sbhatt
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Terrible effort outside of the last minute and change of the 2nd. Dobes has held them in...hope they find a way in the 3rd.
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An absolute steal...great news.
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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.
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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.
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45 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Accountable for barely touching him?
I'd rather he not take an instigator. If Greenway is willing to go, sure... but if he isn't Xhekaj has to stay disciplined and not take the extra penalty, not for that, and not if they think they are playing meaningful hockey.
Of course I don't mean that Wifi should mug him. He should make a big show of challenging him though, to make it hard for Greenway to decline...and to make Greenway look like a 🐱 if he declines. Barely touching him doesn't matter; he did touch him, and you can't have teams thinking it's ok to get up in your tender's face to intimidate him / shove him. That's a hard red line.
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Alright road win, but I hope the team looks sharper in the rematch on Monday as I'm heading to that game. Wifi must hold Greenway accountable for making contact with Dobes at first opportunity.
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It was nice to see Suzuki's hot streak continue, and good God what an OT winner from Caufield!
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22 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Slafkovsky deserved that goal. He has been playing hard all game so far
He has looked great...an absolute beast when plays with intensity.
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Laine needed that.
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Typical Matheson.
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They flat out stink. Wonky defensively, and can't score.
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Laine looked so bad in our zone on that last shift.
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It's hard to believe that 3 weeks ago, this team looked like it might be able to sneak into the playoffs with a wild card spot. This is depressing.
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They have looked like the bums they were in November thus far.
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Just now, tomh009 said:
Our top line on the ice for that one, too. I'm not really liking the Matheson-Carrier combo so far.
Matheson is hard to like lately.
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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.
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Another night where whatever offensive upside Matheson provides nowhere near balanced out his terrible defense. He had some company in that regard last night, but he was by far the worst of the bunch.
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The team stinks tonight, but that's two weak goals Monty has given up already.
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That period was pure crap. You'd think someone just roused them from a nap and forced them onto the ice or something.
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Huge win...Monty needed that badly.
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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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That was a hell of a bounceback effort. Even with the bad bounces early, they didn't fold...they just kept working. Showing signs of a team that has matured mentally.
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Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for 2 periods; bad luck, Woll with flat-out robberies, a parade to the penalty box, and the return of 'Montemblow' on 2 of the Leaf goals.
I hope this doesn't trigger a skid.
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Game # 63 - Montreal Canadiens @ Calgary Flames - Saturday, March 8th, 2025 @ 7:00 PM EST
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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Played like bums for the first 38min of the game. It's hard to win when you squander that much time.