Pre-Game Talk: vs. Wings as Habs Try to Earn Theirs (7PM Tomorrow)

[Wats]

What's the Habs record for worst start? I want to see history so when I'm old I can tell my grandkids.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Lucas Raymond is playing.

 

[Beer and Chips]

Wow, even Gally?

 

[CauZuki]

Lucas Raymond is playing.

I don't recognize this, is that an actual drafted and developed forward that's producing...

 

[McGees]

Lucas Raymond is playing.

Hopefully we can watch him light it up on Sat.
Was hoping Habs would draft him before we were illegally placed into the playoff bubble that year.

 

[LaP]

I guess the good news against Carolina is that the team actually generated some quality scoring chances. I didn't see much of the game aside from the first 10 minutes, and the full 3rd period, but they certainly had some golden chances.

At some point, they will go in, but they could also put up a total stinker which they have done a couple times already.

They had 2 penalties against 6 though. We are good at complaining about the ref when the opposite happens but we stay very very quiet when we are not on the receiving end of the stick. Considering the PP discrepancy in this game (which we rarely see) i don't think we did that well.

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Source: r/Habs

 

[The Great Weal]

I think the term "AHL caliber" is grossly overused, but Niku-Kulak is genuinely AHL caliber.

 

[Seb]

I think the term "AHL caliber" is grossly overused, but Niku-Kulak is genuinely AHL caliber.

Kulak hasn't been bad. He's had some great zone entry rushes which none of the other dmen has been doing.

He's not making us better but I don't think he's hurting us either, I think he belongs in the NHL in a very limited role.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

What a funny quote.

We know you don't care, don't worry.

 

[26Mats]

These line combos and the pp units today in practice are moronic.

 

[Paddy17]

Plight for Wright
Pain for Shane

 

[Censored Toad]

What a funny quote.

We know you don't care, don't worry.

what does the quote say? Its not showing up on the feed cause tweeter is blocked

 

[The Great Weal]

Brooks in for Perrault seems like a no brainer

 

[rahad]

Do we get free wings if they score..... 2 goals this game?

 

[dcyhabs]

Kulak hasn't been bad. He's had some great zone entry rushes which none of the other dmen has been doing.

He's not making us better but I don't think he's hurting us either, I think he belongs in the NHL in a very limited role.

The problem is that describes pretty much all the D right now. Petry isn't playing as he normally does, Chiarot is not much worse than he normally would be but he looks worse because Price is out, most of the other guys should be playing a few sheltered minutes. It's not that any of these guys are just not NHL D-men, it's that most of them are not ready to play tough minutes without a better partner.

MB went out and got depth guys who can play easy minutes. The habs need a true top D who pushes everyone else down. Not too many of those available, and none who would fit the habs' cap.

 

[The Great Weal]

What happens first, the Habs score more than 1 goal or Habs get their first win? Or both?

 

[Archijerej]

I see we have new defence pairings once again. I have a nagging suspicion that the preseason didn't provide all the answers.

 

[Price is Wright]

Still don't understand for the life of me why you don't put Kulak back with Petry. Then just keep Chiarot and Savard separate. Maybe Kulak/Petry, Romanov/Savard, Chiarot/Wideman.

 

[OpenIceHit]

Shouldn't have Perreault centering Tofu and Bilbo

We definitely need another #2 or #3 C.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Another day another L

 

[JustAHabFan]

I’m all in for Shane but I think Habs win this one.

I am not so sure. Good chance we will lose the game. Wing has been playing well.

 

[Tuggy]

I also think the Habs win this one.

They break out of their offensive slump.

That obviously doesn't take much when you're averaging less than a goal per game

But I'll give them 3 or 4 in this one. 4-2 win maybe.

 

[OpenIceHit]

What's the Habs record for worst start? I want to see history so when I'm old I can tell my grandkids.

This is the worst start since 1995. The worst start ever was back in 1939 with 7 L in a row. That’s what I read today.

 

[angusyoung]

I am not so sure. Good chance we will lose the game. Wing has been playing well.

Is he the player Detroit drafted from China?