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11 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
I am just answering to have a chat, do not take it too seriously.
Matheson played well tonight, on the post game they are saying that Harris seems to be ahead of Barron
So, I don't know. I can't wait for the next few games to see how they look on the ice
I hadn't taken it seriously I just wanted to make it clear I didn't think Norlinder and Fairbrother would start the season with the Habs lol.
Harris plays a more conservative game (I think) which will lend itself to making the team.
Barron would benefit a ton from playing a big role in the AHL. He has missed alot of time. The season before the pandemic in the Q he had some blood clot issues.. then pandemic.. he needs games and minutes.
He has offensive upside and should be encouraged to explore that. I feel his ceiling is higher than Harris.
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8 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
with Edmundson out, I woul s say the opening night D duos are:
Matheson-Barron
Guhle-Savard
Shueneman-Wideman
With Edmundson:
Matheson-Savard
Edmundson-Barron
Shueneman/Guhle*-Wideman
I would send Guhle to Laval to play in all situations and become "THE" go-to defenseman.
My comment was mainly tongue in cheek but on the actual pairings I think you'll see Matheson-Savard as the top pairing. Though I understand wanting a vet with the young guys.. Barron would die with Matheson as a partner.
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1 hour ago, tomh009 said:
That's a grand total of four 2021-22 regulars in the lineup tonight (Caufield, Hoffman, Pitlick and Allen). Or maybe five, if you include Pezzetta in that category.
Looking forward to seeing what the kids can do in a little bit more serious game than the rookie tournament.
But that basically is our NHL defense this season 😛
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3 hours ago, johnnyhasbeen said:
I just happened to be there overnight on my ship. It was a chance of a lifetime to see a game over here. I am glad I took advantage. The fans were amazing. If Leksand fans are better, I am not sure my ears could take it. Says the old rocker...
It's a shame that we don't have that arena culture here. Saw a preseason Mooseheads game which was full of UK navy guys off their boat. Was the loudest game id been to!
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Really didn't like that late hit by X in the Ottawa game. Hope he cleans up the dangerous stuff.
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Any news on Lukas Vejdemo? Is he done in NA?
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56 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
We can debate this to death but we will know the answer within a couple years on whether this is a good contract for the Habs or not. I hope we can look back in a year or two and say it was a great move by Hughes. It's simply a bet on Dach reaching his potential. Not all bets work out.
I mean realistically the worst case scenario it's contract Armia. Which isn't the end of the world. Significantly more upside to it. So I'd say it's a sound bet.
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2 hours ago, GHT120 said:
Is this "effectively" a retirement announcement?
He's one player I don't see staying in the hockey world in any real capacity.
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1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said:
Allen is not and should not
he considered the answer though. Not sure if he is even durable enough to be considered even a backup anymore.
He's not the long term answer for sure but as a likable low ego vet to help young goalies transition to be starter? Sure.
It's hard to imagine he will get overpaid.
Plus if the contracts too long... he goes on waivers and mediocre goalies are always getting claimed.
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On 9/3/2022 at 12:23 PM, Habsfan89 said:
Man was looking at cap friendly and their must be like over 10 teams that are over the cap. Never seen anything like this before. A lot of trades to come before the start of the season for sure.
On 9/3/2022 at 1:12 PM, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Lots of LTIR screwery going on too.I kinda wish capfriendly would just have a *assuming folks are on ltir* tab. Instead of having to go into armchair gm and move everything around.
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On 8/26/2022 at 11:56 AM, alfredoh2009 said:
on another note, I was looking at the lineup suggested by Cap Friendly. What do you think of this lineup to start the season?
I would swap Dadonov with Hoffman and Play Shueneman instead of of one of the rookies.
things I noticed with Hoffman's stats is he had the lowest Sh% of his career (minus his last year in Ottawa which... Let's just say he was distracted lol). Also he had the lowest offensive zone start time % of his career.
Maybe we st Louis can change his usage a bit to up his value. Maybe a Drouin-???-Hoffman lineup and give them offensive zone starts?
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5 hours ago, DON said:
But, is Anderson the type of player who can ever just hang back, top of circle and wait for a one-timer set-up? Like Ovi or Stamkos and the like do, with obvious success.
3 hours ago, BCHabnut said:He's probably more useful smashing defenseman in the boards and passing to another one timer guy. Maybe he can work on his saucer.
3 hours ago, GHT120 said:Somehow I think that if it was easy EVERY player in the NHL would be doing it.
Considering his advanced stats indicate he is one of the worst passers in the league... Any improvement would likely help 😛
On GHT120's comment, I meant a one-timer is a possibly more approachable skill to improve through repetition than something like "defensive awareness" or passing/vision. Both major weaknesses of his that would require a lot of work.
In my brain I was thinking him battling on the boards boards, passing it around the boards than drifting back out to the hashmarks. Just a play you could see happening every game. I'm not saying it would define his offensive strategy.
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3 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
You are so right. A limited player, but as you say, so much damned fun to watch that I find it hard to be too critical of him. And he does bring some value. If you’re the other team, you worry that he might be on his game any particular night, because he is basically unstoppable when that afterburner kicks in.
If he ever does add another element or two to his arsenal, that could make the difference between 35 and 50 points, between being an entertaining “bonus” versus being a real impact player. It was interesting to hear him talk about how MSL wanted him to develop other aspects of his game…that seemed to be a new idea to him. He’s probably too old to really do it, but it’s an intriguing thought.
I feel adding a one-timer wouldn't be the hardest dimension to add? I feel adding defense won't happen so might as well diversify his offensive threat in the cycle?
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4 hours ago, BCHabnut said:
Anderson has one move. Fire up the afterburner and power past or through everything in his path. Scare the shit out of the goalie and shoot in close. Not knocking it. It's fun to watch. I just haven't seem much else as far as shooting goes.
That's all I see... but it would be easy to forget him doing other things because when he does that it's so exciting hahaha
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22 hours ago, DON said:
Sorry to say i agree, seems Anderson goes into boards like a bull and often banged up and i think St Louis has mentioned he can slow down and not give-er 110% all the time.
But, when Anderson is on, he is a fun player to watch.
I would like to see Gallagher firing the puck alot more.
e.g.
21-22- 2.53 shots/gm
20-21- 3.02shots/gm
19-20- 3.83shots/gm
Since we are talking about shooting... Does Anderson have a one timer? My brain tells me no but it seems like he should?
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20 hours ago, GHT120 said:
I said it was HYPERBOLIC (i.e., greatly exaggerated) ... the point was simply that asking a player to not do what they do best will significantly impact their performance ... Gallagher as a perimeter player is useless IMO.
On rereading my response seemed oddly rude. Sorry. But there's room between perimeter player and netfront presence. I think he can find a position hovering nearby the crease without needing to take as many cross checks to the hips and back.
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5 hours ago, GHT120 said:
But a large part of his production comes from the "net front duty" ... I fear it would almost be as if back in the day someone told Shaq he needed to shoot more threes to avoid some of the pounding he took near the hoop (his 3-pt shooting percentage was 0.045 going 1 for 22).
NOTE: the example is intentionally hyperbolic, but conceptually sound IMO ... moving away from the net would IMO greatly reduce his effectiveness/production/value.
No it's a terrible comparison tbh. Gally can already shoot and be a threat not in front of the net. It's not learning a new skill... He has the skill already. He doesn't have to be the dedicated net front presence to go to the net and be a problem down low.
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8 minutes ago, DON said:
I just dont think he will even get 15g this year.
https://www.habsworld.net/2022/08/fantasy-focus-brendan-gallagher-9/
With the hip + foot injuries I assume he'll be slow but he has a great wrist shot. If he can shift his game a bit he can get 15-20.
I have to think we take him off net front duty though it's just too tough on his body now.
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On 8/18/2022 at 1:59 PM, Commandant said:
All those ______hockeynow sites are clickbait and I dont know the montreal guy well but Dater, DK in pitt, and jimmy murphy in boston are like an all star list of the worst beat writers from each team.
It just popped up on Google's suggested articles. Annoying how terrible websites pay to be featured -.-
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1 minute ago, TurdBurglar said:
For what it’s worth, 2 tweets saying a 1st round pick is compensation, likely using the same source.
It’s interesting Engels is saying this may be apart of another deal. Anyone have any rumours on what that may or may not be?
No rumors but I feel the Islanders might be eager to pick up a forward from us after missing on Kadri?
Another thing is we could see this pick being flipped with say Hoffmann to say Anaheim as a cap dump?
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Maybe Islanders end up going after Dvorak after missing on Kadri?
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59 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
I saw this while doing the links this morning but I don't know why this is suddenly news. It was reported four months ago that he was staying in college.
Must have missed it!
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2 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
I expect Ylonen to start in Montreal. I would not be surprised is Barron starts in Montreal too, although I would prefer him to start in Laval
this is my back of the envelop, potatohead, best guess:
HarveyPinard-Schnarr-Belzile
Teasdale-Stephens-Francis
Gignac-Hillis-Martel
Simoneau, Abbandonato, Beaudin, Condotta, Richard, G.Bourque, Fortin, Beauregard, K.Roy, Saulnier, Poiririer
Fairbrother-Barron
Harris-Dello
Norlinder-Bowey
Galipeau, Centorame, GreenPrimeau, Poulin
Is Mysak not coming over?
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So what's the lineup looking like for Laval next year with Dea, Belpedio + Ouellette gone, the signings mentioned above and Struble in NCAA?
Is the tandem in net Primeau + Poulin?
Sept. 26, Devils vs Habs, 7 PM
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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Seeing Tatar with the two young Slovaks makes me hope the Habs can have a preseason game in Slovakia next year. Would mean alot to those two and from a team perspective be a good way to lock down a generation of young Slovak fans!