Habs Fan in Edmonton

I had to miss this game tonight, not a bad one to miss. Embarrassing losing 9-2 to Pittsburgh!!!

Great picture. Now this is a game I really really want the Habs to win. Last game of the homestand, Pens have beaten them twice, need to knock the Pens down in the standings. C'mon Habs, time for a big effort!!

Yup, just don't see where he fits in. If he was a LD there would be zero chance he fits in. Mailloux has some defensive things to work on as well but he is younger, tougher and brings more of a physical presence.

A recent rating of prospects, has Hagen at 4th. Scout's Analysis: Ranking the top 40 prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft - Sportsnet.ca

Yup, he sucked it up. Kudos to Wilson, led by example.

Gomez was fast, about the only thing he had going for him.

I hope they leave him in Laval for the year, he is having an excellent year of development.

Just a matter of time before Beck is a regular for the Habs. Having an excellent year in Laval. Owen Beck is currently the Laval Rocket’s leading scorer

He was on a 20 goal 50 point pace last year, still only 23, too early to give up on him but we do need better results. He was compared by someone to Scott Gomez, not a bad comparison, both great skaters who look exciting going through the neutral zone, it's the part after that's a little weak. At least we are not paying him like Gomez.

That sucked, effort was there but they couldn't finish. Give Thompson a lot of credit, made a ton of big saves at critical times.

It is tough to predict, it was a good idea to set up a separate thread for this.

2 goals for Owen Protz tonight including the game winner and 1st star of the game.

Yes, agree with that statement. He is on track for his best year ever but will it be an anomaly? Good timing for Jake and I think everyone here likes him and what he brings. I am thinking max. of 2.5-2.75 on a 3 year contract. Having said that he will most likely get more than that on the open market if his year continues like this. This is his big opportunity to cash in.

A big win for Washington tonight in Toronto so they will be feeling pretty satisfied coming into Montreal tomorrow night. A perfect scenario. Make it 3 in a row for the Habs.

It's certainly possible that will happen. I think it will come down to whether or not Montreal is fighting for a playoff spot. If they are then it will be very difficult for Hughes to trade Laine and send a message to the guys that he is not supporting them in a playoff run after missing the playoffs for a number of years.

I think the 2 replies above pretty much nail it.

I don't expect the Rangers to sit on the cap space they gained for long, wouldn't be surprised to see another deal shortly.

The Rangers are in win now mode. Something is going to happen.

Not a bad idea.

I'll be honest. I did not see that trade coming, caught me completely by surprise.

That frees up some cap space for the Rangers. Not their last deal.

That's my feeling, lots of time to make a decision on Laine. Great to see him score in back to back games but it's still very early.

Good to see Arber making progress and hopefully all this work with the young defensemen is starting to pay off. It takes time for defensemen in the NHL to develop.

Trouba is NOT worth 8M/year anymore even if he wanted to play in Montreal. I watched a lot of the Carolina/Rangers series last year and thought he was awful. Over rated because he is a big hitter. A hard NO!

At 8M/year for this year and next? A hard NO!!!