hab29RETIRED Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 59 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said: caught up on my PVR to just before the overtime. Saw Caufield score the winner and just couldn't believe it. Awesome goal Danault said this about Caufield: "Il est petit, mais il [est fait?] pour les grand moments", inenglish he repeated caufield = big moment... which makes me think that it may be a good nick name to call him Cole "Big Time" Caufield Romanov didn't ahve a good game, played less minutes than usual. Evans played another great game, Allen kept us close and made the win possible, Danault was really good against Matthews, Suzuki and Toffoli have chemistry, Andersson is playing like Armia and Chiarot played like a true top-4 D regardless of who was playing with him How about “big time goal” Caufield! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said: If you had the choice, who would you rather have Suzuki, or Matthews? As it is, it’s nice to see Suzuki get more points tonight👍 Let me see Suzuki has 12 goals and 24 assists, Mathews has 39 goals and 24 assists. I will have to think about that. That wasn't my point but perhaps there are just not that many shoot first centers so it stands out. I guess the important thing is that the line scores goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: The kid’s nickname is Bilbo and so it should remain. One of the only good nicknames to appear in modern hockey Yep. Much better and orign than the Suzy for Suzuki, or Pricer, or Galy. still would prefer something more dynamic like the fiery eyes rocket, le demon blonde, or boom boom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Commandant said: Scoring is more about quantity of shots than quality. Quality helps, its maybe 25% of the equation. But goalies are so good that even when you have Ovechkin's shot, he is also leading the league in shots nearly every year. Goalies are good now and still stop 500 Ovechkin shots per year. Matthews is at the top of the league in shots too. Caufield has been a high volume shooter at every level so thats a good sign. Yes, there are numerous factors with scoring. It's 1 thing to have a great shot. i.e. quickness and velocity. However, there is also accuracy. i.e. S% and how many shots somebody takes. i.e. volume. When a player has great accuracy in their shot the more chances they have the more goals they will score. Furthermore, there is also having a high offensive hockey IQ. i.e. knowing where to be, how to get open etc to be able to take a shot. The better someone is at at all of these factors the more quality chances they will have. ex: you dont have to have a quick hard shot or very accurate either if you know where to be so you have a wide open net its a quality chance and you just need to hit the net. With Toffoli I think he's more high offensive IQ, volume and accuracy than quick hard shot. Decent accuracy means consistency. Mathews has high offensive hockey IQ, volume and accuracy and has quick hard shots. Caufield is high in those 4 as well, whereas Gretzky was off the charts in all 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs#4,9,10,33 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Little Rocket is starting to break NHL records already.. “Cole Caufield of the @CanadiensMTL is the first player in NHL history to score an OT goal in back-to-back games for his first 2 career goals.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 If the Habs do grab 3rd place from Winnipeg there is potential for 9 games in a row against Edmonton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, habs#4,9,10,33 said: Little Rocket is starting to break NHL records already.. “Cole Caufield of the @CanadiensMTL is the first player in NHL history to score an OT goal in back-to-back games for his first 2 career goals.” I knew he would set scoring records, but I didn't think it would be this quick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoRvInA Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I said it once before (years ago) As well as that hockey players should be able to shoot left or right .(thats the future) But The Habs had too few right shots. first goal was with all 5 RH shooters More RH please! you're welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hockey players shooting both ways was the past.. not the future. Gordie Howe could shoot both ways. Once it was discovered that a curve on your stick improves the shot, the ambidextrous hockey player was dead. You cant go to the bench mid shift to change sticks and curves so there is no advantage to being able to shoot both ways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 11 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said: Yep. Much better and orign than the Suzy for Suzuki, or Pricer, or Galy. still would prefer something more dynamic like the fiery eyes rocket, le demon blonde, or boom boom! HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Toronthab said: HA! So he's already the team leader in overtime winning goals for the year. Sticklers may want to point out that all overtime goals are winning goals. I never said I was smart. Well. I did actually. But I was lying. I know what you're thinking. That's not smart. I'm going to go and lie down now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Fun finish, awesome to see the lil guy come through again. Hard to believe Leafs didnt fill the net in the 1st period; every superstar on their team was allowed to simply walk out front of net totally uncontested. #77 & #28 i can do without seeing playing tomorrow...but best they got i suppose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 31 minutes ago, DON said: Fun finish, awesome to see the lil guy come through again. Hard to believe Leafs didnt fill the net in the 1st period; every superstar on their team was allowed to simply walk out front of net totally uncontested. #77 & #28 i can do without seeing playing tomorrow...but best they got i suppose. im a fan oh Kulak and Merrill but they are not good together. Best option right now but I’m looking forward to Romanov Merrill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvvrob Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 What a difference a week makes! Instead of looking over our shoulders, we can root for the Flames and Canucks to win their games tonight and tomorrow against the Jets and Oilers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: im a fan oh Kulak and Merrill but they are not good together. Best option right now but I’m looking forward to Romanov Merrill Kulak is an interesting case. A lot of people, including analysts, quite like him, but others - such as the Habs' coaching staff - do not. He is quietly quite a divisive guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Kulak is an interesting case. A lot of people, including analysts, quite like him, but others - such as the Habs' coaching staff - do not. He is quietly quite a divisive guy. I wonder if it is the frustration of him "teasing" that he is more than he actually is ... IMO he is a solid 3rd pairing D who can occasionally play up when needed ... but he is not a top 4 defenceman on a good defence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, GHT120 said: IMO he is a solid 3rd pairing D who can occasionally play up when needed ... but he is not a top 4 defenceman on a good defence Our whole D corps outside of Petry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, GHT120 said: I wonder if it is the frustration of him "teasing" that he is more than he actually is ... IMO he is a solid 3rd pairing D who can occasionally play up when needed ... but he is not a top 4 defenceman on a good defence I'll buy that. The problem is that our coaches treat him as a #6-7 rather than a #5-6 who can "play up when needed" or when he gets hot. It's the difference between being an established NHL regular and a guy who drops in and out of the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, GHT120 said: I wonder if it is the frustration of him "teasing" that he is more than he actually is ... IMO he is a solid 3rd pairing D who can occasionally play up when needed ... but he is not a top 4 defenceman on a good defence I thought both he and 28 were pretty scary in own end last game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, DON said: I thought both he and 28 were pretty scary in own end last game. They didn't spend that much time together. The pair was split and Kulak did much better than Merrill. Chiarot-Kulak, and Romanov-Merrill were both used more than Kulak-Merrill Here are the times on ice 5v5 and the xG results. Chiarot - Kulak spent 7:08 together, they were a 54.7% xG Romanov - Merrill spent 5:54 together, they were a brutal 17.3% xG Kulak - Merrill spent 5:07 together, there were 43.5% xG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 For comparison Edmundson Chiarot spent 5:06 together and were pinned in their own end the entire time. 0% xG (not a single scoring chance for with them together). Chiarot - Romanov spent 3:04 together and were 54.8% Edmundson Petry 14:37 and just 24.2% Every other pair spent less than 1:30 together so results don't tell us much. so the stats seem to suggest that Chairot - Kulak was the best pairing last night, considering the difference was only 0.1% and they played four more minutes of ice time than Chiarot-Romanov. Also as usual, every partner was better with Kulak than without him. Kulak is a top 4 D, i will die on this hill and don't be surprised if Seattle with their strong advanced stats management group takes him, and not allen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, Commandant said: Kulak is a top 4 D, i will die on this hill and don't be surprised if Seattle with their strong advanced stats management group takes him, and not allen. That would be my preferred outcome, even if loosing Kulak is bad, I rather keep Allen The Habs could then restructure the D around the leftovers (exaggerating a bit, but yeah) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 He will break out in Seattle IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I'll buy that. The problem is that our coaches treat him as a #6-7 rather than a #5-6 who can "play up when needed" or when he gets hot. It's the difference between being an established NHL regular and a guy who drops in and out of the lineup. The problem is that between the top 6 and taxi squad we are a team with around six guys who would be between #5 to 7 on a good team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Commandant said: They didn't spend that much time together. The pair was split and Kulak did much better than Merrill. Had nothing to do with them playing together or apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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