a ,500 like it was a Stanley Cup, so I really cant complain. Team is playing well. Now they need to keep doing this and gather points against weaker teams: NYI, NYR, BUF, VGK, EDM, CGY and VAN in the next two weeks. That's an easy schedule, even if on the road.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

TB is a contender. We are not. That showed tonight.

Montreal's start means our players will have trade value - even Benn.

Petry, Benn and Shaw are the 3 must moves.

Deslauriers should be waived.

I like Hudon, but.....

Montreal desperately needs scorers up front, and better offense from the D. There is a long way to go, but we have some good pieces too.

 

[OnTheRun]

Drouin most used forward (19:41) tonight, Bolts players included.

 

[Habs Icing]

Price was bad. Deslauriers doesn't belong in the NHL

After tonight's game the same argument can be made for The Golden Boy. Most players would want to show their former team that they made a mistake, especially with Drouin walking out on Tampa Bay. But no he delivers a stinker of a game. I'll never understand people who claim he has all the tools. If he does he forgets to bring them to work more often than not.

 

[OldCraig71]

I would give Drouin a seat in the press box for a couple because he is a middle of the pack player that thinks he is a star but he clearly is not. He deserves some form of a wake up call.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

It was predictable. TB is on a whole other level. Their window is wide open and would go through a team like the Habs in 4 games in a playoff series.

Still, before the BOS-DAL-WSH-TBL I said I would celebrate a ,500 like it was a Stanley Cup, so I really cant complain. Team is playing well. Now they need to keep doing this and gather points against weaker teams: NYI, NYR, BUF, VGK, EDM, CGY and VAN in the next two weeks. That's an easy schedule, even if on the road.

Edmonton and Buffalo are no longer easy. NYR are the only "soft" game on that list.

 

[Zorba]

Then give him a D like Tampa who know how to box out forwards.

Oh cmon man
So the most expensive goalie in NHL history needs a stacked D???
Plus we couldn’t afford the lightning d. Price is eating all the money
It’s a f***ing joke

 

[Rapala]

Tomorrow there will be those that say that the negative fans were out in full force after a bad loss. The same people also tend to think that Bergevin has done a great job.

I've said all along we can't keep losing these divisional match ups. Not going anywhere if you can't beat the teams in your own division. I do expect to lose to Tampa all year long but we can't afford to lose to Ottawa and Buffalo...

 

[Habs Icing]

Drouin most used forward (19:41) tonight, Bolts players included.

You gotta be joking?

 

[OldCraig71]

After tonight's game the same argument can be made for The Golden Boy. Most players would want to show their former team that they made a mistake, especially with Drouin walking out on Tampa Bay. But no he delivers a stinker of a game. I'll never understand people who claim he has all the tools. If he does he forgets to bring them to work more often than not.

Drouin is a roofer that is lacking a ladder.

 

[ahmedou]

Well Deserved

 

[PKWeber]

Kirby Dach needs to be a Hab

 

[Rapala]

Oh cmon man
So the most expensive goalie in NHL history needs a stacked D???
Plus we couldn’t afford the lightning d. Price is eating all the money
It’s a ****ing joke

I don't disagree it's a Bobby Luongo situation.

 

[Runner77]

this team lucks talent and depth. but hey, they try hard.

What happened to your Geoff avatar? Probably more interesting to find that out than to discuss this game.

 

[26Mats]

I'm not understanding why Petry refuses to hit the net on the pp, nor why Armia is on the first unit and Shaw is on the 2nd unit. Put Lehkonen in front of the net on the 2nd unit, and Tatar back on the 1st. And Kotkaniemi needs to be in Galchenyuk's office on the 2nd unit, if not the first.

 

[Rapala]

and the caps game was an illustration of how close we really are
dumb logic

Pshaw... The Caps were Loosey Goosey and will certainly be much better going forward.
We won't.

 

[OnTheRun]

You gotta be joking?

Sadly, I am not.

Most used forward for the Bolts was Gourde @18:42 and 2nd most used forward for the Habs was Danault @17:24.

 

[Canadienna]

I thought the game wasn't as far off as the score made it seem.

The bad Deslaurier penalty that lead to the 1-1 goal just broke our momentum completely for the first. Then we had a good second and got robbed of a few from Vas, couldn't put one away. Then basically gave up after Stammer scored to make it 3-1 in the first minute of the third.

If Price had made an extra save maybe, or if that penalty on D-lo doesn't get called, we could be looking at a different game. They controlled play for extended stretches against one of the best teams, but still got outplayed. Slightly.

Edit: I also thought Drouin got worse as the game went on, he was noticeable in the first (in a good way)

 

[Habs Icing]

Drouin is a roofer that is lacking a ladder.

A plumber lacking his wrench.
A carpenter lacking his hammer.
A cop lacking his donut.
A stripper missing her g-string.....wait, I think I got that wrong.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Pshaw... The Caps were Loosey Goosey and will certainly be much better going forward.
We won't.

Holtby literally gave us the game.

 

[Rapala]

Edmonton and Buffalo are no longer easy. NYR are the only "soft" game on that list.

And we know how well we usually play on that West Coast swing.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

And we know how well we usually play on that West Coast swing.

Yeah, we usually get our asses kicked. Even Vancouver is playing well and that Pettersson kid might just kick our ass all by himself nevermind McDavid.