DON Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Nice to see Dietz get 21minutes. Lessio has zero finish, but can skate. Matteau seems quite invisible and stay with Habs will likely be short. Sitting solidly picking 9th, possibly can fall to 7th, but looking good for top 10 pick anyways. A nice high scoring entertaining loss to Sabres would be a good follow up to this crap game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Nice to see Dietz get 21minutes. Lessio has zero finish, but can skate. Matteau seems quite invisible and stay with Habs will likely be short. Sitting solidly picking 9th, possibly can fall to 7th, but looking good for top 10 pick anyways. A nice high scoring entertaining loss to Sabres would be a good follow up to this crap game. Hahahahahaha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Nice to see Dietz get 21minutes. Lessio has zero finish, but can skate. Matteau seems quite invisible and stay with Habs will likely be short. Sitting solidly picking 9th, possibly can fall to 7th, but looking good for top 10 pick anyways. A nice high scoring entertaining loss to Sabres would be a good follow up to this crap game. Hey, we're only 7 points up on a top 3 pick, aim low and your nightmares will comes true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Not a hope to get even close to top bottom five, without a lottery win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I must admit, this was the first game I've seen in a couple of weeks, and it wasn't pretty. Matteau and Danault are invisible at best. Danault, however, looks to have some skill (speed, hockey IQ, faceoffs), though he's the same exact player as most of the bottom six. I can't think at this point that Matteau is anything but a swing and a miss. He stinks. They look like an ECHL team out there. They cycled the puck in the offensive zone ONCE. McCarron looks to be out of his element. He's clearly not ready, but is up, imo, to provide a fan distraction. (Same with Brown). He didn't generate any scoring chances, and he's behind the play. But, you could argue that being his first year, it's natural for a young player to hit a slump down the stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Brown has actually played pretty well( for what that's worth). Wouldn't be surprised at all if he was offered a 1 year deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Is just too bad Lessio has hands of stone and Habs just don't need another bottom six grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 His hands arent That bad. He's better than Byron and has the size too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 His hands arent That bad. He's better than Byron and has the size too You can't say Lessio is better than Byron when Lessio has two goals and six points in his NHL career (only one assist with the Habs in 8 games) while Paul Byron has nine goals and 14 points just in this season. He has yet to prove he has any offensive instinct to compare to Byron, much less be better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 You can't say Lessio is better than Byron when Lessio has two goals and six points in his NHL career (only one assist with the Habs in 8 games) while Paul Byron has nine goals and 14 points just in this season. He has yet to prove he has any offensive instinct to compare to Byron, much less be better. He had eight when he was signed to that (comparatively speaking) monster deal. 25% shooting percentage at the time, he's a 3-5 goal man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 He had eight when he was signed to that (comparatively speaking) monster deal. 25% shooting percentage at the time, he's a 3-5 goal man. It's almost like... bottom six players are inconsistent point producers or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 You can't say Lessio is better than Byron when Lessio has two goals and six points in his NHL career (only one assist with the Habs in 8 games) while Paul Byron has nine goals and 14 points just in this season. He has yet to prove he has any offensive instinct to compare to Byron, much less be better. I'm with Lovette. Byron will be on the IR a couple times next year, while putting up no more than 15 pts. Hartley even said Byron was a mushy player, that was hurt too often to be in their future plans. Give me Lessio over him any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'm with Lovette. Byron will be on the IR a couple times next year, while putting up no more than 15 pts. Hartley even said Byron was a mushy player, that was hurt too often to be in their future plans. Give me Lessio over him any day of the week. I like Lessio but he's a fourth line grind guy and not much else until he proves he can put up points on an nhl level. We have too many guys right now that provide zero Offence (Lessio, Danault, DLR, Matteau) and not enough spots for them when guys like Flynn, Mitchell, Eller, Desharnais and Byron are on contract. Not to mention Carr will return soon and guys like McCarron and Hudon could battle for spots next year. Just too many bottom sixers and too many fourth liners. If we want to compete next year we need a third line that scores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Ya, I definitely agree. Not really worth arguing about two miniscule players. Bergevin needs to shake this hard on for bottom six'ers. I know you need depth, but he's gone overbaord. It's like he's praying one of them miraculously become a top 6 player. That's not how you g.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Ya, I definitely agree. Not really worth arguing about two miniscule players. Bergevin needs to shake this hard on for bottom six'ers. I know you need depth, but he's gone overbaord. It's like he's praying one of them miraculously become a top 6 player. That's not how you g.m. Well...right now, the team is just giving its youth the run of the place, wisely taking these last few useless weeks of a lost season to assess more fully what we've got. Part of that is at least being open to the possibility that one of them has top-6 potential. I'm pretty sure MB recognizes what the rest of us can see, i.e., the team needs legit top-6 talent, and will push hard to sign a clear-cut top-6 UFA in the off-season. After all, MB did try to get Justin Williams last year. He knows what needs to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Stogey? You have seen Lessio handle the puck haven't you? How many goals does Byron have now? He will be on the IR next year, sorry to say, just seems a goofy comment, unless you are talking about Carey Price, then I would agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'm with Lovette. Byron will be on the IR a couple times next year, while putting up no more than 15 pts. Hartley even said Byron was a mushy player, that was hurt too often to be in their future plans. Give me Lessio over him any day of the week. Plus he's a shrimp. A super shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Ya, I definitely agree. Not really worth arguing about two miniscule players. Bergevin needs to shake this hard on for bottom six'ers. I know you need depth, but he's gone overbaord. It's like he's praying one of them miraculously become a top 6 player. That's not how you g.m. It's actually worse than that. He's praying they are NHLers at all. Lessio, Danault and Matteau all came in via trade. Danault was the prize for trading Weise. Matteau was supposed to replace DSP who is tearing it up in New Jersey. None of these guys are at top six potential. They are struggling to show "bottom six on a contender" potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 It's actually worse than that. He's praying they are NHLers at all. Lessio, Danault and Matteau all came in via trade. Danault was the prize for trading Weise. Matteau was supposed to replace DSP who is tearing it up in New Jersey. None of these guys are at top six potential. They are struggling to show "bottom six on a contender" potential. Boy is DSP ever on a tear, 9 points in 7 games and a plus 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Boy is DSP ever on a tear, 9 points in 7 games and a plus 3. Holy crap! I didn't realize that. That is really surprising...and a bit alarming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Not too worried about stone hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Boy is DSP ever on a tear, 9 points in 7 games and a plus 3. Could it be a change in environment and *ahem* coaching has made a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I wonder if playing with better players in a different role is making a difference. Could be just an anomaly, Eller has done that a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Could it be a change in environment and *ahem* coaching has made a difference? While your on that subject- Parenteau a lot more productive in Toronto-- could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 While your on that subject- Parenteau a lot more productive in Toronto-- could it be? Just looked it up PAP is back to where he was before he came to Montreal, 34 points in 66 games, on what is supposed to be a crap team. Makes ya go hmmmm doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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