Tied for 5th in the NHL

[PunkinDrublic*]

Montreal is tied for 5th for goals against.
Offense is the problem not the defense.
We need a goal scorer.

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[PricerStopDaPuck]

Was anybody stating that wasn't the issue? That's obviously the problem, and it will continue to be a problem until we get a legit top 6

 

[Ezpz]

Well ****. We have three fourth lines. Of course we need offense.

 

[Smokey Thompson]

We are a grinding team

 

[Connor McJesus]

Pacioretty-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
xxxx-Pleks (still has a few good years left)-xxxx

rest has to be built from scratch.

 

[OldCraig71]

Correction, we are a character filled grinding team.

 

[Scintillating10]

Montreal is tied for 5th for goals against.
Offense is the problem not the defense.
We need a goal scorer.

Price is reason for that

 

[PunkinDrublic*]

Was anybody stating that wasn't the issue? That's obviously the problem, and it will continue to be a problem until we get a legit top 6

Quoted from Mr Hab in another thread ! So to answer your question, yep.

"We need a #4-5 dman (unless Beaulieu, Tinordi, Drewiskie are all ready for #5-6-7 positions). But adding to our #4-5 positions can only be good for our d-core. "

 

[Sterling Archer]

I guess that's why EVERY trade proposal is for a scoring winger and not a shut down defencman. Just saying.








* every equals most, not literally every.

 

[SquiddFX]

We need to grind more. Not enough grind.

 

[overlords]

Montreal is tied for 5th for goals against.
Offense is the problem not the defense.
We need a goal scorer.

The problem is the transition between the defense and the offense.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I think the return of Galchenyuk will help and hopefully Beaulieu can start to contribute on the PP and give us 2 good waves.

I'm obviously not adverse to getting more scoring (only if the price is right) but I'd like to see how the team does as is.

The only player I'm really dying to get rid of (and also one that's actually feasible to be rid of) is Gionta and I doubt he can get us that could drastically help in the offense department.

Say what you want about Bourque but he's been more or less relegated to the 3rd line all year and his goal scoring from that perspective is very respectable. His cap isn't killing us and he can be effective. If he was relied on to be a top liner and making 5 million+ than I'd be mad.

I swear by everything holy that even with his inconsistencies, I've seen him have more good games than Gionta who some how gets by with 'not being totally awful' but never ever never ever has a game where he sticks out for 60 minutes.

When was the last time you've said 'hey Gionta looks really great tonight?' yet I keep hearing about how Bourque played great but we'll never see it again. Weird to me.

 

[PunkinDrublic*]

The problem is the transition between the defense and the offense.

This and putting the puck in the net. Meaning finisher.

 

[FrontierPsyCHiatrist*]

I was about to forget about our putrid offense...

Gionta
Bourque
Briere
Desharnais
Parros
Eller

 

[JayKing]

Was anybody stating that wasn't the issue? That's obviously the problem, and it will continue to be a problem until we get a legit top 6

Yep. Even when we were getting lit up night after night we knew the defense would turn around but the offense has been mediocre all year and with the PP going cold it got even worse.

 

[overlords]

This and putting the puck in the net. Meaning finisher.

The team has finishers. Quite a few, in fact. See last season. Many of our forwards are underperforming thanks to the systems in place.

 

[Richiebottles]

We really do need to package a few good assets that include Eller + Very good prospect plus a first for a bonafide scorer. We need someone on Pleks wing ASAP.

 

[Natey]

I was about to forget about our putrid offense...

Gionta
Bourque
Briere
Desharnais
Parros
Eller

Yeah, Desharnais has been terrible at producing offense the last few months.

 

[TRG]

We need to play quick transition and keep the damn puck more. In that regards, Galchenyuk will certainly help. Eller needs to play better as he's one of our better puck possession players.

Also, having Jagr instead of Danielle would've helped greatly in terms of possession, goal scoring and overall depth.

 

[MasterDecoy]

Yeah, Desharnais has been terrible at producing offense the last few months.

doesn't count, he's just leaching off pacioretty

as for why our offense sucks? it's the system. plain and simple. i still don't know why therrien just suddenly decided to change the system but someone on this board either read this somewhere or offered this theory by themselves, and i find it interesting: therrien changed to the new system because he didn't believe the old system could do well in the playoffs

it's possible...

 

[FrontierPsyCHiatrist*]

Yeah, Desharnais has been terrible at producing offense the last few months.

Doesn't like DD= He sucks at producing offense.

Hawkguy's logic

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[habitue*]

Doesn't like DD= He sucks at producing offense.

Hawkguy's logic

what a goof

Cancel

 

[MasterDecoy]

Doesn't like DD= He sucks at producing offense.

Hawkguy's logic

what a goof

should have added -->

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

We really do need to package a few good assets that include Eller + Very good prospect plus a first for a bonafide scorer. We need someone on Pleks wing ASAP.

Really really really against trading Eller. His trade value has to be really low and even if it wasn't it's just not a good idea. We need more big centres not less. Galchenyuk isn't ready yet.

He's way better than he's been playing of late.

I remember when Gallagher was in a slump earlier in the season, most of this board written him off as a 3rd liner, hahahaha. We gotta stop all this reactionary junk. Eller's not the problem. He has limitations but he's just way too well rounded to give up on.

 

[sventington]

The problem is the transition between the defense and the offense.

you have by far the most consistently correct posts. I salute you, good sir.