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Game #3 - Saturday Oct. 12, 7 p.m. EST, Ottawa @ Montreal


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Formenton was the former Sen named in the hockey canada case.

 

Batherson was on the team and he appeared in some social media rumours (as almost every member of that team has) but nothing from a reliable source and no charges were laid on him.

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The key to this game, I felt, was how the Habs would respond to Ottawa's second-period surge. They came out and took care of business in the third, even dominating the Sens for stretches. I'm not sure last season's team could have been trusted to do that. They seem to have made some major adjustments - 'inside' coverage appears to be the key - after the Boston game, with great results. Score one for MSL's coaching.

 

I'm NOT saying Hutson is the second coming of Quinn Hughes. All I'm saying is that he sure looked like Quinn Hughes tonight. You could almost see the whole team drawing confidence from the way he controls the play and generates offence. Of course he has a long way to go, many hurdles and obstacles he'll have to overcome (not least, adjusting to the NHL grind). But it is hard not to think he has the potential to be a transformative player for this rebuild. (Thank GOD we do not have a putz like Therrien behind the bench to try to turn him into Hal Gill!!)

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4 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

I'm NOT saying Hutson is the second coming of Quinn Hughes. All I'm saying is that he sure looked like Quinn Hughes tonight. You could almost see the whole team drawing confidence from the way he controls the play and generates offence. Of course he has a long way to go, many hurdles and obstacles he'll have to overcome (not least, adjusting to the NHL grind). But it is hard not to think he has the potential to be a transformative player for this rebuild. (Thank GOD we do not have a putz like Therrien behind the bench to try to turn him into Hal Gill!!)

 

I think a great part of what makes Hughes elite is his tremendous speed. Terrific skater. Hutson doesn't have his speed but his lateral mobility, vision, deception and passing ability are at the highest level, should be fun to watch for years. I agree about the coaching, Marty will allow him to use his gifts, not turn him into something he is not. 

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8 hours ago, IN THE HEARTS OF MEN said:

 

Goodness me, is this kid ever good.

 

They gave him an assist back.

 

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I assume his Hab career start is hotter than almost all Habs ever?  I know I know is just 5 games but.

Only gave up 25 shots, but Sens seemed pretty weak.

And i hope Caufield stays hot and can avoid any ice-cold scoring droughts this season.

 

Guhle with 3 points, nice.

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Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Oct 12, 2024 | NHL.com

 

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1 hour ago, DON said:

 

They gave him an assist back.

 

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I assume his Hab career start is hotter than almost all Habs ever?  I know I know is just 5 games but.

Only gave up 25 shots, but Sens seemed pretty weak.

And i hope Caufield stays hot and can avoid any ice-cold scoring droughts this season.

 

Guhle with 3 points, nice.

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Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Oct 12, 2024 | NHL.com

 


I've been bitching about Slafkovsky‘s slow play but his game stats are good and he is at a point per game. 
 

Eye test vs. Stats…
 

Hutson deserves PP1. He makes the entire PP completely different every single time. Teams are defending against set plays but you can’t have traditional defensive play against Hutson. 
 

Caufied with 80 goals and Hutson with 80 assists 

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3 hours ago, DON said:

 

They gave him an assist back.

 

image.png

 

 

I assume his Hab career start is hotter than almost all Habs ever?  I know I know is just 5 games but.

Only gave up 25 shots, but Sens seemed pretty weak.

And i hope Caufield stays hot and can avoid any ice-cold scoring droughts this season.

 

Guhle with 3 points, nice.

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Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Oct 12, 2024 | NHL.com

 

 

I dunno about “best career start ever” for a Hab (if nothing else, there is always Ken Dryden). What I can say is that we’ve had very few Habs rookies come in and pin back everyone’s ears - from fans to opponents to national media commentators - from day one. Carey Price, PK Subban, and Cole Caufield are the only three I can think of. Hutson is making the same kind of impact. 

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1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Hutson deserves PP1. He makes the entire PP completely different every single time. Teams are defending against set plays but you can’t have traditional defensive play against Hutson. 

 

 

I agree and I think eventually there is little doubt that he will be quarterbacking the main power play unit but Marty intends to break him in slowly plus he is also showing loyalty to Matheson who did score 62 points last year.  I do understand Marty's approach here. 

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7 minutes ago, tomh009 said:

Also … having two functional PP units is not a bad thing. If one goes cold, hopefully the other one can still be scoring.

Yep. Run a top heavy pp1 with mm for 70 seconds and a back loaded pp2 with lh for 50 seconds. 

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Habs 'should' of lost, or were outplayed in game#1, easy win for Bruins and then Sens played a weak piss-poor game.

But getting 9 goals in 1st 3 games is still a positive.

 

Matheson takes therapy day today, maybe not 100%?

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1 hour ago, DON said:

Habs 'should' of lost, or were outplayed in game#1, easy win for Bruins and then Sens played a weak piss-poor game.

Your glass looks half-empty, maybe you need a refill?

 

In the first game, Montembeault played a far stronger game than Stolarz, yes, but last time I checked, Montembeault was on the Habs' roster and Stolarz on the Leafs', so they are part of their teams, too.

 

In the second game, Primeau, also part of the team, didn't play so well, but now that's an "easy win" for Boston. Why do you count goaltending as part of the team here but not in the first game?

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34 minutes ago, tomh009 said:

Your glass looks half-empty, maybe you need a refill?

 

In the first game, Montembeault played a far stronger game than Stolarz, yes, but last time I checked, Montembeault was on the Habs' roster and Stolarz on the Leafs', so they are part of their teams, too.

 

In the second game, Primeau, also part of the team, didn't play so well, but now that's an "easy win" for Boston. Why do you count goaltending as part of the team here but not in the first game?

 

Im more wondering why its the sens playing the weak piss -poor game and not the Habs being strong in that one.

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6 hours ago, tomh009 said:

Also … having two functional PP units is not a bad thing. If one goes cold, hopefully the other one can still be scoring.

I'd rather have Matheson on the second unit though. Give Hutson time with guys with better Finnish and hockey IQ. Matheson has a tendency to stand around and look for Caufield too much.

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With the amount of press coverage Hutson has already I’d leave him right where he’s at. 
 

He doesn’t need any more pressure on him. 
 

His time will come soon enough. 
 

And not for nothing, but he makes that second PP wave look so much more dangerous. 

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1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said:

I'd rather have Matheson on the second unit though. Give Hutson time with guys with better Finnish and hockey IQ. Matheson has a tendency to stand around and look for Caufield too much.

Two Finnish guys on PP2 though, none on PP1 until Laine returns! 😂😂😂

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3 hours ago, tomh009 said:

Two Finnish guys on PP2 though, none on PP1 until Laine returns! 😂😂😂

Finish. Stupid Apple auto correct 🙄 the Finnish guy we do have available right now for the PP is better suited for the PK.

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18 hours ago, Commandant said:

 

Im more wondering why its the sens playing the weak piss -poor game and not the Habs being strong in that one.

 

I remember the same ‘logic’ from when the Habs actually were a good team: when we lose, it’s because we suck, when we win, it’s because the other team sucks. 🙄 If and when this current iteration of Habs ascends to contender status, there will still be a significant portion of the fan base dwelling on whatever our weaknesses are to make the case that we are not ‘truly’ a good team. Heck, we saw the same thing in 2021 even though that club beat two top teams fair and square in seven-game series. Somehow they didn’t ‘deserve’ it.

 

It’s much too early to draw conclusions about the 2024-25 Canadiens, but if I were going to generalize based on three games (LOL) I would observe that we were outplayed by two upper-echelon teams and outplayed a lower-echelon team. In other words, we outplayed a team that is in our general neighbourhood. If we do that consistently, we will be a bubble team, which is about all you can ask for from this group. Expecting them to outplay Florida and Edmonton is a bit much.

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3 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

Expecting them to outplay Florida and Edmonton is a bit much.

If I may be permitted to generalize as well 😂 there is a chance that our goalie might be able to outplay the Edmonton goalie. 😂

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