Post-Game Talk: Slaf! Cole! Datsy-slick Nick! Young guns offer wings to Habs fans and bury the Yotes.

[MarkovsKnee]

That's awesome!

 

[ahmedou]

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[The Real Guy Lafleur]

I know I'm gonna catch hell for this but I felt bad for Kassian after that fight.

Monteambault probably didn’t

 

[Supersonic]

Was coming to post something VERY similar lol
You can say what you want about the cap hit, nothing we can do about that now
Still cant pass too great lol
Not a PP guy

But man, healthy Gallagher over Injured gallagher us NIGHT and day (obviously) but still just wasnt expecting that stark of a difference in energy and effort
When he was coming down I said out loud just SHOOT it bud dont do anything fancy
It was a great shot and full credit to him
The deadwood is dead wood but at least we're getting something, anything from gallagher right now
And as a vet presence , he's doing it right too, not sulking about not being captain, content to be any kind of leader
And it looks like all the youth surrounding him may really energize him more

Anyway, definitely toning it down on him lol, for now

If he prevents us from getting a “Toronto loser” culture, he’s worth every penny.

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

Looking at 5v5 hockey we were allowed to go in deep right at the net almost, and some great shots were made back at the top corner slot. The Yotes were tied up in our end and couldn't get a clear shot

 

[Habs10Habs]

Depends on the kids ofcourse, Harris is 22 years old already and Xhekaj is 21...

That's obviously an important factor. From my experience though, most young people I know (my friends with young adult kids). Most of them can't do their own laundry or can't properly cook for themselves. A few of them I wouldn't be surprised if their Mom still cuts their meat for them. Growing up, my parents made sure that I knew how to do those types of things.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Être Andre tourigny j'aurais été en tabarnak après la première.

 

[26Mats]

Kovacevic with another solid low-event performance. Great job! Wideman must be sweating right about now...

Wideman overcomplicates things sometimes when he gets the puck in his own end, especially on retrieval. What could he a simple outlet pass ends up being a full 30 second shift in our zone.

 

[Jaaanosik]

What the heck are we going to do when our vet D start getting healthy. First out better damn well be Wideman.

Trade them to Panthers, they have health issues.

 

[rik schau]

Kovacevic with another solid low-event performance. Great job! Wideman must be sweating right about now...

Kovacevic has been more than kopacetic.lol.

 

[Jaaanosik]

lol agreed, they definitely have an awesome "bromance" going.


Yes that one, just before the goal. I remember thinking to myself. Who's the big forward...Oh shit that's Xhekaj lol

Does Xhekaj speak Czech?

 

[Habs10Habs]

Does Xhekaj speak Czech?

I honestly have no idea.

 

[Jaaanosik]

I know I'm gonna catch hell for this but I felt bad for Kassian after that fight.

Passing of the torch...

 

[OldCraig71]

There will probably be plenty of low points for our kids as they develop and gel as a team but games like the one last night certainly make watching hockey fun again. I really love Xhekaj and what he brings, my dad used to refer to John Ferguson as the policeman and I can see this kid playing the same role. I have always had a soft spot for the tougher players during my time as a habs fan.

 

[Runner77]

As I mentioned in the GDT, 4 of those players who were on the ice when Kassian levelled Monty, are no longer with the team(Petry, Poehling, Kulak and Dauphin). This is not a coincidence, as per Renaud Lavoie.

The 5th remaining spectator-player (Hoffman) is only still with the team cause Hughes has been unable to move him.

 

[Rapala]

Schueneman will be the first to go.

Damn I forgot about him in my attempt to jettison Wideman.

 

[The Real Timo]

As I mentioned in the GDT, 4 of those players who were on the ice when Kassian levelled Monty, are no longer with the team. This is not a coincidence, as per Renaud Lavoie.

The 5th remaining spectator-player (Hoffman) is only still with the team cause Hughes has been unable to move him.

The great purge.

 

[Rapala]

As I mentioned in the GDT, 4 of those players who were on the ice when Kassian levelled Monty, are no longer with the team. This is not a coincidence, as per Renaud Lavoie.

The 5th remaining spectator-player (Hoffman) is only still with the team cause Hughes has been unable to move him.

Really good quote in response to my Kassian quip in the GDT Buddy. It's nice to be right before the fact sometimes...

Who am I kidding? All the time.

Yep and then Kovacevic even if he has been good.

Actually runner has it right Schuneman and then Wideman. No way I don't keep Kovacevic over those two.

 

[The Real Timo]

Really good quote in response to my Kassian quip in the GDT Buddy. It's nice to be right before the fact sometimes...

Who am I kidding? All the time.


Actually runner has it right Schuneman and then Wideman. No way I don't keep Kovacevic over those two.

Kova has been pretty solid so far. I am pleasantly surprised.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Has his play along with Harris and Guhle made Edmunston expendable? so far,they deserve to stay in the line-up imo.

No, Edmundson on the right side is still better than both Wideman and Kovcevic. Matheson too, though not needed, if at worst the right side is patrolled by Savard, Edmundson and Harris.

Our three weakest D of the 7 plus 2 injured guys are Schu, Wideman and Kova. The six regulars are really fairly decent as a group, and the three young ones will only get better, while only Savard is past 30 (32).

Can add Dvorsky, Yager and Ritchie too.

Top 7 pick and i'm very happy. I think Habs are going to be better than bottom 3, but a top 7 pick will be a big W with the young great players we already have.

It's not impossible to get good players even past 7.

Suzuki was 13, Caufield was 15, Guhle 16.

There is no point stressing over a smaller consolation prize for sucking because in fact you suck less.

The draft system is designed for the "compensation" to only help partially.

And in the end, all teams have the same cap to work with, and smart cap management will help teams at all phases of their compete cycle.

If Hugo are good at evaluation and good at cap management, the team should start competing for playoff round wins within a couple of years at most.

 

[Rapala]

As a dad of two young adult sons, I agree. Giving two young men their own apartment with no supervision might be a good script for a Kevin Smith movie, but it's a recipe for disaster for hockey prospects.

Nothing to question about this managements decision making in terms of player Dev. It's been spot on so far.

 

[The Real Timo]

As I mentioned in the GDT, 4 of those players who were on the ice when Kassian levelled Monty, are no longer with the team. This is not a coincidence, as per Renaud Lavoie.

The 5th remaining spectator-player (Hoffman) is only still with the team cause Hughes has been unable to move him.

So from the clip I only caught Petry and Poehling... and you say Hoff. Who are the other 2 that were on the ice?

 

[MasterD]

How do you insert a gif? I wanna be part of it! When I copy paste it shows me just a normal picture...

This game was full of gifs content!

Had to download it to my pc and then drag and drop it into the picture upload place on the forums… url never worked

 

[Rapala]

I would call it Caufieldian as this is something Cole does often. Trail the goalie to his offside to open-up the opposite corner. Cole does it both from close or afar. Saw him do that a few times last season.

Yup. It was brought up last year when Nick scored using exactly the same move on a penalty shot. He learned that move from Caufield.

 

[Rapala]

Anyone has a video of fans cheering and chanting Slaf's name after his goal? Couldn't find anything

I don't know how it sounded on television but the ovation lasted from the moment he scored to just past the scoring announcement. One of those non stop affairs Habs fans are noted for. It was Great.