BCHabnut Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 What a pass and goal. The saucer hit the ice as caufield hit it. Just perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 minutes ago, Neech said: I like how Carey has become the Man in Black now. Love the ovation for Slaf. Also seeing some positives from Barron. Playing with seven D is nice if it means sitting one of our dud forwards. Yep. Barron and Harris are both looking good offensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 A random tidbit: 10 of the 20 Habs players tonight have first names that start with a 'J'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Good back check by Caufield. Their back checking often drives me crazy because when they're skating behind a guy with the puck and should be reaching for the guys stick they let up. Oh no, I hope Cole didn't get injured on that play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdBurglar Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Evans almost got 2 on the play, one on his own net and one on a breakaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 It’s been a while but this game is fun to watch. Great games by a few players, including Dadonov. Slafkovsky looks really good and Evans is playing well (he almost scored on Montembault though) I would like fighting banned from hockey - it’s useless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 That was an exciting period. Dadanov showing that he may be worth a mid round pick to a contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Thats funny, they killed that penalty well but I didn't like that PK at all. Suzuki should have looked before dumping the puck in the corner and Anderson should skated up ice vs dumping the puck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Cole looking like Ovi in the left circle office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Caufield again! And that useless bum Drouin has three assists tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 That's 2 times tonight when Cole was turned around and not facing the net where I would have loved to have seen him fire off a backhander at the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 19 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Caufield again! And that useless bum Drouin has three assists tonight. Trade him now. That value will never be higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Fun game and everyone played well except I thought Edmundson had another rough one. Ylonen looked good too 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 It's so unfortunate that the first star in home wins has to endure the cringeworthy on-ice Marc Denis interview. Cole seemed like his dog just died. Slaf was the only one who had fun with it, and that's cause he was brand new to the league and hadn't yet been made into a standard NHL automaton when speaking to the press (which apparently has happened to our Cole, who we know has a lot of personality and used to seem like such a boisterous and exuberant young man). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Very fun game to watch glad no one got hurt Montembeault had a strong game. Solid in the third. The forwards played great. No complaints here despite affecting the chances of finishing bottom 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Luc Gélinas has a good list of players that stood out Les @CanadiensMTL rebondissent avec brio après la piètre performance de lundi. Victoire d'équipe mais gros match entre autre de Montembeault, Evans, Drouin, Xhekaj, Caufield, Dach, Slafkovsky. — Luc Gelinas (@LucGelinasRDS) January 13, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Agree, was entertaining game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Good summary, http://www.habsworld.net/2023/01/habs-leave-it-all-on-the-ice-in-win/ although I would have given a shout out to Drouin who continues to play better. But I am probably the only one that looks for positives from the most disappointing Habs every season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Holy moly, 2 for 3 on the PP...did Markov dress? 19:13 for Evans Will Ylonen get more than 8:21 next game? Hope so, as i heard Hoffman said he likes the view from the pressbox. Wideman played 8:09 too much...swap him out for Schueneman and stick with 7-d. Xhekaj 7 hits no minor penalties. Kovacevic had 3 shots Harris a quiet 21:23 with 3 shots 39 saves on 42 shots, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 14 minutes ago, DON said: Holy moly, 2 for 3 on the PP...did Markov dress? 19:13 for Evans Will Ylonen get more than 8:21 next game? Hope so, as i heard Hoffman said he likes the view from the pressbox. Wideman played 8:09 too much...swap him out for Schueneman and stick with 7-d. Xhekaj 7 hits no minor penalties. Kovacevic had 3 shots Harris a quiet 21:23 with 3 shots 39 saves on 42 shots, well done. Harris is improving. He is smart, mobile and well positioned on the ice. I do not like that he looses board battles too often and seems to get pushed off the puck too often. He also has trouble clearing the front of the net. But he seems like an NHL D for years to come. Xhekaj was great. I heard from Montembeault that the players did not hear PKs speech before skating out but they felt the energy in the crowd after PK's speech. I doubt Xhekaj heard PK's speech but he seemed energized by the vibe: seems like the type of player that would notch it up in the playoffs Ylonen played well with Drouin. They both played better whan paired with Dach, Armia or Anderson than others. Ylonen's skating is so fast and smooth! I hope he finds consistency at the NHL level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 This was blacked out in my region, so I had to content myself with YouTube replays of the opening ceremony and then game highlights. PK's speech was pitch-perfect and the triple-low-five with Price at the end...chef's kiss! A nice little reminder of the fun that the joyless turds in management insisted on snuffing out, from the most awesome Habs of their era. As for the game, to me the really good news is that Slaf has been showing real signs of life. And every time I see Suzuki make an unbelievable cross-seam pass so Caufield can blast that thing in the net, I feel like we're seeing what will become the most iconic Habs play for the next decade. Love it. 👍 That useless bums Dandonov and Drouin had good games also raises a tiny sliver of hope that they could be dumped at the deadline for some sort of return. Maybe Drouin can get on one of his hot streaks just in time for the deadline. I seriously doubt that any GM will bite, but even a 7th rounder would be better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) Outshot 20-7 in the 3rd, good on Monty to hold the fort. Suzuki 22:12, 0 shots (Booo) but 8 for 12 on faceoffs. Love Ylonen's quickness A Paul Byron type with a better shot maybe? Slafkovski's physicality and shot blocking was noticed by the crowd, as was Xhekaj's hit parade. Edited January 13 by DON 2nd thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Arpon Basu's 2nd intermission chat about PK was less than glowing. It definitely had the tone of support for management's decision to trade him for his "off-ice behavior". Fun game, missed the first. Caufield looked quite strong last night, overall. I think he may have practiced that left circle shot a time or two. Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 XG% at 5v5 last night. Harris 77.5% Kovacevik 73.8% Xhekaj 28.93% worst on the team 7 hits without a minor penalty can't be the bar for having a good game. If you are throwing lots of hits is cause your team doesn't have the puck when you are on the ice. Not the most helpful thing in the world. I have to strongly disagree with Luke Gelinas saying Xhekaj had a strong game but not mentioning Harris. And for the "watch the game not the stats" folks out there, you can check this very thread where I said Harris was having a good game before looking at these numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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