TurdBurglar

They can't stay out of the box. Oh, wait, is that Chris Lee I see? Huh.

I didn't check the start time on the game, assuming it was a late game. Was it as bad as the score indicates it is?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Romanov guaranteed a NHL spot to get him to come over from the KHL?

I understand what you are saying, but it's better late than never. It also sets a precedent for the future.

Bettman already has said that anyone involved with this will have to go through a process with the NHL before they can take another position in the NHL. So, free would be a strong word.

Out of everyone that was apart of it and currently outside the Blackhawks right now, I believe Quenneville will get the harshest punishment. The more I read about accounts from the findings and Beach himself, Quenneville actively tried to ignore it at the time, and lied about it happening. I don't believe he will ever coach again, let alone in the NHL. I just gotta say, I commend the Hawks for their handling of the situation, going out of their way to make sure this was investigated, then coming down harsh on the offenders. Then publicly standing behind Beach coming forward, of his own free will. I think it's a very classy move on their part, and a very brave move on Beach's part.

I’ve pointed the same thing out a few game ago. Everybody generally seems lost on what they are supposed to be doing. One key indication that nobody knows what they are doing is area dumps. Every zone has set area dumps for the puck when they get into trouble. The purpose is there should be a teammate in that area to continue the play. I’ve noticed often that the puck gets thrown to an area, and there is no Canadien there. It always results in a turnover.

Allen isn't playing well and being hung out to dry. Bad combination to try to win a game.

I think this just about sums it up.

Sounds like Stan Bowman may be in a little bit of trouble. https://www.tsn.ca/chicago-blackhawks-stan-bowman-steps-down-1.1711931 He also stepped down as GM of team USA. https://www.tsn.ca/stan-bowman-usa-hockey-beijing-olympics-chicago-blackhawks-1.1712023

Snipe from just outside the circle on a PP by Hoffman.

I think Brian's diagram worked.

If they score 2 tonight, they may not score again all week.

This. The fact he has a full no movement clause kicking in the start of free agency this year puts tremendous pressure on Buffalo now. Once the NMC kicks in, he can veto any trade Buffalo makes. Coupled with the fact that he can’t get the surgery until he is traded, makes his value decline daily. Seattle didn’t want to pick up Price for free because of his uncertain health and contract, even though both guaranteed him to play again. There’s an equal contract and far more uncertainty tied up with Eichel. There is a legitimate chance he may never play again. I’m not sure how anyone can think he still has tremendous value. I understand Buffalo wants to pitch it that way, they will be losing a former superstar, something he may or may not ever be again.

For a healthy, ready to play Eichel, I completely agree. For this situation, that’s the equivalent of the rumoured Lecavalier for Price, Subban, Pacioretty and a 1st. It’s an insane return, to which Buffalo would take in a heartbeat. There’s a reason he hasn’t been traded yet. Buffalo wants a return like that, nobody will offer more than cap exchanges with the primary pieces being all conditional. Which is all Eichel is currently worth.

An easy solution to the cap issue is by the throwning in one of Gallagher, Anderson or Drouin. As for when Eichel’s trade protection kicks in, it’s worse for the Sabres. Any team to get Eichel will know he isn’t playing until next season. That team can opt to accept the trade protection clause or not. Teams can also hold out until later, because Eichel won’t play, and cause more pressure on Buffalo. There will also be the value of Buffalo will get players for this season, when the other team will not. The longer the trade takes, the longer until the surgery, the longer until Eichel returns, which in turn continues to lower his value. I understand Eichel, healthy, is a big fish capable of a huge return. This situation, with an injured player with future time lost, and an experimental surgery for the NHL, tanks his value significantly. There’s a chance he doesn’t ever play again, there’s a chance he becomes injury prone due to the surgery, more so then any other surgery NHL players get. All of these factors play into his value, it’s not a simple as he’s Jack Eichel.

I think if Eichel gets traded, everyone is going to be surprised with the return. I do agree Buffalo’s ask would start with Suzuki or Caufield, but I’ve been seeing more and more that the teams interested are offering conditionals. These are teams that are ok with the disc replacement, but the pieces going the other way would be conditioned on games played. The Dvorak + another top-6 or a Norlinder isn’t far fetched when it would have 2-3 conditional 1st/2nd round picks on games played the next 2-3 years. I do believe Montreal could get it done without Suzuki or Caufield attached, but it comes down to if they would accept the surgery and is that much uncertainty worth the risk?

One of those firsts will be going to Arizona from the Dvorak trade.

I think that will be a decision made mid-season. When the real 21-22 Habs are defined and MB has made up him mind. As much as it pains me to say, I’m not opposed to selling off anyone over 25 for prospects and picks and fully rebuild. Strike while the iron is hot and the values are high. With the ability to retain salary due to a rebuild, more can be acquired. I do realize this is very premature and we are only 5 games in the season. Watching this team fail this badly is painful.

I’m not sure this is a GM firing situation. With the additions in the e offseason, MB addressed scoring by bringing in Hoffman and replaced Danault with Dvorak. Neither of which should be bad moves. You can’t replace Weber easily, and he did an OK job of finding a guy under budget who can eat some minutes. From the outside looking in, I don’t see his off-season move that bad. the real issue is the team is massively underperforming. That is coaching and personnel. Even with Price back, playing like his playoff self, won’t make a difference in this situation. We all know that this team isn’t as bad as the results, and I don’t think anyone can dispute that. It seems like they lack leadership and motivation.

So I want to say they look lost out there. Honestly I think DD has a system that the team doesn't understand. Lots of blind passes and area passes, expecting someone there, and they aren't. These plays aren't strange in any system as the system dictates someone should be there. It's the only reason I can think of why they look this discombobulated.

I'm not even kidding when I say, without changes, this is an 0-82 team.

Habs showed how terrible they are, puck ends up on KK's stick and he shows how terrible he is. Nice.

I jinxed it, that PP was just awful.

I gotta say, the start tonight is by far the best start all season.