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14 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
and a coaching staff that believes in him
He averaged 15 minutes a game in 2022-23 and over 17 minutes the year before.
The coaching staff believed in him.
Really the unfounded attacks on the coaching staff are old and tiresome, you could at least lay off now with Marty's family situation.
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Thats pretty much the same PPG as he was doing in Montreal. Hes just stayed healthier.
Hes always had talent.
It was best for both sides to move on as the situation was toxic in Montreal though.
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2 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
We probably do underrate Harris. He is smart, mobile and has great character. I put him in the expendable category, not because he is bad, just because I think others will leapfrog him as they have attributes that are really important for a defensemen in the NHL (ie size, physicality, offensive skill) while also being as mobile as Harris.
Harris/Kovacevic could be keepers as bottom pairing defensemen. Not sure where Barron fits in, he has some good offensive skill but I think Reinbacher, Mailloux will be vastly superior on the right side and I don't see Barron being a bottom pairing defensemen.
The versatility to play either side as your 5/6/7 D is really more value than we give credit for. Its why Josh Gorges stuck around here so long
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I think we underrate Harris a lot. His adavnce stats are very good. He also has the versatility to play both LD and RD with little drop off in those stats. He moves the puck well and gets it out of the zone. All of this makes him more valuable than many think.
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1 hour ago, REV-G said:
Even though they are at different levels and age, do you think it is fair to compare Lane Hutson with Quinn Hughes, when Hughes was Hutson's age?
Are they in the same conversation?
I don't think Hutson is quite as good as Hughes, but yes, he's close enough to be in the conversation. At this age though, Hughes was in the NHL.
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Its' 4 games and goalies are voodoo.
He was not as bad as he's played here (getting rusty and barely playing due to 3 goalies), nor is he as good as he's played in 4 games.
He's what he always was, a good #2.
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Who is calling Armia a 2nd line winger. I don't anyone thinks he is one.
He's playing on the second line by default, but I don't think anyone, here or media wise, thinks he's a top-6 player long term.
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I'd also say that the reffing played a part, there were a number of ticky tack calls against the Habs early, while the Canucks were getting away with some stuff. I mean the trip on Suzuki was a bad call, and then before the Vancouver goal, there was a board battle where a Habs player took an elbow to the face right in front of the ref with no call. Add that into the points CC has above that the team is facing the Refs as one more obstacle and they folded up shop after those ten minutes.
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1 hour ago, DON said:
Kapanen 1g1a 2 shots 7/25 22:48; in 4-3 OT win; up 1-0 in 1/4 final
Engstrom 1a 1 shot 12:40 in 6-2 win; up 1-0 in 1/4 final
(not sure why icetime is as low as is? Resting him?)
6-2 win is probably the reason.
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Mattheson and Guhle play amongst the hardest opponents in the league.
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Hope is not a plan
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I dont think Anderson and Dvorak is a pairing that can't be together. No more than Anderson and anyone else.
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46 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:
I was hoping Roy to continue to show if he can be a viable 2nd line option with Dach. But looks like he is gone as for the year as well😳
i think Roy will eventually be a 2nd line player. However, considering that we have little depth on the third line, and that he will be a rookie still, and only in his second year of pro hockey, I think starting him on the third line is a better idea.I still think we need to go out and get another elite gamebreaker for the 2nd line this summer.
Also I think that Gallagher and Anderson together on the third line just doesn't work. Neither of them pass the puck enough.
Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
_________ - Dach - Newhook
Roy - Dvorak - Anderson
Armia - Evans - Gallagher
Extras: RHP and Pezzetta
Would be ideal for lines 2-4 next year.
Now Dvorak is a placeholder to allow Beck to stay one more year in the minors. or if you can trade Dvorak and get someone else great, but right now I don't think you are going to be able to trade him, so that's likely his spot. Same with Anderson/Gallagher. They aren't going to be traded so you have to find them slots.
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53 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
We’ll see about Beck, but I agree re: Evans.
Can someone explain to me how it is that Armia spent years being complete dog poop, then gets sent down and comes back as a completely different player? What the hell happened? Did he stare into the abyss of career failure and have a transformative, “come to Jesus” moment? Or has he just been on the longest hot streak of his career and will eventually revert back to his norm of stinking out the joint?
I don't think this is the longest hot streak of his career.... he's had good full seasons at this level of play before.
Its the best he's been in a couple years (since the cup run really) though, and the other seasons were pre-pandemic so maybe harder to remember.
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14 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
I must be a weirdo because Slafkovsky gives me wood
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Hutson-Mailloux
What the hell? Why not pull the goalie and have Matheson with them too?
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I went to the game as well as I was out in Canmore for a wedding.
The Habs dominated when the first line is on the ice. When the 2nd line was out there it was 50/50. The third and fourth, hemmed in the Habs end.
Wolf also played really well and the Habs hit two posts, could've been a lot closer.
On defence Guhle was very hit and miss. Hes getting some of that gambler from his partner in Matheson. Xhekaj played really well.
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8 hours ago, tomh009 said:
If a goalie is capable of playing shutout hockey as a statement, wouldn’t he do it more often, maybe to gain starter status?
No, I think Primeau played a good game and had a few pucks bounce his way. But not likely an intentional statement.
Agreed 100%. Many times we put narratives to things when many times its just simple as having a good game
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18 hours ago, GHT120 said:
Obviously the medical/training staff is recommending it ... but when the Habs describe it as a "therapy day" it clearly implies some sort of treatment is involved, not just rest.
Have the Habs ever said "rest day" for any player? I think therapy day is just the generic term they use for missing practice without an injury reason.
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I wouldnt trade a 2025 first rounder for a pick in the teens. This team may not be good again and that pick could be higher than that.
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Xhekaj having a rough one. Got bailed out on his first big mistake but the second big one ends in a goal. He cant keep letting McCann behind him.
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1 hour ago, GHT120 said:
Important for D&D to be skating regularly by the end of the season in order for them to have a normal summer preparing for training camp ... with Allen gone, White could come off IR at any time without causing a roster issue.
There are no roster limits now, just call up limits (and the cap).
The 23 man limit is gone as of the trade deadline.
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His advanced stats show that he belongs and in fact he's helping his linemates to better stats too.
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He did so much better under Ducharme? Wasn't it under Ducharme that he had to leave the team for half the season and the run to the Cup Final.
Lets be clear, I'm not blaming Ducharme for that. It's not his fault. But its curious to say he was "better" under DD when he wasn't even on the team for a huge and important stretch of time.