Speculation: So after Galchenyuk, who is the next skilled scapegoat?

[vokiel]

Drouinov

 

[Be a Hab]

Also Alzner. If he has a bad start to the season things could get ugly for him.

 

[Guess]

Price
Pacioretty
Alzner
Drouin

Not necessarily in that order.
Don't see Scherbak as a scapegoat, he's not relied on yet

 

[Roke]

Jeff Petry.

Fortunately he'll be used to it because of his time in Edmonton.

 

[habsfan909]

But those were not traded for a russian player. Blaming Drouin would be admitting that trading a russian away was a bad move and no way, absolutely no way, the media does that. Drouin will remain blameless and people will keep saying it was a good trade no matter what happens.

No matter what happens, people will always just use the excuse of Sergachev having success because he's on a great team and with us he would be less successful than even Drouin.

 

[dinodebino]

Desharnais???
Latendresse?

No way

Desharnais, a ton.

 

[LaP]

No matter what happens, people will always just use the excuse of Sergachev having success because he's on a great team and with us he would be less successful than even Drouin.

That too. But i will be surprised if Drouin gets a lot of heat. I mean last year he was genuinely worse than AG and AG got all the criticisms from the media.

 

[admiralcadillac]

That too. But i will be surprised if Drouin gets a lot of heat. I mean last year he was genuinely worse than AG and AG got all the criticisms from the media.

That's not true but okay

 

[LaP]

That's not true but okay

What is not true?

 

[habsgirl5000]

Price after he craps the bed again this season

 

[HabsForHire]

I dont get everyone saying sherby he hasn't had eenough exposer and not even 100% making the team. its drouin all the way. If he struggles hes the next galchy

 

[LaP]

Price after he craps the bed again this season

He's definitely the perfect candidate if he ***** again.

 

[Le compétiteur]

Not if he scores goals at a good clip. We all would forgive him.

Patch usually have a slow start, he's season seem to start only in december

I'm not looking at last season it was just a bad year. But season 2016-2017, Habs played 23 games in october and november, Patch had 5 goals after 23 games and 35 after 82 games, that season was not à exception, Patch always start slow.

You think fans will be happy if he's at 5 goals after 23 games?

 

[habsfan909]

That too. But i will be surprised if Drouin gets a lot of heat. I mean last year he was genuinely worse than AG and AG got all the criticisms from the media.

Drouin won't get heat for a while... if ever. There will always be more excuses. I get he played out of position but I don't care if he was put on D, it doesn't excuse the half arsed effort her gave. Other than the odd dangle, he didn't play all out.
Of course.... of course.... it's the team's fault, not his.

 

[yianik]

To be a scape goat the guy has to be an important piece, so no to Scherbak.

I think if Price doesn't rebound he has the bullseye on him. " If the team is not confident in its goaltending then it can't play its game. "

Patches even if he is traded. " I can't get into details or reveal names but I had a trade on the table that would have changed the team this year into a playoff team and it was a win win win kind of trade , but one guy killed it because of his ego I think. "

Galchenyuk. Just because. " I can't say names but in ability we had a 1C, but not the work ethic or Attitoooooode. "

 

[Michelangelo]

Price
Pacioretty
Alzner
Drouin

Not necessarily in that order.
Don't see Scherbak as a scapegoat, he's not relied on yet

OP asked for skilled scapegoat

 

[Mrb1p]

Price for sure, it already as started.

Weber too.

 

[sandysan]

It's not true that French Canadians are always forgiven by the media and local population.

Brisebois, Latendresse, and Desharnais all faced significant local criticism.

Dehairnais faced criticism? As he kept playing with Max on his wing on the first line?

How he withstood that level of criticism is beyond me.

 

[groovejuice]

Price for sure, it already as started.

Weber too.

Bergevin's skill aversion is not a peculiarity known only to Habs fans. It's ******* common knowledge around the league.

No one should be surprised that Tavares wouldn't even speak to Bergevin and Stastny wanted nothing to do with us.

The Habs aren't just falling. Bergevin has brought them to terminal velocity.

 

[sandysan]

If Price has a so-so start to the season, he's gonna be the one on the hot seat in the local media.

If the local media thinks that a goalie on a team with porous defense who can't score is the problem, they might want to look for other work.

The Habs might have 99 problems, price ain't one.

 

[sandysan]

Also Alzner. If he has a bad start to the season things could get ugly for him.

He's gonna rest all summer and come back like Chara, don't you keep up?

 

[Sorinth]

My guess is whoever plays wing with Drouin. Some in the media (And I think we all know who) will try blaming Drouin's wingers for why Drouin himself struggles, which in turn will create a lot of hate towards Drouin.

We already saw it last season with Pacioretty, granted Patches didn't help his own cause and there were plenty of people who've been waiting to bash him for several years. But his lack of chemistry with Drouin sealed the deal.

If Drouin's puts enough of it together to become productive (And he legitimately might) then the scapegoat will be Price.

 

[benthepr0p]

I wouldn't rule out Gallagher if he can't match last year's production. This is the media we're talking about not MT or the fans.

 

[Be a Hab]

He's gonna rest all summer and come back like Chara, don't you keep up?

Yeah, whatever you say MB... Man that guy is delusional or he takes us for idiots.

 

[Seb]

2 pages and no one said Spacek yet? You're disappointing me, HF.