hab29RETIRED Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Roy getting PP time is pretty cool Kovacevic looks rusty or he is overwhelmed. Harris saved his ass a few times. Matheson Guhle look terrible together Savard Struble don’t look great together Evans and the two Gallaghers look decent Monahan, Roy, Armia are mostly invisible There are some players that can make their linemates rise up to their levels Armia’s specialty is making his linemates disappear with him. Too bad Roy’s first NHL game had to be with that stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 3 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said: There are some players that can make their linemates rise up to their levels Armia’s specialty is making his linemates disappear with him. Too bad Roy’s first NHL game had to be with that stiff. I wanted Ylonen in Armia’s place but Marty likes to balance lines with a defensive guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 5 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said: There are some players that can make their linemates rise up to their levels Armia’s specialty is making his linemates disappear with him. Too bad Roy’s first NHL game had to be with that stiff. Armia is where offence goes to die, but he was damned strong on the PK all night. Given how critical penalty killing was in this game, we probably shouldn’t give that short shrift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Roy 13:03 Caufield 7 shots Slafkovski 20:34 Armia 17:58 Ylonen 8:00, too bad icetime wasnt reversed Monahan 22 faceoffs; McDavid/Drainsaitl 3 for 9 vs him. Just 1 shot for McDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 55 minutes ago, DON said: Armia 17:58 Ylonen 8:00, too bad icetime wasnt reversed There was 5:22 of PK time, which Ylonen doesn't normally do--although I think he did when Armia was in Laval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 minutes ago, tomh009 said: There was 5:22 of PK time, which Ylonen doesn't normally do--although I think he did when Armia was in Laval. Habs are 32nd in PK over last 2 years. So not sure Armia helping much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 14 minutes ago, DON said: Habs are 32nd in PK over last 2 years. So not sure Armia helping much? Like I say above - the PK was stellar last night, and Armia was a big part of it. Whatever we think of the wider question of MSL's usage of Ylonen vs Armia, he clearly made the right decision in his use of Armia last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 17 minutes ago, DON said: Habs are 32nd in PK over last 2 years. So not sure Armia helping much? Armia and Dvorak have the Habs' lowest GA/60 of all the forwards on penalty kill. Take out both, and for sure the PK will get worse yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 56 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Armia and Dvorak have the Habs' lowest GA/60 of all the forwards on penalty kill. Take out both, and for sure the PK will get worse yet. yes, PK specialists that can play lots of minutes but that won't because they do not generate any offense; still, they are NHLers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, tomh009 said: Armia and Dvorak have the Habs' lowest GA/60 of all the forwards on penalty kill. Take out both, and for sure the PK will get worse yet. Two useless players signed for too much money. Monohan looked good against McDavid. PK can be taught. Don’t need to spend $8m on two PK specialists, when with the right coaching, I’m sure Evans can do just fine - certainly not worse. I’d say coaching and systems, and not personnel is the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Just now, hab29RETIRED said: Two useless players signed for too much money. Monohan looked good against McDavid. PK can be taught. Don’t need to spend $8m on two PK specialists, when with the right coaching, I’m sure Evans can do just fine. Not useless ... but far overpaid for their contributions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 18 minutes ago, GHT120 said: Not useless ... but far overpaid for their contributions. Right. But we can’t change the contract. And if we trade them, we have to hove up assets—and we make at least the PK worse. Doesn’t make sense when we have cap room anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 45 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Right. But we can’t change the contract. And if we trade them, we have to hove up assets—and we make at least the PK worse. Doesn’t make sense when we have cap room anyway. Exactly, the contracts of Dvorak and Armia, while certainly a long way from ideal, are not killing the team right now. Let them run out next year rather than giving up assets to move them. They might be able to move them at the deadline next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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