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    Game #69 - Colorado Avalanche @ Montreal Canadiens - Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 @ 7:00PM EST

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    20 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

    Gallivan was just slightly before my time, but what seems to have separated him from the pack was that - in addition to timing, varying intonations, a feel for the game, etc., which lots of good play-by-play guys possess - he had a genuine interest in the English language. There are a number of contemporary hockey broadcasters and TV commentators I respect, but none have a real skill a turning a memorable phrase. The closest we have is the tiresome Ron MacLean with his endless supply of puns. From the sublime to the asinine.

     

    Yes CC, all that and he would get you right into the game by showing his genuine excitement for the action... plus a good helping of east coast folksiness. Bob Cole had it too. Of the current crop, I think Chris Cuthbert is the best.

     

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    Permanent Trade Proposal Thread

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    On 2/6/2025 at 6:50 PM, Commandant said:

    Demidov has "some defensive acumen"... what?  No he's a defensive issue in the KHL and as much as I think SKA has been over the top with it, its part of the reason for his low minutes, and thats playing on the wing, not at centre.

     

    But to think hes immediately gonna be an NHL centre and on a line with two other defensive liabilities in Ehlers and Laine.  Wow.  That line might set records for xGA and goals against.

     

    Then you have Newhook at centre,  position that the team wont put him at this year.

     

    Yeah i dont see that as a lineup.

     

     

     

    It was a month ago, but I mentioned I would post if I found info pertaining to the defensive acumen of Demidov:

     

     

    Permanent Trade Proposal Thread

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    5 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:

     

    I do not know much about Cozens, he is expensive and an upgrade to Dach. I would package Dach with a 2nd round pick, and either Luke Tuch (to play on the link to Alex Tuch) or Armia since they seem thin on RW. Armia's expiring contract would give them flexibility. 

     

    this site compares them like this:

    https://stathead.com/tiny/rYuzW

     

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    Yeah he'd be a bit of an upgrade on Dach, but that contract is just too much. It could hamstring us down the road. I still have some faith in Dach... but as a winger though. 

     

     

    Permanent Trade Proposal Thread

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    "Demidov has "some defensive acumen"... what?  No he's a defensive issue in the KHL and as much as I think SKA has been over the top with it, its part of the reason for his low minutes, and thats playing on the wing, not at centre."

     

    Have read it more than once that he has decent defensive awareness. If I come across an article mentioning it again, I will post it for you. The chief reason for his low minutes is petty coach/manager/owner Rotenberg "punishing" Demidov for wanting to leave the KHL after this season is over. It's curious how Demidov's ice-time substantially rose *immediately* after the Habs brass paid a visit.

     

     

    "But to think hes immediately gonna be an NHL centre and on a line with two other defensive liabilities in Ehlers and Laine.  Wow.  That line might set records for xGA and goals against."

     

    Might not also. I think their offense would outweigh their defensive shortcomings. Demidov would be no worse defensively than Dach - that would be a difficult feat. And if not Dach, then who? Cozens? Mittelstadt? Neither of those are defensive stalwarts.

     

     

    "Then you have Newhook at centre,  position that the team wont put him at this year."

     

    No, because they using him to fill out their top-6 and hoping in vain he can be a solution there, as they paid a fairly big price to get him to play such a role. When he played center briefly last year, I found he was better. 3rd line center would give him even more favorable matchups.

     

     

    "Yeah i dont see that as a lineup."

     

    Fair enough.

     

    Permanent Trade Proposal Thread

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    My two cents :

     

    - I say leave Dylan Cozens be. Too expensive.
    - I've read that Demidov said he would be just as content at center, as on wing. He seems more of a prototypical center... great distribution skills, drives play, and has some defensive acumen. Plus being a center would probably increase his production by another 15 to 20 points.
    - Keep Dach. I like him, but for a center, he doesn't seem to be the greatest passer. He does have great puck possession skills however and when he is feeling it, shows great "generalship" on the ice. I would put him on wing.
    - I think Laine's legs/knees are not well, and he is showing it... his skating is like a Bambi deer. He is a much more dynamic player than what he is displaying right now, and he will strengthen up and get better. Just needs some time.
    - I've read that Laine's old Winnipeg buddy Nikolai Ehlers has shown interest in joining him on the Habs next year as a UFA. Sign him.

     


    Next year's tentative lineup:

     

    Slaf - Suzuki - Caufield
    Ehlers - Demidov - Laine
    Heineman - Newhook - Dach
    Gally - Kapanen/Beck - Anderson


    That's a pretty deep forward corps.


    Thoughts? Flames?


     

    2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread

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    28 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:

    I have not watch many games in full (AGL tv is too expensive).

    From what I’ve seen, in the first few games coming back from injury he was not in shape. He was missing lots of pass receptions even if Beck was making passes tape to tape. He brought down that line.

    Later, you could see his smarts keeping plays alive and his shot releases. 
    this game, the 4th goal is his fault. I think the Rocket won the faceoff and it was a two on two. Oars battle. The Hartford player won his game and came to the front of the goal in front of Mesar, who made à have ass effort to check him.

    It was an easy goal 

    4-1 now

     

    Mesar

    is better than Farrel and Kidney, as of now. I think he will be as good or better than Roy by the end of the AHL season; but I am not sure how ready he may be for a call up

     

    Thanks Alfredoh. Sean Farrell seems to have woken up a little bit in the last few weeks... do you think there's any hope for him?

     

    2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread

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    1 hour ago, alfredoh2009 said:

    I am glad to see Mesar playing better. He seems to have found his playing form and is adjusting well to the AHL


    Not impressing yet but not hurting the club anymore 

     

    Alfredoh, what are your thoughts on the lack of production from Mesar? Too much perimeter play? Not high enough hockey IQ? Thanks.

    Game #37 Montreal at Washington 4pm EST Dec. 31

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    As this game went on, I thought back to 1975 when I was an 11 yr old kid and my Dad took me along with him on his business trip in Montreal... with plans of going to see my first-ever Habs game. This was the one:

     

    https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/197504050MTL.html

     

    I couldn't believe my eyes and ears the whole time I was there, it was like I was in a dream. Our team were indeed the Flying Frenchmen back then... every 30 seconds it was score! score! score! score! score! Dad even took me up to the gondola before the game started up and I met Dick Irvin... Danny Gallivan wasn't there at that moment though, too bad.

     

    Anyways, as Washington was piling up the goals last night, I thought "Well, here's the payback for the 1975 10-2 drubbing... they're gonna turn it around right back on us almost 50 years later". They pretty near did.

    2021/2022 Lineup Ideas

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    3 hours ago, DON said:

    Drouin as a checking centre? Dont know if he can even spell checking, let alone be the Habs 2 way shut down one.

    So yes, crazy seems correct.

     

    I know... I told him that he was crazy! Then he told me "How about letting the other teams worry about checking US for a change?". 

    2021/2022 Lineup Ideas

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    Yep, too many wingers for sure.

     

    My crazy friend has a CRAZY idea where Drouin goes back to center. Is he CRAZY?? Hmmm, maybe... but it does make things slot in a little neater:

     

    Caufield - Suzuki - Anderson  

    Toffoli - Kotkaniemi - Gallagher

    Hoffman - Drouin - Armia

    Byron/Paquette/Evans/Perreault/Poehling/Lehkonen

     

    Permanent Trade Proposal Thread

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    2 hours ago, Chris said:

    Bob McKenzie
    @TSNBobMcKenzie
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    Seems like Sami Vatanen is heading to the Montreal Canadiens. Word out of MTL is Domi and a prospect.

     

    Is this real? 

     

    I'd like to have an argument please...

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohDB5gbtaEQ

     

    This is just me and I'm only speculating here - but does anyone else get the feeling that Domi's teammates aren't all that particularly fond of him? I like Domi, nice player, but I'm just getting this feeling that there is something divisive in the dressing room and Domi could be at the root of it. I could be way off though... it's happened before.

     

    March 30, Habs vs Jets, 7 PM

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    How can anyone not love ol' Bob Cole when he's coming out with things like "Jordan Weal SEALS THE DEAL". The man was and is a gem... fumbling a few names be damned. If you want perfect grammar and semantics and proper enunciation and pronunciation and whatever, go read Shakespeare.

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