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Looking forward to this game. Will be there with my son. We have seats in the lower bowl, 1st row just to the right of the home side. So we will be on the Habs attack zone for two periods. First chance to see Hutson live. Hopefully he will get a 2-3 point game and the first line racks up some points. Will be pulling out my Habs away jersey that I haven’t worn in a long time Mitchell & Ness vintage 1992-93 season, Patrick Roy all star jersey, with the Roy “the wink” socks! My son will be wearing a Price jersey.

Trade deadline is the saddest day of the year for some hockey players. They learn that their childhood dream of winning the Stanley Cup is delayed another year when TSN announces that they have been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The fans didn't boo the players. They booed the anthem of a country that is waging economic war on us and threatening to annex us.

I miss both of these guys and the triple low fives too

wishing you and your loved one all the best in these terrible times for them.

I dont think its anti immigrant, she was pretty clear it was anti the 51st state stuff

Just for some perspective ... Primeau is 10-1 since being sent to Laval, with a .910 save percentage. During the same time period, Connor Hughes is 3-1-1, but with a .924 save percentage.

Tonight, and in the two games that follow against the Panthers, we must step onto the ice, exert dominance, and announce our presence with authority. Grind the grinders. If we can beat these guys three times, we will put the fear of god into the Capitals. 2010 Baby !!

I listened with interest to discussion about Suzuki on Vancouver media in the build up to the Canucks game. He is very well respected, but is not regarded as an elite top-end C. Many people are still not convinced that he is a 'true' #1C on a Cup champion, though everyone understands that he is a very good player. I think the domination by his line on Tuesday may have shifted the narrative slightly in his favour in this particular market. And short of a playoff run, that may be the only way to move the needle - one impressive game at a time. That said, most people seem to think Caufield is the closest thing to a bona fide 'star' on the Habs. I love Caufield, but anyone who doesn't understand that Slick Nick is the straw that stirs the drink on the Habs' offence, simply has not watched closely enough.

Quick GDT here and I seem to be the guy to do it, living as I do in Canucksland. Canucks fandom is jittery after a do-nothing deadline and few signs of hope from Petterson. They have a back-to-back plus travel tomorrow (Calgary) so from their perspective, they had better win. GO HABS GO!!

Cozens was a high first round draft pick and Anderson was a 4th round draft pick. Anderson’s best year in assists (20) coincides with Cozen’s worst year in assists (20) where he played a meaningful number of games. He actually has 21 now if you add his 1 assist with Ottawa since that number comes from this year. Cozens is a skilled player with perhaps a bit of a rough edge but it’s not his forte. The comparison between the two pretty much ends at their height of 6 foot 3 inches. When Anderson played for Canada at the World Juniors in 2013-2014, he amassed 1 point in 7 games. When Cozens played in 2020 and 2021, he amassed 9 points in 7 games and 16 points in 7 games respectively. Cozens is in the NHL because of his skill and point production ability. It hasn’t fully translated to the NHL as of yet outside of 2 of his 5 seasons but the potential is there and likely just waiting to be unlocked. He’s had a high of 68 points in 81 games so he has it in him to have a few 70+ or perhaps even 80+ point seasons given the right circumstance. I don’t think he is a player that lacks effort, but Buffalo is Buffalo. We’ll be able to see what he has outside of that environment now that he’s been moved.

By good old days I simply meant the old Forum building. The good old days happened in the Forum

I was happy to see that as well

Whether he returns this season or next, a less severe injury is good news either way.

Another comeback victory. Down 1-0 in the third, Riley Kidney tied it with a little under seven minutes left and then in the final minute, Joshua Roy got the winner. That's an impressive two-game sweep over one of the top teams. https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1027350

To quickly clarify, his options are as follows: 1) Stay in college, don't sign. 2) Sign an entry-level contract with Montreal that starts this season, burning a year. He's then ineligible to play in Laval. 3) Sign an entry-level contract with Montreal that starts in 2025-26, then sign an ATO with Laval to play down the stretch and in the playoffs. He doesn't have to wait until July 1st to sign that contract; future deals that start next season can be signed now.

Holy piss there are a bunch of teams spending and loading up. Playoffs are going to be amazing. Which team are the Habs going to upset in round 1? 🎉

Jets are interested in Savard and Armia Hughes still looking for a hockey trade. I kind of hope Hughes adds this year. Not a rental but a trade and sign or a player with term

The issue is that you are not getting Nelson for a 2nd round pick. I'd like to trade a second round pick for Connor McDavid too, but that simply is not happening.

I got almost everything I asked for on my wish list, and a fight was the least important item on the list so I'm happy.

I'm heading to Montreal for the game shortly....hoping for 4+ Habs goals, Caufield to snipe one, a point or two for Suzuki, a helper or two from Hutson, and for Wifi to beat down Greenway.

Yup^ Is it the same knee as last year? It may still happen, but he’s just not an impact player. He can’t stay healthy and is looking more and more like a third line winger. No offence to Dach, but Chicago made the right move.

When their president quits threatening to annex the country, maybe the boos will stop. Maybe its the consequences of the country's actions that have led to the booing of the anthem. Don't like it, stop electing dickheads.

After a couple losses on the weekend the Penguins 2nd rounder is looking good. MoneyPuck gives them only a .8% chance of making the playoffs. Hopefully they become a seller and tank even more. Might be a good bargaining chip. NHL Playoff Odds -MoneyPuck 2025 Playoff & Cup Odds Also went to the Medicine Hat Tiger/Edmonton Oil Kings game last night. Gavin Mckenna scored 2 goals, showed a great touch around the net but didn't really stand out. Obviously it's just one game and his history certainly shows what kind of talent he has. He did look small out there but he is also pretty young. Took a 5 minute major and game misconduct late in the game for a vicious slash. He certainly overreacted to a little pushing but perhaps scouts like the fact he can play on the edge. But a very undisciplined penalty with 4 1/2 minutes to go and the game still in doubt. Also paid attention to Blake Fiddler who is projected to go late 1st round. A big RD who skates well. I can see why he is a projected 1st rounder, a lot to like there. Not flashy but very efficient.

I dunno...Canadians supporting Trump are supporting the destruction of Canada. This may not make them legally 'traitors' but I think calling it a traitorous sentiment is 100% valid.

Here’s a look at the lines featured at practice: Forwards 13 Caufield. 14 Suzuki. 20 Slafkovsky1 5 Newhook. 77 Dach. 92 Laine 17 Anderson. 28 Dvorak. 11 Gallagher 51 Heineman. 71 Evans. 40 Armia

When I heard this morning that Hughes was wearing a non-contact jersey at Canucks practice, I thought that was a very good sign. Between this and Makar's return, the breaks are rolling Canada's way. Doesn't mean a thing if we don't make the most of it, of course.

I don't think Mailloux is NHL-ready either defensively but he needs to go through facing NHL reads to get ready to face NHL reads. Then, he needs to make some adjustments and at that time, he can start to work on those at the AHL level first. But development-wise, you can't skip the first part and just say he should stay in the minors. If I had to guess right now, the Habs have no intention of yo-yo'ing Beck next season. He's probably pencilled in as a regular. So let's get through the growing pains and possible confidence issues now in a nothing year rather than face them next season when they're probably trying to make the playoffs. Having said that, if Heineman is ready to come back, Beck might not be brought back up right away anyway but once centres start to move, he's going to get a long look so that they can properly assess his NHL readiness, something that's easier to do with him in the NHL than Laval. Also, Xhekaj just moved off the fourth line in Laval, a move necessitated by injuries. He'd be completely overwhelmed with the pace of the NHL level.

We do? Mailloux has played in eight career NHL games, hardly enough of a sample size to draw any conclusions from. Beck is at seven games. That's not enough to say that the Habs know what they have in those two. (Or anyone for that matter.) And if eight games is enough in your books, why are you advocating recalling Harvey-Pinard to evaluate him when he has 84 NHL games? We know he's not in the future plans whereas the other two clearly are. I think there will be an opportunity for more minutes for Beck and Mailloux with the Canadiens once we get through the trade deadline so if you're worried about playing time, I think that will be corrected to a point later on. And again, I'm all for getting them back in Laval closer to the playoffs where they can play the big-minute roles but if those two are serious candidates for NHL roster spots next season, they need to be working with the NHL coaching staff and facing NHL talent more than they have so far.

Yesterday’s game was not a good example when discussing Slakovsky’s lack of driving the play and riding the coattails of his linemates. Sure, Suzuki and Caufield made nice plays, which there is nothing wrong with, but Slafkovský was a part of those nice plays as well. In addition, just take a look at Slafkovský’s unassisted goal. That play was the definition of driving the play yourself and in fact, he pretty much assisted his own goal by lobbing the puck out of our own end and then retrieving it himself, albeit in part due to a good bounce. After retrieving the puck, he carried it in himself and lasered a shot top cheese. Pure unassisted goal.

Notably, Reinbacher was scratched for today's game but it's nothing to be worried about, call it a load management move once again.

Except Nelson is going to cost way more than a second. It's a first and then at least one other pick by the looks of it as he's the top rental C available. Just because the Habs have lots of draft picks doesn't mean a non-playoff team trading some high picks for a six-week rental is a good idea.

You do know the asking price for Nelson (if he moves) is going to start with a first-round pick, right?

Chronologically ... but both 25th overall

We have enough stoppages in play as it is. I prefer that we just accept that refs sometimes blow calls and move along with our lives.

He is not a centre, has never taken more than 40 faceoffs ... but is a career 20 goals/30 assists per 82 games ... versus 9/20 for Evans ... totally different players filling different needs.

Of course you always want to make the team better. If thats up the middle, great. If thats another #1 defenceman, great. If thats a superstar goalie, great. Whatever you can do to make your team better, you have to do. I just dont agree with ______ cant be (insert position) on a cup winner. Cause i dont think thats true. I think its safer to say, ideally ____ isnt your #2c and you get someone better in that position.

No info yet about starting goalies or injury updates. Go Habs Go

10 Thoughts: Habs Win in Overtime vs Sharks – HabsWorld.net 5) With only three minutes to play in the second period, Xhekaj made a very poor decision that opened the door for Smith. Xhekaj pinched after an offensive zone face-off saw San Jose complete a set play over the defender’s head. The result was a Smith odd-man rush where the young player kept the puck and rifled one home to once again restore the lead. Xhekaj found himself glued to the bench for all but one shift in the entire third period after the mistake. The coach clarified that his benching was not meant to be so long but the timing of the warranted benching and the power plays in the third period created the situation. NHL Stats | NHL.com

You conveniently left out the rest of the paragraph though.... "Even so, hearing the boos for the Star Spangled Banner pour down from the Bell Centre crowd hit me in the gut. My immediate reaction wasn’t full-blown anger, but it was at least strong disappointment. That’s something you just don’t do, have some respect, etc. were my inner thoughts. However, once I calmed myself and realized the boos were aimed at a particular political party (or philosophy, or leader), I became more accepting. I get it. The last decade in the United States has seen political division widen more and more. It’s exhausting, honestly, regardless of where you land on the political spectrum. Ironically, most of us are more centrist; it’s the vocal minority at the extreme ends that sow the discord in my opinion." So the writer of the article gets it.....

They often do on the road, cause the other team has last change and Marty trusts them no matter who the other coach chooses.

It was a garbled mess, but yes. “That only us command” means “that only Canadians command.” (Grammatically, “that only we command” would be better). Given the context, the overwhelming implication is that the US does not command us. Besides, since immigrants are Canadians, I don’t see why that would be construed as anti-immigrant, unless she has a history of anti-immigrant sentiment, which I doubt. Anthem singers should leave the text alone. It is not their personal toy to play with. It is a collective symbol which we give them the privilege of interpreting. No matter how noble the intention, I see mucking around with the lyrics as narcissism.

https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/laval-rocket-syracuse-crunch-2025-02-22-ahl-recap-score-highlights-a-chaotic-week-ends-with-a-frustrating-loss-logan-mailloux-owen-beck-florian-xhekaj-adam-engstrom/ "Laval will have time to lick their wounds and likely suffer a bag skate practice before their next game. They’re back in action on Wednesday morning as they travel to Toronto for an 11 AM matineé with the Marlies, which is sure to be heated after their last meeting."

I already stated earlier that all the other stuff people are upset with Gretzky about is reasonable but him not wearing a jersey is simply people looking for something to attack him for. Your post proved exactly what I meant. People are upset that Gretzky didn’t wear a jersey but not Lemieux because of all the other stuff. Not because it’s actually an event (in isolation) that should have provoked anyone.

To be honest, I could forgive the sweater if he spoke up when Trump said.... wayne supports statehood.

It was incredible hockey, if someone doesn't appreciate what we just watched, then they are simply not a hockey fan. They might be a fan of a team, but it was a fantastic tournament. That said, Gretzky not saying anything when Trump suggested that Canada be the 51st state and he be the governor.... him not pushing back on that, and wearing a maga hat and going to the inauguration, he's treasonous to the country now. Never expected that out of Wayne Gretzky.

The World Juniors gets a turnover in players every year, so its not that comparable. Players have one chance (some get 2 chances, and even fewer three) to play in that tournament for their country. Its not the same people every year. The Cup, World Championships, Olympics, they have long histories as prestigious tournaments. The World Cup will get some prestige from previous world cups, and Canada cups. This will always be lesser competition than the Olympics and World Cup, its hot right now cause its the first best on best tourney in 9 years, but when its happening every year, and its replacing the all-star game, it quickly becomes the all-star game and is another North America vs the World Situation. When McDavid or Tkachuk, or whoever have their Olympic Gold, and World Cup, do they care about a smaller version of it? I think part of the reason its so good is cause its special, and if you take away that specialness you'll lose what makes it great. Again, look at outdoor games.... they have been overdone and it really hurts them.

At the time I would rather have drafted Nazar and want happy getting a guy with injury issues, when we had been plagued with injury issues for so long. After seeing Dach close out his first year and the way he played at the start of the first game in his second year I thought we had finally found a legit big top line centre, who just needed to get better on the draw. It’s starting to look like my initial reaction was probably right. Seeing Dach play centre this year, I just don’t see a guy who will thrive at the position. He just doesn’t seem to have the play making ability needed and while he shows flashes of the dangling we saw at the start of last year, it’s his decision making that has me worried. I get he probably needs a year to fully recover AND get his confidence back, but now I think at best we got a top six winger. Next year is really a make-it-break it year for him, amd a lot of other under-performers like Zegras in his draft class.

I don’t have faith in throwing money at Evans. I like him, but not for this team right now