sbhatt Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Clearly the problem is the lack of capable finishers in our top 6; we need to trade for someone who can put the puck in the net NOW. Shots mean f@#kall when you can't put them past the goaltender more than once in a blue moon, and that's where this team is at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IN THE HEARTS OF MEN Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Power play.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The power outages can be traced back for a few years now, even when Price and Gallagher were in the line-up. I think we are still missing that premier first line center, we got a whole boat load of #2's and #3's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Is it time to worry or is this just a drought. They seem to be playing ok, just can't find the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Is it time to worry or is this just a drought. They seem to be playing ok, just can't find the net. They have to get Sven and Byron out of the top-6. A decent PP would help, they have one PP goal in December. Something has to give. The goalies are putting up a combined save percentage of .880, so it's just a pile of suck all around. Great to hear the Bruins fans whooping it up being a few back. Now there's a team that's going to be pricked like a helium balloon. .500 in December. Tuukka has an other world .975 in that timespan, and Gustavsson has lost his last three starts. Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 They have to get Sven and Byron out of the top-6. A decent PP would help, they have one PP goal in December. Something has to give. The goalies are putting up a combined save percentage of .880, so it's just a pile of suck all around. Great to hear the Bruins fans whooping it up being a few back. Now there's a team that's going to be pricked like a helium balloon. .500 in December. Tuukka has an other world .975 in that timespan, and Gustavsson has lost his last three starts. Hmmm... Sven did the same thing last year. He had hot start, then completely fell off. Bergevin has pinched his pennies so hard he basically has a tattoo of Queen Elizabeth on his finger tips. It's time to decide if this team is a legit cup contender. We've all said it on here, but the window of opportunity isn't getting any bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Great to see Beaulieu play 22:30 and with 4minutes on the PP, but zero shots for him and again with couple dumb turnovers and still a work in progress. Weise had 8 shots and Byron had 7 hits while the leaders Plekanec, Subban and Pacioretty all were -2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 So what's the solution here? They aren't going to just let them suck the bag for the next month until Price is back, right? I'm sure Bergevin's looking for help but it seems to be a lot harder to make trades this year (as evidenced by the fact there have been what, three all year...and the Habs made one of them). I think the options out there right now are just depth guys, not so much the impact player they could use. Sven did the same thing last year. He had hot start, then completely fell off. He had one good chance last night but otherwise was ineffective. I'd consider giving him tomorrow off and giving Hudon another look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 He had one good chance last night but otherwise was ineffective. I'd consider giving him tomorrow off and giving Hudon another look. He just got sent down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Is it time to worry or is this just a drought. They seem to be playing ok, just can't find the net. Well, I've been swamped with work and have - maybe fortunately - not been able to watch a lot of hockey lately. So to some degree I'm speaking in ignorance; on the other hand, maybe this detachment from the immediate disappointment of watching the Habs lose brings more objectivity. So what I'll say is this: the team is decimated with injuries, to key players as well as to significant role players; yet by all accounts, we're still playing well, just not scoring. Coaches always say you have to focus on the process, not the end result. If the process is sound, the wins will come, especially when we start getting the pieces back. It's fine to say that we need to go out and get a scorer, etc.; and we all know the team needs a legit top-6 option at RW, even when everyone is healthy. But it seems to me that Plekanec, Desharnais, Pacioretty, Subban, and Margarine are all proven NHL producers. They're not going to be held off the score-sheet forever. What we're seeing is a combination of injuries and slumps. It happens to every team. So: let's not over-react. We're a good team going through a bad patch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Well, I've been swamped with work and have - maybe fortunately - not been able to watch a lot of hockey lately. So to some degree I'm speaking in ignorance; on the other hand, maybe this detachment from the immediate disappointment of watching the Habs lose brings more objectivity. So what I'll say is this: the team is decimated with injuries, to key players as well as to significant role players; yet by all accounts, we're still playing well, just not scoring. Coaches always say you have to focus on the process, not the end result. If the process is sound, the wins will come, especially when we start getting the pieces back. It's fine to say that we need to go out and get a scorer, etc.; and we all know the team needs a legit top-6 option at RW, even when everyone is healthy. But it seems to me that Plekanec, Desharnais, Pacioretty, Subban, and Margarine are all proven NHL producers. They're not going to be held off the score-sheet forever. What we're seeing is a combination of injuries and slumps. It happens to every team. So: let's not over-react. We're a good team going through a bad patch. It's a balance basically. We were absolutely hot in October, now we're cold in December. The difference is puck luck and health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 He just got sent down. Well I thought it was an idea at least... I guess Smith-Pelly is close to returning (or there's a follow-up move coming after 5 PM). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Well I thought it was an idea at least... I guess Smith-Pelly is close to returning (or there's a follow-up move coming after 5 PM). What happens at 5:00 pm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 What happens at 5:00 pm? Any moves made before 5 PM EST on a given day count against a teams' cap for that day. Anything after that doesn't. That's why most of Montreal's recalls come between 5:05 and 5:15 PM EST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'll reiterate how encouraging our third period was. We went down two goals in quick succession that could have demoralized us, instead we came out and dominated a very good team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'll reiterate how encouraging our third period was. We went down two goals in quick succession that could have demoralized us, instead we came out and dominated a very good team. This team's overall play isn't the issue. Burying the puck is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Shots are nice but they don't win games. We need a goal scorer, not another goalie.We do need another scorer.That said even without getting another we wont see too many 45 save shutouts. Those are rare (even if there were two in the nhl last night). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Well, I've been swamped with work and have - maybe fortunately - not been able to watch a lot of hockey lately. So to some degree I'm speaking in ignorance; on the other hand, maybe this detachment from the immediate disappointment of watching the Habs lose brings more objectivity. So what I'll say is this: the team is decimated with injuries, to key players as well as to significant role players; yet by all accounts, we're still playing well, just not scoring. Coaches always say you have to focus on the process, not the end result. If the process is sound, the wins will come, especially when we start getting the pieces back. It's fine to say that we need to go out and get a scorer, etc.; and we all know the team needs a legit top-6 option at RW, even when everyone is healthy. But it seems to me that Plekanec, Desharnais, Pacioretty, Subban, and Margarine are all proven NHL producers. They're not going to be held off the score-sheet forever. What we're seeing is a combination of injuries and slumps. It happens to every team. So: let's not over-react. We're a good team going through a bad patch. Agree completely. We keep playing this way and wins will come. This game and the washington game were very similar. We were the clear better team in both and those are legit cup contenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Agree completely. We keep playing this way and wins will come. This game and the washington game were very similar. We were the clear better team in both and those are legit cup contenders. If we can outplay those teams even without our best RW, our best goalie, and some key role-players, then we are contenders for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Gotta give credit when credit is due. Props to Quick for yesterday's game. A great goalie performance. Several important saves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Nice way to look at slump CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Gotta give credit when credit is due. Props to Quick for yesterday's game. A great goalie performance. Several important saves. How many were near the slot? We lost the SJ game because all the shots we were taking was nowhere near the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Multiple shots came from the slot. For example his incredible pad save where our guy was a foot away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Moral victories don't do it for me. Good teams find a way to win. It is not that they aren't trying it is the lack of scoring talent. We need another scorer with or without Gallagher. The Gm has known this to be a problem for a number of years. He has not solved that problem yet. Tried the bargain bin way, that did not work. Go get a forking scorer now dammit. ok maybe after the freeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Come on Bergy, go to Kijiji...gotta be able to find an all star winger you can also fit under cap there. Some think it is just that easy I assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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