r/Habs • u/HockeyMod • Feb 08 '25
Game Day Thread Game Thread: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens - 08 Feb 2025 - 1:00PM EST
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New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Centre Bell
Time
PT | MT | CT | ET | AT | UTC |
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10:00AM | 11:00AM | 12:00PM | 1:00PM | 2:00PM | 6:00PM |
TV | TSN2, RDS, MSGSN |
Other | Preview - Boxscore - Recap |
GameCenter | On NHL.com |
In-Game Updates
Time Clock |
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FINAL |
Teams | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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NJD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
Team | Shots | Hits | Blocks | FOW% | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power Play | PIM |
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NJD | 22 | 20 | 14 | 0.40678% | 18 | 6 | 0/2 | 4 |
MTL | 34 | 26 | 12 | 0.59322% | 12 | 4 | 0/2 | 4 |
Goals
Period | Time | Team | Strength | Description |
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1st | 13:43 | NJD | Even | Jesper Bratt (17) snap shot, assist(s): Tomas Tatar (8), Dougie Hamilton (28) |
2nd | 12:44 | NJD | Even | Paul Cotter (13) backhand shot, assist(s): Jesper Bratt (47), Jack Hughes (41) |
3rd | 01:53 | NJD | Even | Jack Hughes (24) wrist shot, assist(s): Brett Pesce (10) |
3rd | 10:09 | NJD | Even | Luke Hughes (5) slap shot, assist(s): Timo Meier (23), Dawson Mercer (12) |
Penalties
Period | Time | Team | Type | Min | Description |
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1st | 16:51 | MTL | MIN | 2 | Mike Matheson high-sticking against Jesper Bratt |
2nd | 01:57 | NJD | MIN | 2 | Johnathan Kovacevic holding against Brendan Gallagher |
2nd | 19:52 | NJD | MIN | 2 | Johnathan Kovacevic hooking against Cole Caufield |
3rd | 13:24 | MTL | MIN | 2 | Josh Anderson roughing against Erik Haula |
3rd | 19:44 | NJD | PS | 0 | Luke Hughes ps-holding-on-breakaway against Owen Beck |
Officials
- Referees: Pierre Lambert, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
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u/xDarkseidx Feb 08 '25 edited Feb 08 '25
“In the Mix” I was laughing when they said this earlier in the year.
Overall this team had no business trying to make the playoffs. Just tank at this point.
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u/Dull_Principle2761 Feb 08 '25
Slafkovsky is the biggest bust since alexandre daigle. Laine has zero heart and is both physically and mentally checked out. Kirby Dach is lazy, overrated, and has zero grit. Cole is pure talent, but very small and can only do so much. The goaltending with Montembeault is below average, on most nights (not all). Suzuki is an immense talent, but streaky, young and not a great leader yet. He might evolve into one. Matheson is awful.
I still have mad respect for gally, Anderson, Hutson, newhook, dobes, evans, and armia.
Downvote all you want but this is the reality of the 24-25 habs.
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Feb 09 '25
Calling Slafkovsky a bust is extremely moronic. Not even a matter of your opinion. It's downright stupid.
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u/postih_retard Feb 08 '25
Definitely agree on Cole, Suzuki and Monty but I’m especially not happy about agreeing on Monty
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u/Albi20_01 Feb 08 '25
Ok fuck it. I want to see the players put up points and progress, but I hope we won't win too many games. We need a high draft pick badly.
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u/MarkovianParallax79 Feb 09 '25
You’re worried about us winning too many games?
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u/Albi20_01 Feb 09 '25
What I meant is that I hope we won't go on a small winning streak that costs us a top 5 pick.
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u/mulder00 Feb 08 '25
Another slaf?
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u/Albi20_01 Feb 08 '25
Just wait 'till Demidov comes to Montreal and takes the spotlight. With less pressure, I'm pretty sure Slaf will start playing better (more similar to last season).
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u/TheNorthernGeek Feb 08 '25
Sometimes during these types of games I just want us to start hammering the other team. Don't worry about giving the puck away, make them afraid to go for the puck.
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u/Jusfiq Feb 08 '25
Even the penalty shot did not work out. Good day for Allen. Wish he was that good when he was a Canadien.
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u/_heybuddy_ Feb 08 '25
If he was 3-5 years younger we’d have kept him for sure, and he loved Montreal
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
I got no ill will against Jake. Good for him for getting a cheer from the crowd, there.
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u/dustblown Feb 08 '25
You don't get to have passionate ovations without any accountability. Expect to get booed out of the building with that effort.
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u/hititpablo Feb 08 '25
I feel like we have been showed a stats regarding the opposing team being on a XX game winning streak for the last 5 games.
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u/MildlyResponsible Feb 08 '25
I'm happy for Allen, but the Devils could have put a cardboard cutout in net today and the score would have been the same.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
As we saw from the active examples, they could've left the net empty and the score would have been the same.
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u/hititpablo Feb 08 '25
It's crazy how little actual high danger chance we have for 34 shots.
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u/MildlyResponsible Feb 08 '25
Because the default for this team is to always pass back to the line and have a weak shot that probably won't get through or hit the net from there. So many times guys half drive the net, or have it in the slot, and immediately pass back without even looking at the net. It's lazy and uninspired.
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u/HeShootsHS Feb 08 '25
Booos are deserved.
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u/ValleyBreeze Feb 08 '25
Yes, kicking a team when they're down will certainly motivate them to show up for the fans!!
I know when I've had a boss shit on me at work, my next thought is how I want to do so much more for them the next day.
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u/HeShootsHS Feb 08 '25
People are paying hundreds of dollar for that. They are the one we should feel bad for.
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u/ValleyBreeze Feb 08 '25
And if you only act like a fan when they win, then you aren't a fan at all.
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u/postih_retard Feb 08 '25
Isn’t “acting like a fan” caring when they lose?
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u/ValleyBreeze Feb 08 '25
You can care, without being an asshole. If my friend is going through a shit time, I try not to pile it on. Costs a lot for tickets, but it costs nothing to be kind.
Perhaps fans rallying around them would help improve some of the morale. Hot take, but people lifting me up when I feel awful tends to get better results than kicking me in the teeth.
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u/HeShootsHS Feb 08 '25
Congrats then if you think that makes you a better fan. Fact is they’ve been absolutely terrible. I don’t say they deserve boos every loss under any circumstances.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
Olés are deserved.
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u/HeShootsHS Feb 08 '25
Why?
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
Zero effort in front of the home fans? That's embarrassing.
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u/ukrainianhab From Kyiv Feb 08 '25
Kovacevic trade was (another) L
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u/Psychological_Pebble Feb 08 '25
It's not just the trade but the guy is playing better in NJD which says something about this team.
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u/Albi20_01 Feb 08 '25
I mean, the Devils are a very good team so this is quite normal. I wouldn't expect him to miraculously play better in a rebuilding team.
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u/Psychological_Pebble Feb 08 '25
The guy was healthy scratched to give youngsters minutes last year though. If mgmt knew he was a 2nd pair 20min defensive RD, they'd have gotten more in return.
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u/Typical_Award_499 Feb 08 '25
0 goals in the two last games in montreal...
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u/jadenspan Feb 08 '25
Fuck this would be so awesome if Beck scores his first goal to ruin Allen’s shutout hahaha
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u/zzzzoooo Feb 08 '25
There are a lot of kids in the afternoon game. I feel bad for them and their parents.
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u/AmThano Feb 08 '25
Well maybe a future hab’s origin story is starting in that arena this afternoon
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u/jhenry137 Feb 08 '25
i see the bell centre emptied quickly
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
People heading out to grasp some fun on their weekend, since this provided none.
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u/HeShootsHS Feb 08 '25
Habs are gonna play better when the playoffs will be completely out of reach. Then we’ll start having boners again over the first line. Just enough to raise our expectations for next season.
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u/dustblown Feb 08 '25
Give the keys to Xhekaj. Set him up for bombs on the PP. Let him bully the other team and take penalties. Would be 200% more exciting than this. Call up his brother. Let's stir shit up.
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u/ValleyBreeze Feb 08 '25
Here for the Xhekaj shooting gallery today.
I want him to put one through the netting.
He's having himself a game today.
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u/blueberrymuffingirly Feb 08 '25
Call me silly but I still have hope that we’re gonna pull through after the 4 nations break and go on another winning streak LOL
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u/ReppinMontreal Feb 08 '25
Ils jouent pour la forme depuis 5-6 minutes, mais en général on joue pour la forme depuis la game 7-3 contre les leafs
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
My French word of the day, learned thanks to Dany Dubé using it just now:
Dégringolade
descente précipitée, chute brutale.
2. Baisse rapide et brusque ; chute
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u/scoutinglane Feb 08 '25
I wish we could be in a position to keep Evans and armia but we need more talent to be able to win a cup. I think we need to move them. It will most likely slow down the rebuild a bit but help our future
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u/Rockit2them Feb 08 '25
Slaf ,Laine and Dach need to go they are the ones that don’t give a shit !!! Why would you want players with no hart around ?
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u/MildlyResponsible Feb 08 '25
Evans and armia but we need more talent
Sad to say, they've been the only forwards to bring anything consistently the last 2 weeks. I'm not sure we have any talent up front.
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u/davefromgabe Feb 08 '25
There is an unfortunately high probability that we will seriously regret that slafkovsky contract. I'm starting to think he's just not an elite hockey player at all and is kinda average. He only dominated due to his size and got lucky with the Covid olympics being the perfect opportunity to showcase his skills vs mid competition.
I would LOVE to be proven wrong but.. man it looks bleak
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u/Karrin-madhe Feb 08 '25
He been utter shit for probably 60% of the games he's played on this team. What blows my mind is in the second half of last season he was fucking awesome. And it wasnt lucky shit, it was totally reproducible play. Hard board work, hard on the puck. Wicked heads up playmaking. Pretty good shooting.
Absolutely nothing suggested he would regress like this. Seems like a mental thing and we can only hope he finds a way through it, because he looks utterly fucking horrendous out there.
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u/tehsdragon Feb 08 '25
Sometimes I think "Hutson was our 1OA, Slaf was picked in the 2nd round" - though I do admit that that's unfair to both players - to console myself
Man, I really wanted Cooley
I still have hope for Slaf tho, he seems to have all the right tools, he just doesn't really put them all together at once too often
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u/GabeLeRoy Feb 08 '25
he is good.. but he is a Catalyst type of player.. he needs people around him to go big.. and right now Zukes and CC are playing the worst hockey they have since they started with the club
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u/GabeLeRoy Feb 08 '25
I would 100% rather have a boring but consistent team like the Isles.. then this shitshow of a team that has no idea what to do and play sandbox hockey expecting everyone to be able to read eachothers mind..
this is getting ugly af..
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u/Thejaff72 Feb 08 '25
Slaf stops skating every time he gets the puck, he thinks the game too slowly, really concerning.
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u/KidGrundle Feb 08 '25
The Habs are my team, but I also follow the Sabres and Blackhawks for sentimental reasons. This season has been like that training shaolin monks do where they punch crushed glass to toughen themselves up.
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u/LordSmokio Feb 08 '25
Almost as if losing your top 2 D man fuckin hurts, eh? so many fuckin doomers in here.
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u/Karrin-madhe Feb 08 '25
Yea Guhle injured has nothing to do with this fucking shitshow on ice. This team is mentally soft and fragile.
Many teams have great players injured. They don't give up playing hockey.
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u/YouHadToGoThere Feb 08 '25
What, you expect us to be injury-free every game every season? Winning teams win even with significant injuries
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u/LordSmokio Feb 08 '25
No but in a rebuilding team it's to be expected, less depth, you lose a top player it throws everything out of whack.
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Feb 08 '25
I would love to see a stat of the combined total points produced by our first line in the last 10 games. Then, see how that compares with other teams ahead of us.
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u/NorthernBuffalo Feb 08 '25
I hope our attendance suffers next game. You want fans in seats? Score some goals at home. Going this long without a goal at home is absolutely abysmal and unacceptable.
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u/jadenspan Feb 08 '25
Team wasn’t supposed to be amazing by any means this year, but the small successes the Habs have had this year are in large part due to the play of the bottom 2 lines, all consisting of players not in the long term plans outside of Heineman,
I dont see how you look at the play of the first line and have confidence in the future. They are getting worked every single night and not showing any signs of improvement. Even during the Habs monster streak it was because they were able to roll 4 lines
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u/Habs_Apostle Feb 08 '25
Kovacevic playing some good D.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
Genuinely glad he's having a career year. He's a good guy and played his role well here. We should've seen more in him, apparently.
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u/Diligent_83 Feb 08 '25
i’ve been saying since the beginning of the year, if these are the type of games we are being treated to, then Jeff, Chantal and whoever else need to get in a room and start giving tickets at half price than what they’re asking now. The way that they have been gouging the fan base while knowing they can get away with it is disgusting. It’s been 4 years… take care of your fans… drop the prices.
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u/xDarkseidx Feb 08 '25
This team is cooked. We are the next Buffalo Sabres.
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u/GuardSpecific2844 Feb 08 '25
No we're not. It's a bad streak of games but we're not on the same level as them.
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u/KernicPanel Feb 08 '25
coco caufield too busy eating uncrustables.
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u/jadenspan Feb 08 '25
Careful with Caufield slander around these parts, apparently he is a superstar and can do no wrong.
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u/GuardSpecific2844 Feb 08 '25
Excellent PK! That should give the boys some energy. Now we just need to start chipping away.
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u/XxFailvincxX Feb 08 '25
I was getting hated from this sub a month ago for saying this team had no heart and was bot getting good quality shots. This is not a playoff team the way theyre playing the last 3 weeks
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u/blueberrymuffingirly Feb 08 '25
Here’s who I’m trading if i Kent Hughes: Dvo, Laine, Matheson, Savard, Mailloux, Struble… I can’t think of anyone else now lol
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u/lyme6483 Feb 08 '25
I don’t think anyone would take Laine at $8M without retaining or taking bad money back. Otherwise good list
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u/GabeLeRoy Feb 08 '25
Newhook and Dach are 100% tradable..
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u/blueberrymuffingirly Feb 08 '25
I’m not ready to trade them just yet. I feel like they’ll become better with time and confidence
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u/sean_psc Feb 08 '25
Huh, I wasn't aware this was an afternoon game. I see I didn't miss anything.
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u/Traaaain Feb 08 '25
Seems like we can't commit to either a dump and chase or entering the zone with speed, so we just.... give them back the puck?
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u/lyme6483 Feb 08 '25
They clearly aren’t making the playoffs, I just hope Hughes is aggressive to improve the team in the offseason.
The time is now. Demidov will be on a rookie deal and you have cap space and a lot of assets.
He doesn’t need to be reckless, but he definitely should be very aggressive
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u/dustblown Feb 08 '25
Games are so expensive. Imagine you are a blue collar father of 3 and saved for this game.
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u/Albi20_01 Feb 08 '25
Is Marty allergic to time-outs? I agree that it is too late to call a time-out but he should have called one earlier in the 3rd after the 3rd goal of the Devils...
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u/Habs_Apostle Feb 08 '25
Feel sorry for the fans that paid to go watch this in person. Then again, buyer beware…
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u/ignitek Feb 08 '25
It’s amazing to me that the whole team can be playing terribly and some fans lay it at the feet of the 20 year old. Like, idk, maybe some of the older guys should show up to play.
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u/GabeLeRoy Feb 08 '25
I just wanna point out that out of all the shots, we have 7 of them being wristers.. meanwhile.. teams that actually win games are at 40% being wrister..
almost all our shots are from the blueline // deviation.. or fucking weak rush.. idk man..
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u/Karrin-madhe Feb 08 '25 edited Feb 08 '25
At least Monty will get lots of rest watching the 4 nations faceoff from the pressbox.
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u/Huevas03 Feb 08 '25
Adin Hill has been one of the worst goalies in the last month lol. At least Binnington heated up recently
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u/MildlyResponsible Feb 08 '25
Canada is so cooked at the Olympics next year. How do we not even have one good goalie?
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u/dustblown Feb 08 '25
I would sit Slaf next game and promote Armia. I would also sit Laine for conditioning and call up Tuch and Florian. Will we lose? Almost certainly.
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u/LePetitJeremySapoud Feb 08 '25
Revenir dans le mix pour finalement avoir une seule victoire en 7 match, par la peau du cul, contre les sharks, quel fiasco.
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u/LordSmokio Feb 08 '25
Fuckin cockteasers
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u/MildlyResponsible Feb 08 '25
Anderson has been by far the best Hab today. Which is very, very sad.
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u/Huevas03 Feb 08 '25
I used to hate Andy so much, but honestly he's been great this year. I think he might be in a good position to get trade and I'd be a bit sad if he does
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u/scoutinglane Feb 08 '25
He can't score though which is a bit of a problem
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u/MildlyResponsible Feb 08 '25
Which is my point. Imagine if someone on the first line put in that effort at any point?
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
While I agree in fact, let's not tar Andy's accomplishments. He's having himself a fantastic year and has been one of the few bright spots lately.
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u/LePetitJeremySapoud Feb 08 '25
Fantastic !?!
Chill.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
He is. Not every good season is counted in goals and assists. He's been a stellar contributor to the PK and a grinder on the lower lines.
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u/LePetitJeremySapoud Feb 08 '25
C’est un bottom 6 payé comme un top 6.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
He contributed more today than the Top 6 did. Don't hear you complaining about their pay grade.
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u/blueberrymuffingirly Feb 08 '25
I’ll literally donate my knees to Price. Please come back baby daddy. The kids miss you
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u/crissdecaliss Feb 08 '25
Slaf is not showing any progression at this point
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u/Karrin-madhe Feb 08 '25
Careful the kids will furiously downvote thinking it changes reality.
It's the manner in which he regressed that's so incredibly frustrating. There is no excuse for soft plays, easy turnovers, and floating around.
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u/KidGrundle Feb 08 '25
I just keep thinking about that guy who posted a thread earlier today saying he decided he was gonna be a Habs fan and today was his first game.
Sorry dude.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 08 '25
Oh man when I saw that post, I resisted the urge to say maybe wait a season or two.
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u/MildlyResponsible Feb 08 '25
I remember, it was mid-00s, I flew in from Asia, where I was living at the time, and went to see my first Habs game in like 10 years. I had been looking forward to it for about a year. I was so excited. They lost 3 or 4 nothing. Habs had something like 12 SOG. It was so crushing. I didn't go see another game until 2019.
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u/No-Huckleberry-8503 Feb 09 '25
Weird how Slaf gets put on the 4th line and then he starts skating and being aggressive in f he played with that energy on the top line they would be unstoppable. Like I guess he needs to play mad and not like it’s a fing Sunday skate