Prime Minister Koivu Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Crap 💩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Gallys second clean wrister of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Offside no goal i says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 6 minutes ago, BCHabnut said: Offside no goal i says. Yup ... RDS explained that it he had control of the puck immediately-ish before he entered the zone it would not have been offside even though the puck was not on his stick the whole time ... they make some allowance for stickhandling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Habs had only 5 shots in the second and 3 shots in the third with 5 minutes remaining. That’s too low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Saw that one coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Unbelievable. After that first, the boys quit playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 1 minute ago, BCHabnut said: Unbelievable. After that first, the boys quit playing. Three damned shots for the third period is sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Wolf kept them alive in the first then Montreal slowed way down. Montembault was great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 13 minutes ago, BCHabnut said: Unbelievable. After that first, the boys quit playing. Or Calgary started ... after all, there are two teams on the ice ... usually a mix of credit and blame for both teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Blown opportunity for a win tonight; the top 6 failed to produce a goal on a night when the bottom 6 got the job done. This is disheartening. I really thought this team would be significantly better than they were last season, but so far it's not looking that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 11 minutes ago, GHT120 said: Or Calgary started ... after all, there are two teams on the ice ... usually a mix of credit and blame for both teams. Absolutely, I was tremendously impressed with Calgary's work ethic and desire in the 3rd period. They seemed to want it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 (edited) I hate it when the coach finishes the press conference saying that he thought they did enough to win the game, and that he was satisfied. It was a great start, but they ended with a whimper: not good enough after 13 games... 2-6-2 in the last ten and blown out of the water a few times Three takeaways from tonight's 3-2 Montreal Canadiens' loss to the Calgary Flames. 1- The Canadiens finally started a game on time. It was their best first period of the season by a mile. They took 17-shots at Dustin Wolf who was forced to be Calgary's best player.… — Mitch Gallo (@MitchyGallo) November 6, 2024 1- The Canadiens finally started a game on time. It was their best first period of the season by a mile. They took 17-shots at Dustin Wolf who was forced to be Calgary's best player. Unfortunately, they couldn't capitalize on their chances and went into the first intermission tied. It was one of those instances where you can't blame the effort, they simply don't have a lot of goal scoring. 2- The line of of Alex Newhook-Jake Evans-Juraj Slafkovksy was a complete wildcard going into the game. That trio turned out to be Montreal most threatening. Slafkovksy had a couple of quality scoring chances including a post. Alex Newhook had a ton of jump and finished with four shots. Jake Evans did his job ensuring that the heavy lifting defensively was taken care of while chipping in with the assist on the Joel Armia shorthanded goal. 3- It feels like a game where the Canadiens deserved better. But they still haven't played a complete game. The third was their down fall, after Montreal scored the go-ahead-goal while shorthanded, they held on for dear life (unsuccessfully). Being outshot 11-3 in final frame is not great recipe. Tonight's game could have been such a great confidence builder heading into difficult matchups with New Jersey and Toronto. Instead, everybody will be heading home scratching their heads and wondering what happened. Edited November 6 by alfredoh2009 posting all three points, for those without Twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 The stat card for the game was much worse than I expected. Team offence was abysmal Team defence was poor overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 Oh well, not as boring as last game i suppose. Armia seemed pretty darn excited to score. Actually noticed Dvorak for a change. Hey, 57.4% on faceoffs, the faceoff expert maybe helped? 10 Thoughts: Habs Drop Overtime Game to Flames – HabsWorld.net HabsWorld Habs 3 Stars 1st Star – Jake Evans 2nd Star – Alex Newhook (4 shots) 3rd Star – Kirby Dach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 The Habs had an excellent 1st period but were outshot 25-8 in the last 2 periods. Simply not good enough in a game you need to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 3 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: The Habs had an excellent 1st period but were outshot 25-8 in the last 2 periods. Simply not good enough in a game you need to win. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 37 minutes ago, DON said: Why? I think it's pretty simple. You are coming off a few losses, need to build confidence and if you fall too far below .500 then you may not be able to recover and fight for a playoff spot. Plus you are playing at home against a team who had been struggling. Plus you have a tough couple games coming up. Needed that win. Best I can do for an answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Didn't see this one, but it seems the Habs played well for substantial stretches. To my mind, that's what we need to see. And increasing level of consistency and good, strong, cohesive performance. W-L is less important at this juncture than "process," as the coaches like to say. Given that this team needs to start learning how to actually be good and have success, in a way I'd rather we went 3-7 with the team working hard and playing disciplined, focused hockey, than going 7-3 with a bunch of flukey bounces, insane performance by Monty, wildly unsustainable shooting percentages etc. If you play properly, you will eventually start getting most of the wins your talent level deserves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 1 hour ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: I think it's pretty simple. You are coming off a few losses, need to build confidence and if you fall too far below .500 then you may not be able to recover and fight for a playoff spot. Plus you are playing at home against a team who had been struggling. Plus you have a tough couple games coming up. Needed that win. Best I can do for an answer Sure, in a normal season i get it. BUT, playoffs, this team? Not a chance in hell. Habs dont play any better at home, or havent for several years it seems. Habs havent play well in most (all?) games this year and i dont think they will flip a switch and become good or even average. Was some positives but just still are a weak team looking to the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 25 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Didn't see this one, but it seems the Habs played well for substantial stretches. To my mind, that's what we need to see. And increasing level of consistency and good, strong, cohesive performance. W-L is less important at this juncture than "process," as the coaches like to say. Given that this team needs to start learning how to actually be good and have success, in a way I'd rather we went 3-7 with the team working hard and playing disciplined, focused hockey, than going 7-3 with a bunch of flukey bounces, insane performance by Monty, wildly unsustainable shooting percentages etc. If you play properly, you will eventually start getting most of the wins your talent level deserves. they played well in the first. On the post-game presser he said that before the second he told them not to force plays but to “play what the game gives them” or in my understanding to adjust to game situations. They seemed to play cautiously from there on and seemed to crumble under pressure when they got scores on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 21 minutes ago, DON said: Sure, in a normal season i get it. BUT, playoffs, this team? Not a chance in hell. Habs dont play any better at home, or havent for several years it seems. Habs havent play well in most (all?) games this year and i dont think they will flip a switch and become good or even average. Was some positives but just still are a weak team looking to the future. I think it would be very discouraging to fall out of the playoff race too early in the year. A losing mindset can be a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 2 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: I think it would be very discouraging to fall out of the playoff race too early in the year. A losing mindset can be a bad thing. Not good; but, is just reality. The strength of the lineup compared to the top teams just isnt there. Many were saying Dach with get 60+pts and Laine would score 40g. But, that was just unrealistic expectations form the get go. Will the Habs even have a top 30 scorer, likley not, maybe Suzuki can sneak in there. Guhle is there only top-4 RH- d-man. etc etc Sitting in 29th today, which is a bit worse than expected but not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 31 minutes ago, DON said: Not good; but, is just reality. The strength of the lineup compared to the top teams just isnt there. Many were saying Dach with get 60+pts and Laine would score 40g. But, that was just unrealistic expectations form the get go. Will the Habs even have a top 30 scorer, likley not, maybe Suzuki can sneak in there. Guhle is there only top-4 RH- d-man. etc etc Sitting in 29th today, which is a bit worse than expected but not much. I don't expect the Habs to make the playoffs this year but I don't think it was totally out of the question at the start of the season. The Habs finished 15 points out of a playoff spot last year. Do you think it is totally unconceivable the Habs could improve by 10 - 15 points and at least contend for a spot with improvement/development in a few of their young players? Then Laine gets hurt and a lot of enthusiasm died. A couple years ago New Jersey improved by 49 points, certainly an anomaly so I don't think it's out of the question that the Habs could improve enough to at least contend for a chunk of the year. So far there has been little to no improvement but that could be due to learning a new system. I don't want them to be like the Sabres, lots of good young talent but so used to losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 I was expecting that with seven games remaining in the season the Habs would still be fighting for a wildcard. I’m not ready for the tank yet but if this keeps up then so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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