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sbhatt

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  1. 21 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

    I agree that cracks have been showing the Habs’ game for a few games now. Last night’s first period was symptomatic. In the O-zone, players were full of confidence, making fancy plays and extra passes that showed imagination but avoided the simple play and didn’t bear fruit; meanwhile, they were a defensive mess. The result was a 2-0 deficit. 

     

    To me, that is a classic “young team” trap:

    • They have success doing the hard work, the tough defensive play, and get rewarded;
    • Their confidence swells;
    • Overconfident in their own skill, they start to get away from the hard, disciplined stuff that put them in that position;
    • Their game regresses and they start losing again

    Hell, New Jersey themselves have been through that cycle.

     

    On another note, I find that Hutson has been somewhat off over the past few games - a little shakier in his own end, and a little less dynamic at the other. Given what a difference-maker he is, regression on his part would tend to spill over to the whole team’s results.

     

     

     

    Solid take.  It does seem like Hutson is struggling...can't help but wonder if the pace of their schedule and his number of minutes has him feeling fatigued. 

  2. It's too early to anoint Dobes the starter.  However, it's not too early to give him more frequent chances to show us if he can continue his strong play.  I am fine with giving him every 3rd game for the next while, then upping it to every 2nd game if he continues his strong play.  THEN, if he's still outplaying Monty, we have a serious look making him number one.  The sample size is just too small to do anything drastic.  That changes if Monty has a bad stretch though...I'm all about a meritocracy in the crease.

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