Sir_Boagalott

Well, the funny thing about Orthopedic Surgeons is that they tend to want to perform operations. That's what they do. They also make way more money doing that than having someone rehab an injury. It's fairly rare for any Dr to recommend something where profit isn't made for the medical establishment.

That was my initial thought too. The hit to the head was from Stutzle's own stick. Meanwhile, Grieg's shoulder instantly caused Dach's head to snap backwards. The initial contact part of that rule is basically nonsense when a player can hit someone in the chest and then immediately uppercut them in the chin with their shoulder. The same is true for the skates can lift off the ice after contact. They need to modify both of those aspects of the rules.

I was somewhat thinking it might not be as bad as it looked. Last year, Anderson had an odd incident happen to his knee where he fell and then was carried off the ice, yet he returned the next game. I've seen other players fall etc where it looked like a serious knee injury yet they were basically fine. Laine injury isn't nothing but we are incredibly lucky its only a sprain and doesn't need surgery.

My internet is acting up so it jumped around but from what I saw of both I absolutely agree. Both hits looked similar to me, in fact I thought the hit on Dach looked worse. I agree about the lateness, but Arber needs to start using his shoulders more than his fists.

I definitely agree. It is weird how Laine sometimes skates like that. i.e. with his feet way out to his sides and a lot further than his shoulders. It is true that if Laine had brought his left knee in towards his right knee it would not have been smashed in the way that it was. It would have possibly been the only acceptable time to Flamingo. A big issue and huge pet peeve on mine when incidents such as this happen the clips are never long enough. You need to watch the entire play go down. As Newhook crosses center he drops the puck back to Laine who picks it up slightly ahead of the opening of the C in the Habs logo at center. Believe it or not, after he crosses center he doesn't actually take a single stride. When he touches the puck he takes but 1 small stride. He glides over center and the Leafs blueline without moving his feet at all. Strangely, Laine does at least 6 crossovers in the Habs end while skating up ice before he gets the puck. They also like to not show all the angles. Where are the other angles of this? Such as:

In previous season I've always liked Condotta and think he'd be an upgrade on Pezz. However, they will both likely be obsolete soon. I've liked what I've seen from Davidson so far and want to see more of him. He seems to have a level of Claude Lemieux in him. i.e. he seems to be an agitator. In 1 the previous games I saw him do 4 things that made me chuckle. 1 was the play was going towards the Habs end and he was nowhere near the puck but 2 players on the other team were slightly behind him and out of nowhere he threw his shoulder into 1 of them right into their sternum. It surprised the hell out of the guy he hit.

Yep, but that's only because the Habs haven't given a contract to BGL to be their fighting Coach. Just wait until Slaf misses time from breaking his thumb or something in a fight - that could have been completely avoided if only he had a bit training on how to do it properly.

Umm, body checks are completely legal, even in preseason. The 1 hit he made along the boards was a penalty - but 2 mins is much preferable than 17 mins and game.

D'oh, I missed the 1st 10 mins so I didn't see how it all went down. I saw some replays but I'd like to see longer clips and other angles. I saw a clip of Arber punching the guy but they didnt show how it started. I get the impression Arber jumped him though and from behind. I have no problem with Arber fighting him but he should do it smarter to not trigger the Instigator penalty. Last year, Mittelstadt hit a Habs (Slaf I believe) and Arber knocked the him around like crazy and he didn't get a penalty for doing it. He should have done the same to Pare and their entire team and especially their top players.

I havent seen a lot of Dobes and he looked good, as did Hutson. I'm bummed Kappy didnt dominate - I want to see him on the team ASAP. He's ready, make a spot for him. Speaking of which, way to raise your trade value Dvo! Interestingly enough, ABB hasn't looked bad. I wasn't sure what to expect from him but a goalie on his former said he has a top 6 level shot. I'm intrigued and want to see more of him. Nobody has said this yet, but I thought Armia played a really good game. ex: numerous times he recovered lose pucks and kept it in the Leafs zone along the boards by using his body, reach, strength and positioning. The Habs had numerous prolonged opportunities because of it.

Speaking of tall, has anyone heard about Alexander Karmanov yet? He isn't available until next years draft, but jeez he's crazy tall at 7'-0" and strong at 273 lbs. He's from Moldova and he is a lock to be the 1st player from there to be drafted. He's already committed to playing for Penn State in 2027. He's got a long way to go to make the NHL but if he ever does it will be crazy. Surprisingly, he seems to be a fairly decent skater and looks way better than Chara did at that age. It's wild seeing video of his games because usually when clips are shown of a specific player they add a circle around them or put something above them so you know which player to watch. He's so tall its blatantly obvious who he is.

Just wow. Has anybody seen the Utah arena yet? Apparently, the sight lines from the upper decks are incredible. Thousands of seats have ridiculously bad obstructed views. They have over 6000 seats listed as "partial view". They are planning on doing renovations but they wont start until April 2025 with a completion date of 2027.

Yep. After the Preds signed Marshessault and Stamkos they needed to dump Glass's $2.5 mil contract. The Habs probably had the cap space to have taken him on along with Laine. So far, Glass hasn't really done much for a player drafted as high as he was. The way he has worked out so far it doesn't seem like the Habs could use him. However, what is his ceiling and could Marty help get him there? He potentially would have been a great player to take a chance on because who knows what Marty might have been able to do with him.

I agree with some of the old guard people in NHL management would be against video games. However, it doesnt seem like its an exaggeration though. Like I said, anybody can look up a Fortnight players account. ex: if any of us played that game using the same alias as on here any of us could search your player profile and see all of your gaming stats. A fan deciphered Laine's account name and I forget what his exact alias was but it was something like however Winnie the Pooh is said in Finnish with 29 on the end. The 14 hours on a game day is apparently factual. Yes, and that might be a solved issue as well if his issue was depression. Depression can cause loss of interest, affect decision making, and be a source of physical pain. So numerous of his on ice issues could be related to depression and now be solved with him being in Montreal.

Ya, that definitely is not a rumor that they wanted Glass. I fully agree that Suzuki is way better. I sorta wanted Hughes to get Glass from the Preds but the Pens nabbed him. The Habs don't need Glass but he could have been an interesting and fairly cheap addition. Plus, that's a strategy the Stars are using and they have a strong team and are definitely a contender. i.e. they have numerous players that were Top 5 and Top 10 picks - but only 1 of them was their own pick. The rest of them they acquired from other teams. They didn't go the tank route to build their team.