GDT Game #14: Canadiens at Devils, 7 PM on 06 November

[tomh009]

 

 

Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
Newhook - Kapanen - Demidov
Bolduc - Dach - Gallagher
Anderson - Evans - Veleno

Matheson - Dobson
Struble - Hutson
Xhekaj - Carrier

Dobes

Montembeault

[GHT120]

Now THAT is a skilled deflection

 😆 😉 🤪 

[tomh009]

What a crazy start to the game. Both teams scoring on 100% of shots.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Difficult ice out there 

 

Active sticks and checking everywhere. It’s tough to get anything going

[dlbalr]

There's something lately about the Habs and doing next to nothing offensively in first periods.  They're not losing at least this time.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Difficult time setting up sustained Ozone pressure. Devils are like a roving box formation everywhere on the ice. 
 

 

[GHT120]

Struble's first penalty is just one that is always called when the stick is horizontal and touches the opponent (Habs got one in their favour earlier), regardless of how minor the actual "hook" might have been ... but the second was not impressive ... almost Xhekaj-ish

[GHT120]

Matheson incapable of moving after blocking the shot couldn't move Meir off the corner of the crease

[Prime Minister Koivu]

1 minute ago, GHT120 said:

Matheson incapable of moving after blocking the shot couldn't move Meir off the corner of the crease

Frustrating to watch Matheson there. Not his fault but you could see him folding

[tomh009]

2 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

Matheson incapable of moving after blocking the shot couldn't move Meir off the corner of the crease

I think that one hurt bad, he doesn't usually go down that heavily.

[hab29RETIRED]

goddamn Newhook, you are not Demidov or Hutson!!!

Dumb, dumb, dumb!!

[sbhatt]

Newhook....f!@king moron

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Boooooo Newhook gives the puck away and boom we lose. 
 

Dobes looked really, really scary out there with being wildly out of position all night

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Boooooo Newhook gives the puck away and boom we lose. 
 

Dobes looked really, really scary out there with being wildly out of position all night

 

Yeah, I respect that Dobes is one of those flailing battler types, but he did not afford reassurance and he was spitting out rebounds quite a bit. On the other hand, Markstrom was not exactly Bill Durnan either.

 

I feel like if MM wasn’t hobbled on that play, we might have held this particular lead.

 

All the same, a good road game, I thought. Could have gone either way. Dobson was doing his best Markov impression. CC had some chances and, unusually, didn’t capitalize. 

[BCHabnut]

1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

Yeah, I respect that Dobes is one of those flailing battler types, but he did not afford reassurance and he was spitting out rebounds quite a bit. On the other hand, Markstrom was not exactly Bill Durnan either.

 

I feel like if MM wasn’t hobbled on that play, we might have held this particular lead.

 

All the same, a good road game, I thought. Could have gone either way. Dobson was doing his best Markov impression. CC had some chances and, unusually, didn’t capitalize. 

Ya, Dobes makes me nervous, but overall, the dude can stop the puck. He reminds me of first year halak and tim thomas combined. Spitting out rebounds like crazy, out of position, but battling like crazy to get the save.  

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Really interesting stat card. 
 

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Dobes is putting a lot of blame on himself here. He wasn’t great but this loss is an unfortunate team loss. 
 

If Matheson wasn’t flopping on the ice, in pain, the tying goal wouldn’t have happened.  
 

If Newhook hadn’t of gift wrapped an OT breakaway then Jersey wouldn’t have scored to win. 
 

[Helmethead]

I was at the game last night.

 

Couple of observatons:

 

- Team was unable to sustain any consistent pressure in the O-zone.  

 

- Slaf has no business handling the puck above the hashmarks on the powerplay.  

 

- Team had a hard time clearing their end all night

 

- Matheson was def compromised on that last play in the 3rd

 

- Veleno is hot garbage and Marty's insistence on having his take the faceoff on the left side was costly.

 

- As much as I love Dobes he was fighting the puck all night.  Very reactive vs bein positionally sound.

 

- Demidov was non-existant

 

- If anyone says that Hutson is a liability defensively please send them for a thorough psychiatric evaluation.

 

We had no business winning that game.  That being said, we gave the 2 points away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

4 minutes ago, Helmethead said:

I was at the game last night.

 

Couple of observatons:

 

- Team was unable to sustain any consistent pressure in the O-zone.  

 

- Slaf has no business handling the puck above the hashmarks on the powerplay.  

 

- Team had a hard time clearing their end all night

 

- Matheson was def compromised on that last play in the 3rd

 

- Veleno is hot garbage and Marty's insistence on having his take the faceoff on the left side was costly.

 

- As much as I love Dobes he was fighting the puck all night.  Very reactive vs bein positionally sound.

 

- Demidov was non-existant

 

- If anyone says that Hutson is a liability defensively please send them for a thorough psychiatric evaluation.

 

We had no business winning that game.  That being said, we gave the 2 points away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agree with everything here

[DON]

Well,  too bad blew the lead and game. 

But another loser point at least.

 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

6 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Dobes is putting a lot of blame on himself here. He wasn’t great but this loss is an unfortunate team loss. 
 

If Matheson wasn’t flopping on the ice, in pain, the tying goal wouldn’t have happened.  
 

If Newhook hadn’t of gift wrapped an OT breakaway then Jersey wouldn’t have scored to win. 
 

 

I’m a bit worried about Dobes’s resilience. He’s going to have to get past much worse situations than this if he wants to thrive in the NHL.

 

4 hours ago, Helmethead said:

I was at the game last night.

 

Couple of observatons:

 

- Team was unable to sustain any consistent pressure in the O-zone.  

 

- Slaf has no business handling the puck above the hashmarks on the powerplay.  

 

- Team had a hard time clearing their end all night

 

- Matheson was def compromised on that last play in the 3rd

 

- Veleno is hot garbage and Marty's insistence on having his take the faceoff on the left side was costly.

 

- As much as I love Dobes he was fighting the puck all night.  Very reactive vs bein positionally sound.

 

- Demidov was non-existant

 

- If anyone says that Hutson is a liability defensively please send them for a thorough psychiatric evaluation.

 

We had no business winning that game.  That being said, we gave the 2 points away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We need an upgrade on Veleno. If you’re only as strong as your weakest link, well, we’re not strong enough because he ain’t it.

 

I thought the game was more even than the shot totals or this summary would suggest, but perhaps that’s wishful thinking on my part

[sbhatt]

4 hours ago, Helmethead said:

Veleno is hot garbage and Marty's insistence on having his take the faceoff on the left side was costly.

 

13 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

We need an upgrade on Veleno. If you’re only as strong as your weakest link, well, we’re not strong enough because he ain’t it.

 

We absolutely need an upgrade on Veleno.  He doesn't bring much to the table.

[Helmethead]

16 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

I’m a bit worried about Dobes’s resilience. He’s going to have to get past much worse situations than this if he wants to thrive in the NHL.

 

 

We need an upgrade on Veleno. If you’re only as strong as your weakest link, well, we’re not strong enough because he ain’t it.

 

I thought the game was more even than the shot totals or this summary would suggest, but perhaps that’s wishful thinking on my part

My eye test don’t lie my friend. 
 

They were by far the lesser team yesterday. 
 

I really wish it wasn’t the case. 
 

However the loser point makes me feel like we got something out of a lackluster performance. 

[DON]

Veleno is lefty and does OK on faceoffs i suppose is his value.

[Helmethead]

7 minutes ago, DON said:

Veleno is lefty and does OK on faceoffs i suppose is his value.

yes but his motor is the equivalent of a Vespa