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22 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Anderson is lacking confidence right now, not quite trusting his own instincts.
I understand MSL’s attempt to add new elements to his game, but you can’t teach an old dog new tricks; and as much as I like Anderson, he has never shown the hockey smarts needed to be a very adaptable player. That might have been a misjudgement by MSL.
It’s probably best to just accept that he is what he is, a high-speed bulldozer who only knows one offensive play (cutting to the net at high speed) but who does a lot of other good things away from the puck and on the boards. Hopefully Anderson can get back to that place and just move on.
He played well enough to get bumped back into first line when Habs were in need of offense. And the team responded well, but I don’t think you’re off base on your points.I do see what you’re saying, but even without fitting in great he does create more space for 14/22 when on their line, whether by forechecking as F1 or blowing d zone quickly and spreading the d back which allows more room for east-west plays that 14/22 love to use. I agree totally that he isn’t the best fit with them but he is sneakily useful there. Perhaps if they got more than ten-twenty games in a row to get used to each other it would work better. Habs def missing a couple true top 6 wingers tho. I don’t see Slaf ( obv too early to tell ) as being the answer to that either, but can see Roy being a true top 6 fit. At current time, Daxh was the only fw that I recall who really complemented 14/22 well and obv he has a lot of value driving his own line if he can stay healthy.
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10 hours ago, Commandant said:
Yes when you call for a pass it has to come quick.
Another thing players do when they are open is quickly tap their stick on the ice.
This is all normal stuff man.
indeed, you also hear opponents often trying to mimic a teammate. Heard it a lot when Allen or a dman were playing puck in own zone and Jets would call for it as tho they were a Hab. Old trick but still works.some games the players are so loud you can hear them easily, when the team is playing timid (like first period of this game) they are quiet. Easy way to tell if they are involved or hesitant to make mistake.
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On 10/29/2023 at 9:54 AM, IN THE HEARTS OF MEN said:
He does turn over the puck to easily in possession. He still gets knocked down too easily and has one hand on his stick way too often. He's only 19, and signs of growth are there. I expect him to break out in the 2nd half of the season or earlier. Especially if Monahan slides between him and Newhook when Dvorak returns
He was brutal, could see the fear in his eyes when he had the puck.
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On 10/29/2023 at 8:29 AM, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Armia was solid all night and Marty had him on the PK right away.
He is clearly an upgrade on Ylonen and I would put Armia in Gallagher‘s spot.
Slaf set up Anderson with prime scoring chances several times but Anderson failed to even get a shot off each time.
I was impressed with Slafkovsky’s playmaking skills.
However that line got hemmed in the Dzone often and the Jets were all over them.
Slaf gave away far more picks than he did something good with, looks lost with the puck, loses almost every contested puck. These great set ups you refer to were far from that. Rose coloured glasses on you, Slaf does not look like he belongs in the NHL.was at game and was very obvious live.
still think he will turn out to be useful but still far too young, scared.
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10 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:
[removed by moderator] Did I see I didn’t like Suzuki, was dismissive of him, or that Dach should be captain? What I said is the way Dach was playing he could be better than Suzuki and he was showing that he could control the game like no one else on the habs can. He looks to have the highest ceiling, skill and has the size to be a dominant centre like Draisaitl. Whether he can be a consistent player and put those types of numbers is the question.
in my annual prediction i have Suzuki with 86 or 87 points. In thought Dach would be over 70 points this year and could be our first 100 point guy since Naslund.
and as a habs fan I see that as a good thing? [removed by moderator]
Going on the ignore list!
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10 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:
[removed by moderator] Did I see I didn’t like Suzuki, was dismissive of him, or that Dach should be captain? What I said is the way Dach was playing he could be better than Suzuki and he was showing that he could control the game like no one else on the habs can. He looks to have the highest ceiling, skill and has the size to be a dominant centre like Draisaitl. Whether he can be a consistent player and put those types of numbers is the question.
in my annual prediction i have Suzuki with 86 or 87 points. In thought Dach would be over 70 points this year and could be our first 100 point guy since Naslund.
and as a habs fan I see that as a good thing? [removed by moderator]
Going on the ignore list!
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21 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Yeah, take it easy, friend. It is legitimate to ask whether Suzuki is a bona-fide #1C on a strong club, as opposed to a #1A. I believe close statistical analysis suggests the latter is true, at least so far in his career. Don't get me wrong, I love him as a player. But Dach does (did?) indeed have the potential to be on a par with him at least, and being tougher to play against. Now, I am pessimistic he will ever fulfill that potential due to injury. But Habs29's position was reasonable. Optimistic but reasonable. Given that Habs29 is not known for his optimism, it's too bad injury will prevent Dach from proving him right (or wrong).
Yeah, one good game a half of a decent season is way too early to be talking about Dach usurping Suzuki.
Hans have been lacking a great centre for years, finally have one and people are bitching about Dach (soft as ten ply) not geting chance to become the number one C when he has had a chance and blown it multiple
times. Soft.
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On 10/16/2023 at 1:41 PM, hab29RETIRED said:
Yeah. From what he showed in that first game, I thought he may be able unsurp Suzuki from the top line by the end of the year.
now I’m just hoping he isn’t going to end up being one of those players who never reach their potential because of constant injuries. Has he had an injury free year yet?
[removed by moderator]Suzuki is a prove player, leader and rises to any challenge. The perfect 1C for a market like Mtl.
Dach showed half a season of potential and you’re yapping about his usurping Suzuki. That’s ignorant to the realities and also super dismissive of everything Suzuki has done and continues to do. Such a stupid thing to say.
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2 hours ago, Plutarch said:
Could be a culture thing? Roslovic has underperformed and has an attitude issue or something I vaguely remember.
Negative, Roslovic has never been known as a problem player. By all accounts he a great team guy, hard worker and coaches love him, is from Ohio so was a big get for them to have a local boy done good.but he is earning more than he is worth, can’t seem to maintain spot in top 9.
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Some good points made already, the thing that stands out to me is the handedness of the PP QB.
CC is the shooter, he is a righty and parked on his off wing ( to the left of the QB who is at top of diamond ).
A RH QB can feed CC quickly and with less tells than a LH QB can, and all of our QB’s recently are lefties. A lefty has to rotate to make a good pass to their left (backhands obv an option but risky), having to rotate to feed CC slows the play down and creates an obvious tell that CC is getting the puck and likely going to shoot, the kid is a sniper. A RH QB could feed CC w/o having to rotate their body while also still staying in position to put pucks on net. This creates a double threat and also allows for quicker passes to CC and higher success rates for the number one target.
For this reason, Id like to see Suzuki play the QB position at top of point with a lefty of the right side who can either shoot or go cross seam to CC, Matheson is the obv choice.
The QB now has two one-timer options and can get option 1 (CC) the puck quicker, so defence has less time to adjust. If they are cheating to CC then Suzuki either creates for himself or uses the left side.
A left hand shot at the top of diamond does not allow for smooth feeds to the left side shooter (CC) as easily as a right shot does.
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5 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
We need more D-men?
A left handed dman at that…??
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On 10/5/2023 at 12:06 PM, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Great analysis. Of course, this assumes our GM actually holds the line on market value - as opposed to, say, throwing big money at the Armias of the world like a certain former GM I could name.
Def not defending the contract or MB. But wonder if the cap had continued to rise as expected pre-pandemic if Armia’s contract would be seen as so poor? Obv it would represent a smaller portion of available cap, but impossible to ignore the lack of production and apparent disinterest at times. -
Can’t help but wonder how Danault feels about being a third line center again?
IMO he was great for them (for what you get from him) last season. Think third line suits him, but recall it being a rumoured issue in Mtl.
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3 hours ago, Commandant said:
The more I think about it, the more I think Laval was not the right place for him last year. Too many shitty players looking to make a name for themselves on the fourth lines/third defence pairs in the AHL who would want to make a name for themselves by running and injuring the first overall pick, especially one who was taken by a high profile NHL team like the Habs.
This isn't saying the NHL was the right place for him either, he wasnt ready.
I think he should have gone back for another season in Europe last year, even if that meant playing on bigger ice for one more year.
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Didn’t see any of the first game, tried not to let the reviews/comments affect my viewing of game 2.
Roy is the real deal, this would have been the 20th game I’ve seen him play (at least 20 perhaps closer to 30, some live some televised). I’ve never seen the player that was receiving negative comments regarding speed (always room for improvement) or engagement. He’s a cerebral player and to untrained eyes that can appear as disengaged when compared to a Pezzetta-type buzzsaw player, but I don’t believe it to be accurate. He’s got great hands, excellent vision, strong positionally both in zone play and man to man battles. Decent size, acceptable speed, good edges. This past game reinforced those opinions in my books.
Mailloux looked like a solid defence prospect, haven’t seen much of him but like many have heard a lot. Even when trying to temper my expectations I found it hard not to have bias. I liked what I saw in this post game, read that he seems to make his best choices when options/time are limited, that seemed true yesterday. And that is also how most NHL games are played nowadays so perhaps he is better suited to pro level than amateur ranks when it comes to his decision-making.
I wholeheartedly agree with the many comments here that 1-2 seasons with Laval are essential and will be crucial to get him back on a proper development curve. If the Habs don’t royally mess up his development over next three seasons I believe we will see a top 4 dman with ability to QB a PP and 5v5 transitional attacks. If he and Reinabcher live up to their potential we have a #1 & #2 RHD to envy.
I kept thinking of a young PK Subban when I watched him.
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Don’t like it at all. It is like taking keyboards out of classrooms b/c the future is touch screen. But only taking them out of 1/3 the schools while companies continue to crunch away on keyboards. Are those schools benefiting their kids or forcing change where it isn’t wanted, needed and shortchanging their kids?
The Q has long been the softest and weakest of major junior leagues, save for a few stars here or there the O and W leagues are superior. This will further entrench this.
Having seen sufficient NCAA games (among other leagues that have banished/don’t allow fighting) it lead to an increase in high sticks, cross-checks, slew foots and dirty hits.
The role of goon has been gradually diminished to the point of irrelevancy, due to the need for skill/speed and that was a better solution to removing the staged, inorganic fighting.This move is going to lead to kids from the Q being unable to defend themselves, as the other two junior leagues are not pursuing this option, nor is the NHL. Seems irresponsible to try to ban fighting in a feeder league, when fighting in the pro league is still somewhat requisite skill, not necessarily fighting but at least knowing how to avoid/protect.
Guarantees increase in stick related injuries in the Q coming up this year.
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These explanations make sense given what I’ve read elsewhere.
kind of sucks as I like hopping on this site to see the tailored Habs feed w/o having to deal with Twitter myself.
i was never a fan and like it even less since Muskox took over.
So with that in mind, am fine if it is no longer part of the main site here.
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Between the terrible pick at #5 and the overpay for Newhook I am becoming increasingly skeptical of management.
what a waste of a season to end up with stupid “safe” pick when there were so many more impactful players available. Combined with giving away the other first round pick I am totally disappointed.
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So much offensive talent to be had, hate this pick.
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6 minutes ago, xXx..CK..xXx said:
Hopefully next year everyone on the board will once again be excited to tank for someone of Reinbacher’s skill level.
Post of the day!
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Correctly said that there is great options in top 5 picks this year.
IMO Leonard is the player this team needs if they aren’t getting the russian, and I actually like Leonard more but know so much less of the ruskie.
We need more players who impose their style of play on opponents as opposed to the “be patient and counter punch” technique.
Can see Leonard complimenting a top 6 that has Suzuki, Caufield and Dach as key pieces.
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On 6/25/2023 at 2:31 AM, DON said:
Dubois would be in his 4th year with habs when Michkov arrives for his rookie year, roster likely look much different for 26-27 season.
And Dubois likely would be looking for his next team by then.
Haha that’s hilariously spot on.
Dont think PLD could possibly live up to the hype/media attention should he land in Mtl.
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At this point I am over Dubois. Too much BS already.
I also think I Suzuki is the leader I want and the future at first line center. Dubois will disrupt this as well as the internal cap, he will hog the media attention and become a distraction to what is becoming a tight knit, lead-by-example, trust-the-process type of team. I believe that is more
important than any individual accolades.
Dont get me wrong.
Would have been great to get Dubois relatively cheaply and have him show his desire to be a Hab is true by taking a team friendly extension (close to Suzuki’s), but I don’t believe that was ever a possibility. Think it was strictly tactics, with a smidgen of truth originally.
Seems like LA deal is farther from done than reported and even if that happens, I suspect he won’t last two full seasons there before he asks out.
Game #8 Oct. 28th 2023 Habs vs Jets 7pm
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Armia did look good, was never in wrong place, made some smart plays and is a boost to penalty kill. Hopefully he’s recognized the need to perform consistently.
Harris had a rough game, still get out muscled too often, seems overwhelmed at times. Think I liked Lidstom’’s play game more over recent stretch. Could be b/c Harris has often been on his off-side.
Stupid fight for Pearson to engage in, lost momentum that Habs had just gained. Bad opponent to allow himself to get sucked in by, Jet player had him by short before scrap even commenced.
Allen was obv the difference, hard to believe a goalie can allow three and still be the reason a team wins, but he was sharp and seemed to allow very few rebound chances.
Habs were very sloppy to start game, first period particularly seemed like nobody wanted to hold puck and just looked for immediate passes and didn’t connect on any. Was tense in the building and players seemed tense as well. They improved as game went on and third period was their best.
Habs were often putting a fw out past centre when puck was in their zone, cherry picking sort of, found it odd but obv they had their reasons b/c it was obviously a strategy and many players were using it even at 5v5, it did not lead to any scoring chances tho so seemed like a poor choice. Would rather see our forwards back helping dmen and making short breakout passes, building lots of speed as they exit out zone.
Character win tho, nice to see most of young Dmen progressing.