Scott in Montreal7:58 PM [Overheard in the locker room just now]
MSL: what are we gonna do? Devo: throw up all over ourselves! MSL: HUH? Devo: oh, I thought I heard you saying that, coach. MSL: Deve, Deve, Deve, no! That's what you should not do! It's bad. Please stop! STOP doing it!! Throwing up on yourself is bad! Not good. No
I responded to our west coast friend oleg on the previous thread so I've copied it over here:
not watching this homestand live, but following on highlites. 1. is it just me, or does sportsnet have better highlites than nhl.com? not much different, but usually a little longer?
2. is it just me, or have the boys found a lot of energy since St. Patrick 2.0 has joined the line-up?
3. is it just me, or is powerhouse playing really well this yr (in general). every highlite, i can see him busting in on goal, delivering a big hit, dropping the gloves... basically doing everything he was supposed to be doing... except cashing his chances... 'sigh'
4. speaking of this... is it just me, or are the boys really really good at creating grade-a chances and almost always failing to finish? this isnt just limited to one-off chances by barron, dvork, lipp, whoever is in the right place at the right time, but for even guys like cpt nick, CC, and heineman?
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the Maritimer7:58 PM 1. I don't use either site so can't comment.
2. It seems like they are playing better, but they actually were before Wool came back.
3. The now ponyhorse has reinvented himself, playing more of a checking, shit disturber role, killing penalties and potting the odd goal. He is delivering more hits and has won a couple of big fights, he has earned his spot.
4. You're not wrong, they do leave a lot of grade A chances unfinished especially breakaways as we witnessed against Washington last week.
5. Yes, they are kind of hanging around a wildcard spot but I wouldn't hold my breath. They are still a bottom feeder with a lot of teams in front of them. They would need a good 6 or 7 game win streak to get into the (real) picture and play .500 or better to get in.
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oleg4:30 PM 5. season isnt lost. all i wanted was for them to still be alive come xmas/ St.P's return, and i have my wish. if they average 3-2-1 rest of way, ide be satisfied with whatever fate befals them. GYFHG! aside from upgrading our goaltender position, i feel legitimately encouraged they can get some coaches fired in the playoffs!
Primeau must have some wicked stats after that. Might as well just put a pylon in the net. To go along with the other 6 skating, err standing around in front.
One of the headlines at EOTP this morning -- "The Montreal Canadiens are Quitters" -- that may have been true in the 3rd period last night. I quit myself after Pitt got the 5th goal, you could feel the collapse coming. At this point does it matter any more? They are half way through the '5 Year Plan', maybe they will improve, maybe not. If HuGo are content to let things stand then a top 5 pick will be there in 2025. If they want to compete until March or April then a change of some sort has to happen. And soon. My own take, and many others I'm sure, is they need some help. That is not some 19 year old in Russia or a 20 year old in Laval. They need a good 30ish center to take some heat of Nick. They need another Monahan. Maybe a Kadri is available? Hughes has tons of high picks in 2025. He should be able to help his team out. They need a good, veteran leader like Monahan was. I read an article this morning on Radio-Canada, after the game last night Kris Letang explicitly said 'you can't win with all young players 25 and under.' Montreal does not have a veteran like Bryan Rust or Sid or Letang who can lift a team up. Guys like Armia, Anderson, Dvorak or even Gallagher can do that. They are role players only. Kirby Dach is a shadow of himself, Slafkovsky is currently lost and regressing. Laine needs time. So, if HuGo are sticking to 'the plan' then we can expect more blowouts like this occasionally. And that's too bad because it doesn't need to happen.
I kind of expected a tough year for the teams I root for. Montreal, New York football team, even the Sea Dogs are rebuilding but you expect that from your Junior hockey team. No, I was hoping for the Habs to be somewhat competitive, maybe .500, and I thought the Giants might win 5 or 6 games but what a disaster they are. Golf starts in a few weeks...
Saint Paddy9:52 AM Sid got booed at home after the beatdown by his Cole Harbour buddy Nate, and hasn't scored in 7 games. Sounds like a recipe for a big night for him in Montreal. Maybe even a hat trick.
Now it was only an assist hat trick, but I stand by my prediction.
The Saint John Sea Dogs won back to back games yesterday and today winning 5-4 both times, an OT win Friday against Cape Breton and today in a SO over the Bathurst (soon to be St. John's) Titan. A good way to end the first half of the QMJHL season with a young rebuilding team playing .500 hockey with a 16-16 record. If only the Habs could muster the effort to get to that level I'd be happy.
My hockey team sucks. My football team sucks. My fantasy football team sucks. My curling team sucks. And there is a punchline here that out of respect, I will not complete 😄.
Another Giants blowout, looking good for 1st or 2nd overall pick and QB Shedeur Sanders. Or, Joe Shoen picks Travis Hunter and signs a ufa QB, probably Justin Fields until they draft the guy they want. My hockey team sucks as well. Don't really care who they pick anymore, I'm tired of the rebuild.
The 1-9-1 record is the result of not having a decent 2C behind Nick, trading Monahan and thr failure of Dach to recover has led to this record and another top 5 pick to be had.
Speaking of top 5 picks, HuGo had the misfortune of picking 1st overall in 2022, one of the weaker drafts in recent memory. Looks like Cooley will be the best of that particular crop. And it looks like HuGo miffed again in 2023 passing on star forward Michov and going with the tried and true Habs formula ... when in doubt take a defenceman. They better hope they picked right with Demidov.
I'm watching the Buffalo feed on MSG. After so many years of Rick Jeanerette (sp?), this new guy is a really dull play by play guy. Maybe he's just depressed with this losing streak. And the annoying Marty Biron as colour guy.
Nice Good for Mr. Wool Hopefully this will jump start us. Been reading the comparisons of us and the sabers and it becomes apparent that there is a very fine line on a rebuild They are 11 years into this and going nowhere and they have a lot of talent Makes you think about a losing environment How losing can just become the norm I mean on paper Barfalo should be an in the mix kind of team They have an owner who gives a shit they have Lindy and a bunch of very high picks well the ones they haven't traded away and a patient fan base So what gives It's something that we don't want to have happen to us Hockey is a fickle mistress Growing up for me the Habs just always won the cup The beaners could not beat us we just felt it and the leaf were loosers But now there are a gaggle of rebuilds ongoing, the sens, the hawks, the dead things, barfalo and us The rags have just completed theirs and still there are bad games and loosing streaks So it's a delicate process and like MSL says there has to be a passion there also has to be chemistry and a very tight room Fingers crossed Go Habs Why mired at the bottom season after season
The Rags have traded Kakko, 2nd overall pick in 2019, to the Krakheads for some magic beans, many high picks don't pan out. Could happen to some of these young Habs as well. I didn't get too excited by the win last night, the Swords are a hot mess. We'll see how they fare this weekend. I wonder who will be in net for the 2nd game in the b2b, it shouldn't be Primeau. He is worse than Red Light Racicot.
No other Finns were there in NYR when they first brought in across the pond, as was pointed out on Mitch Melnick's show yesterday. Might be a good idea to have some Russian support in place for DemiGod (Vodkov is free, hint hint!)
Welcome, Alexandre Carrier. Best of luck, Red Barron. This steadies our right side D for the next couple of years while Reinbacher and Mailloux get up to speed. Matheson won't have to try playing the right side again, which he was so dismal at in that Pens debacle he might have been more effective doing Kung Fu or tapestry.
Also a good sign HuGo have no rose-coloured glasses on, and can admit to themselves when a trade they lived at the time didn't exactly work out. Moving on.
I consulted with the former Blues scout for the Q, he gave the trade the thumbs up. Said he liked Carrier, a little under-sized but a good skater and puck mover. Good enough for me. That just leaves Matheson as the only clumsy footed puck fumbler, if they can swap him for a more stable D man that would be great. Hutson is now the PP guy so MM is irrelevant in my view. Or, drop him down to the 2nd pairing. Never hurts to have another chez nous on the team especially if Savvy is dealt at the deadline.
Interesting article over at leafnet (I know) about rebuilding a hockey team. There's been lots of ink spilled on how Buffalo has utterly failed in their attempt. The crux of it is : the scorched earth aka the Shanaplan is not always the way to go. The kids need veterans to insulate them and teach them how to win. I think Hughes as kind of done an 'in between' type by keeping some vets like Gallagher, Savard and maybe Anderson. Personally, I advocated for keeping Monahan to insulate Nick, he wasn't that old and I would have given him the 5 year deal like Columbus did, but maybe he wanted to move on anyway. And, Hughes made a mistake letting Jake Allen go instead of Primeau. It's hindsight but Primeau is not an NHL goalie and Jake would have been great support for Monty plus he really like it in Monrteal, being close to home in N.B. I hope Hughes can find a competent backup eventually.
Anyway, I hope that Habs management don't sell off too many players at the deadline even though they will be a lottery team. Dvorak would be the only one I would let go.
Agree with the CP30 assessment He isn’t an NHL goalie never was and letting the snake go was the error Primeau was given all the time in the world to develop and sadly it didn’t happen But I believe we have a couple in the pipes so fingers crossed Go Habs
You are half right, Gorton and John Davidson would have made that pick. Hughes was still negotiating contracts at that time. I read today that Gorton and his scouts muffed 3 picks in row, Liam Andersen 7th overall 2017, Vitaly Kravtsov 9th in 2018 and Kakko 2nd in 2019. Ouch.
Well I remember Louis Leblanc as well as other nameless picks that were wasted I think the Hugo era has been better than previous regimes At least they didn’t trade for Kaberle Probably not available Go Habs
The Habs have muffed a multitude of 1st round picks going back decades. Demidov MIGHT hit. Reinbacher same. Slaf, jury is still out, Mesar unlikely. Logan maybe, Guhle should be OK, CC seems like a hit, Kid KoHo nope, EAPole nope, SergaCHevy a winner for sure but sacrificed for the Golden Child who didn't pan out. That's 8 years with 3 serviceable players to show from Round 1. Luckily they've done better in later rounds. When I stop and think about it it might be 75% bullshit luck more than scouting that gets you good players.
It just occurred to me -- the last time Montreal and Nashville traded D men would have been PFK for BBQ? I think they traded minor leaguers for each other one time but I can't remember if it was before or after the Big One.
You are correct, it was Poehling aka EAP (I think we called him) to Pitt with Petry Dish. Rem Pitlick went to Pitt with Mike Hoffman to bring Dish back with Casey DeSmith. Montreal had the market cornered on Pitlicks for a while, they had Rem, a waiver wire pick up from Minny, his brother Rhett at the University of Minnesota and briefly, Tyler who came back in the Toffoli trade to Calgary.
OK, so is it too late to send #20 back to Finland for a couple years? Maybe he will be able to figure out how to clear the puck out along the wall. Bring him back when he's about 24 maybe 25. Dummy.
That's two d-zone giveaways by Hutson becoming goals against. I think the kud who is used to the US college sched could be getting worn down in his first 82-game pro season.
RoCH is a great pick up. Laine changes the whole dynamic in the top 6 and on the PP. I always thought he would be well worth trading for. Better than Trevor Zegras and almost as good as Necas. Great game for 7Evans, his line was the best one tonight. By far.
The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the ol' Maritimer turns 70 today. I hope the boys can throw me a bone and win again tonight. G Y F H G !!!
Hey Les Gars, I know we've spent hours agonizing of a proper nick for 92...and I am generally ok with Wool...but madames et messieurs, please allow me, in the grand tradition of this sacred place to make a suggestion in keeping with legends past...after what I've seen so far - that Ovi esque positioning - that shot - that shot merits the highest honour we can bestow on a Hab here at GYFaHG - there is only one nick that fits...I give you ...Patrick Fuckin' Laine! - PFL!
It’s the worst broadcast team Bradley is awful Worse than awful boring dull and he doesn’t sound like the sharpest knife in the drawer Go Bills Go Habs
forgot who mentioned it but the boys are 1-9-something when cpt nick doesnt score a pont. i too wasnt ready to pin the blame on him for this yr's shortcoming, but whoever gave the response about kirby falling far short of expectations is the eureka (correct) answer. i didnt think about it until seeing those words, but yes. lacking a 2C is why we are only starting our season now with wooly mammoth in our line-up.
another thing i noticed is that kirby, cole and newhook were all first rounders in the same draft year. so lucky to have all three on same roster. what would happen if all three played on same line?
If he can pick up a few more goals he'd be running away with the rookie scoring. I know he's a D man but even if he had a half dozen or so, he'd make that call a lot tougher
3-w streak. Well earned. I love how they've served notice to Detroit: you think you're on the cusp of playoffs? Nun-uh, you're Habs' bitches, bitch! GYFHG!!
Can't stress enough the value of players who WANT to play for the CH. Carrier was another Hughes client from his player-agent days. Solid D that plugs the big hole on the right side. It means Savvy has less resosibility aand play to his strengths.
With the kids home, I didn't watch the game or check the score, so I'm watching the 7am replay(sadly the SFU broadcast).
Some comments/observations:
- I didn't know Uncle Fester was coaching in the NHL - Garry Galley keeps getting worse. On the Wooly PFL goal, he went on and on how it should have been Caufield that got the penalty instead of Larkin, who clearly arm barred Caufield. I don't want an ass kissing homer doing the games, but at least somebody that doesn't clearly hate them would be nice. -Wooly PFL with the record 8 PP goals in a row for the team, overtaking beaners' Phil Esposito is cool. Though I'd like to see Whiskey pot a few again. - RoCH looks great. This may be Hughes's most important trade yet (aside from Wooly PFL). - Fast Lane has to be a top 3 Calder candidate. I've mentioned before, Heiny is under the radar at 6th in points and third in goals behind only Michkov and Cellebrini. Put him on the 2nd line with Laine and Dach (or Newhook). - Dach is still invisible, but I guess we're giving him a year of leeway? - Monty is looking for that starting job in the 'Slightly More Interesting Than the All-Star Game' Cup. He's playing well. - Next game vs BJs and a chance to leapfrog another fellow bottom feeder
Like Saint Paddy I had to watch the game this am, I recorded it so I could FFWD through much of Gawley's infernal blathering. He was wrong about the supposed non-call on Whiskey and one on Fast Lane later, that's just his shitty beaner bias showing through. Can't wait until he is fired.
I'm thoroughly impressed with RoCH, he is miles ahead of Von Klumsy. Great acquisition by HuGo, he steadies that whole D. As mentioned it may be a turning point in the season. However, I would caution that Les Boys have a tough stretch ahead playing a bunch of powerhouse teams after Christmas. I'm going to just enjoy the moment of pulling ahead of the Dull Knives and the Dead Things in the standings. The Habs are NOT LAST in the standings or the division. Baby steps.
Finally, a huge shout out and Thank You to St. Patrick and his Islanders for shutting up 'the panel' last night, they hardly mentioned the wretched leaf all night focussing on Winnipeg and Montreal. Merci!
So I understand the von clumsy for RoCh as it involves plugging a hole on right side D And yay It also strikes me that we appear to be entering the tweaking stage of our Rebuild Get a big fin check Get an experienced right side D check Play the good goalie check We appear to be exiting from the sign lots of young guys and draft high young guys This bodes well I’m thinking We have some dead weight to shed but I think we are looking at our base bundle going forward We have talent marinating in many places and the Glorious ship CH seems to have been stabilized So what’s next Look for good deals and stay focused Time to breathe a bit Go Habs
Yay! My wretched New York Giants have tanked their way to the #1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft !
Chatter over at Big Blue View is to keep Shaboll as GM and HC and take a QB named Sanders or Ward. I don't follow college football so I have no clue who is who. Just get the best player available and let Saint Paddy's Patriots have the leftovers.
ReplyDeleteScott in Montreal7:58 PM
[Overheard in the locker room just now]
MSL: what are we gonna do?
Devo: throw up all over ourselves!
MSL: HUH?
Devo: oh, I thought I heard you saying that, coach.
MSL: Deve, Deve, Deve, no! That's what you should not do! It's bad. Please stop! STOP doing it!! Throwing up on yourself is bad! Not good. No
I responded to our west coast friend oleg on the previous thread so I've copied it over here:
ReplyDeletenot watching this homestand live, but following on highlites.
1. is it just me, or does sportsnet have better highlites than nhl.com? not much different, but usually a little longer?
2. is it just me, or have the boys found a lot of energy since St. Patrick 2.0 has joined the line-up?
3. is it just me, or is powerhouse playing really well this yr (in general). every highlite, i can see him busting in on goal, delivering a big hit, dropping the gloves... basically doing everything he was supposed to be doing... except cashing his chances... 'sigh'
4. speaking of this... is it just me, or are the boys really really good at creating grade-a chances and almost always failing to finish? this isnt just limited to one-off chances by barron, dvork, lipp, whoever is in the right place at the right time, but for even guys like cpt nick, CC, and heineman?
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the Maritimer7:58 PM
1. I don't use either site so can't comment.
2. It seems like they are playing better, but they actually were before Wool came back.
3. The now ponyhorse has reinvented himself, playing more of a checking, shit disturber role, killing penalties and potting the odd goal. He is delivering more hits and has won a couple of big fights, he has earned his spot.
4. You're not wrong, they do leave a lot of grade A chances unfinished especially breakaways as we witnessed against Washington last week.
5. Yes, they are kind of hanging around a wildcard spot but I wouldn't hold my breath. They are still a bottom feeder with a lot of teams in front of them. They would need a good 6 or 7 game win streak to get into the (real) picture and play .500 or better to get in.
Cheers!
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oleg4:30 PM
5. season isnt lost. all i wanted was for them to still be alive come xmas/ St.P's return, and i have my wish. if they average 3-2-1 rest of way, ide be satisfied with whatever fate befals them. GYFHG! aside from upgrading our goaltender position, i feel legitimately encouraged they can get some coaches fired in the playoffs!
Can they please just dispose of this bunch of hasbeens?
ReplyDeleteAs noted, at least 3 clear cut looks and they put them right into the goalie's crest.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Sid is getting fed up with Guhle. Which means Ghoul is doing his job. Way to go kid!
ReplyDeleteMatheson you bum.
ReplyDeleteMaths has a case of the "Young kids at home at the end of a long homestanditis" - he'll do well with a road trip.
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ReplyDeletePens score from impossible angle. Habs continue to miss grade A chances. I think the writing's on the wall for this one.
ReplyDeleteAnd just like that Army gets redemption!
ReplyDeleteWhere's the second line, are they even playing tonight? Did Marty bench the whole lot of them?
ReplyDelete"Bunting est une hôtie fatigant"
ReplyDeleteGreat new thread St. Pad.
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They have no answer for Rust. Maybe go to a Rustcheck shop...
ReplyDeleteStanding around watching...
DeleteThree games and three losses to this bunch of hasbeens, embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteOver to football.
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DeleteBag skate tomorrow? Should be. Or tickets refunded.
ReplyDeletePosters at EOTP having a field day, heh heh.
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ReplyDeletePrimeau must have some wicked stats after that. Might as well just put a pylon in the net. To go along with the other 6 skating, err standing around in front.
ReplyDeleteHe stops a little more than 50% of the shots, thats winning right?
DeleteWaive Primeau.
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One of the headlines at EOTP this morning -- "The Montreal Canadiens are Quitters" -- that may have been true in the 3rd period last night. I quit myself after Pitt got the 5th goal, you could feel the collapse coming. At this point does it matter any more? They are half way through the '5 Year Plan', maybe they will improve, maybe not. If HuGo are content to let things stand then a top 5 pick will be there in 2025. If they want to compete until March or April then a change of some sort has to happen. And soon. My own take, and many others I'm sure, is they need some help. That is not some 19 year old in Russia or a 20 year old in Laval. They need a good 30ish center to take some heat of Nick. They need another Monahan. Maybe a Kadri is available? Hughes has tons of high picks in 2025. He should be able to help his team out. They need a good, veteran leader like Monahan was. I read an article this morning on Radio-Canada, after the game last night Kris Letang explicitly said 'you can't win with all young players 25 and under.' Montreal does not have a veteran like Bryan Rust or Sid or Letang who can lift a team up. Guys like Armia, Anderson, Dvorak or even Gallagher can do that. They are role players only. Kirby Dach is a shadow of himself, Slafkovsky is currently lost and regressing. Laine needs time. So, if HuGo are sticking to 'the plan' then we can expect more blowouts like this occasionally. And that's too bad because it doesn't need to happen.
ReplyDelete*can't do that...*
DeleteI kind of expected a tough year for the teams I root for. Montreal, New York football team, even the Sea Dogs are rebuilding but you expect that from your Junior hockey team. No, I was hoping for the Habs to be somewhat competitive, maybe .500, and I thought the Giants might win 5 or 6 games but what a disaster they are. Golf starts in a few weeks...
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DeleteWell that was just sad
ReplyDeleteReally sad
Go Habs ffs
Damn my psychic abilities!
ReplyDeleteSaint Paddy9:52 AM
Sid got booed at home after the beatdown by his Cole Harbour buddy Nate, and hasn't scored in 7 games. Sounds like a recipe for a big night for him in Montreal. Maybe even a hat trick.
Now it was only an assist hat trick, but I stand by my prediction.
Another lost season, we have become experts at this.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed many other teams media are referring to Montreal as 'the lowly Habs'.
DeleteLONDON CALLING!!
ReplyDeleteOn CHOM 97.7 FM [chom.com] tomorrow at 7 p.m. EST, they'll be playing the full album on the 45th anniversary of its release.
You're welcome.
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My prediction for tonight. They will keep my interest through one period. No promises for the second and beyond.
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ReplyDeleteThe Saint John Sea Dogs won back to back games yesterday and today winning 5-4 both times, an OT win Friday against Cape Breton and today in a SO over the Bathurst (soon to be St. John's) Titan. A good way to end the first half of the QMJHL season with a young rebuilding team playing .500 hockey with a 16-16 record. If only the Habs could muster the effort to get to that level I'd be happy.
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Life in the Fast Lane! GYFHG!
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ReplyDelete“Québecois will be happy for that goal, um, er, we mean hockey fans.”
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Commenter over at EOTP : "it's so bad on TVA, I'm switching back to gary galley"
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Omg I hate Galley so much. I would prefer we had literally anyone else.
DeleteOne of the problems Marty has to deal with is trying to hide boat anchors like Slaf, Dach and Dvo, maybe Armia. Line killers.
ReplyDeletePenalty for shitfly, about time.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing steve is out warming up the Sherman...
ReplyDeleteYou either got to draft him, sign him or trade for him. Its a big fucking center who can dominate.
DeleteHe's coming this June, Roger aka (Steve) McQueen
DeleteOK guys, please don't give up 6 ... 2 or less would be fine.
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ReplyDelete4-2 Jets I was close. Decent effort at least.
ReplyDeleteleaf lose so there is that
DeleteDeserved or not, too many penalties.
ReplyDeleteMac Jones playing a lot better in Jacksonville. A lot less pressure I would imagine than in New England.
ReplyDeleteThe Giants are hanging in there against the Ravens. For now at least.
My hockey team sucks.
DeleteMy football team sucks.
My fantasy football team sucks.
My curling team sucks.
And there is a punchline here that out of respect, I will not complete 😄.
Another Giants blowout, looking good for 1st or 2nd overall pick and QB Shedeur Sanders. Or, Joe Shoen picks Travis Hunter and signs a ufa QB, probably Justin Fields until they draft the guy they want.
DeleteMy hockey team sucks as well. Don't really care who they pick anymore, I'm tired of the rebuild.
Lots of scoring today.
ReplyDeleteSteelers and Bills playoff bound.
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DeleteThe importance of our captain.
ReplyDelete• The Habs when Nick Suzuki scores at least one point: 10-8-1
• The Habs when Nick Suzuki scores zero points: 1-9-1
That 10-8-1 record would be a 90 pt pace and hence 'in the mix'.
DeleteBut Mr Hyde's 1-9-1 is putting the kibosh on that plan.
The 1-9-1 record is the result of not having a decent 2C behind Nick, trading Monahan and thr failure of Dach to recover has led to this record and another top 5 pick to be had.
DeleteSpeaking of top 5 picks, HuGo had the misfortune of picking 1st overall in 2022, one of the weaker drafts in recent memory. Looks like Cooley will be the best of that particular crop. And it looks like HuGo miffed again in 2023 passing on star forward Michov and going with the tried and true Habs formula ... when in doubt take a defenceman. They better hope they picked right with Demidov.
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DeleteIf the Sabres are looking to bust out of their slump they may have come to the right place. Seems to happen a lot at Centre Bell.
ReplyDeleteThey could improve their chances by giving a goalie his first start.
DeleteHey, GI Finn scored before I got all my channels sorted out!
ReplyDeleteIf a GI Joel scores and there is nobody to see it, did it actually happen?
ReplyDeleteHe was the only Hab to score in a loss to Buffalo last January, the one gamr I saw at the Phone booth in 2024.
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ReplyDeleteI'm watching the Buffalo feed on MSG. After so many years of Rick Jeanerette (sp?), this new guy is a really dull play by play guy. Maybe he's just depressed with this losing streak. And the annoying Marty Biron as colour guy.
ReplyDeleteWhiskey!
ReplyDeleteEr, Slaf!
DeleteSlafbanksky!
ReplyDeleteHah! Très chic
DeleteWooly Bully!
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ReplyDeleteOh boy, and I thought our team had bad luck.
ReplyDeleteWooly Bully Hattie!!!
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90 seconds left. Up by 5. Yes, you may sing your damned olé song now.
ReplyDeletehuh? somebody call me?
ReplyDeleteWool I told you so
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ReplyDeleteGood for Mr. Wool
Hopefully this will jump start us.
Been reading the comparisons of us and the sabers and it becomes apparent that there is a very fine line on a rebuild
They are 11 years into this and going nowhere and they have a lot of talent
Makes you think about a losing environment
How losing can just become the norm
I mean on paper Barfalo should be an in the mix kind of team
They have an owner who gives a shit they have Lindy and a bunch of very high picks well the ones they haven't traded away and a patient fan base
So what gives
It's something that we don't want to have happen to us
Hockey is a fickle mistress
Growing up for me the Habs just always won the cup
The beaners could not beat us we just felt it and the leaf were loosers
But now there are a gaggle of rebuilds ongoing, the sens, the hawks, the dead things, barfalo and us
The rags have just completed theirs and still there are bad games and loosing streaks
So it's a delicate process and like MSL says there has to be a passion
there also has to be chemistry and a very tight room
Fingers crossed
Go Habs
Why mired at the bottom season after season
The Rags have traded Kakko, 2nd overall pick in 2019, to the Krakheads for some magic beans, many high picks don't pan out. Could happen to some of these young Habs as well. I didn't get too excited by the win last night, the Swords are a hot mess. We'll see how they fare this weekend. I wonder who will be in net for the 2nd game in the b2b, it shouldn't be Primeau. He is worse than Red Light Racicot.
ReplyDeleteNo other Finns were there in NYR when they first brought in across the pond, as was pointed out on Mitch Melnick's show yesterday. Might be a good idea to have some Russian support in place for DemiGod (Vodkov is free, hint hint!)
DeleteBye bye Barron.
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Thanks for the effort Von Clumsy. Hope you can find your game in Music City.
ReplyDeleteWelcome aboard RoCH!
Welcome, Alexandre Carrier. Best of luck, Red Barron. This steadies our right side D for the next couple of years while Reinbacher and Mailloux get up to speed. Matheson won't have to try playing the right side again, which he was so dismal at in that Pens debacle he might have been more effective doing Kung Fu or tapestry.
ReplyDeleteAlso a good sign HuGo have no rose-coloured glasses on, and can admit to themselves when a trade they lived at the time didn't exactly work out. Moving on.
I consulted with the former Blues scout for the Q, he gave the trade the thumbs up. Said he liked Carrier, a little under-sized but a good skater and puck mover. Good enough for me. That just leaves Matheson as the only clumsy footed puck fumbler, if they can swap him for a more stable D man that would be great. Hutson is now the PP guy so MM is irrelevant in my view. Or, drop him down to the 2nd pairing. Never hurts to have another chez nous on the team especially if Savvy is dealt at the deadline.
DeleteI just noticed that RoCH "The Sweater" Carrier is already on IR. Habs have been too healthy this year, so trading for injured players.
ReplyDeleteHe's been cleared to play.
DeleteInteresting article over at leafnet (I know) about rebuilding a hockey team. There's been lots of ink spilled on how Buffalo has utterly failed in their attempt. The crux of it is : the scorched earth aka the Shanaplan is not always the way to go. The kids need veterans to insulate them and teach them how to win. I think Hughes as kind of done an 'in between' type by keeping some vets like Gallagher, Savard and maybe Anderson. Personally, I advocated for keeping Monahan to insulate Nick, he wasn't that old and I would have given him the 5 year deal like Columbus did, but maybe he wanted to move on anyway. And, Hughes made a mistake letting Jake Allen go instead of Primeau. It's hindsight but Primeau is not an NHL goalie and Jake would have been great support for Monty plus he really like it in Monrteal, being close to home in N.B. I hope Hughes can find a competent backup eventually.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I hope that Habs management don't sell off too many players at the deadline even though they will be a lottery team. Dvorak would be the only one I would let go.
Agree with the CP30 assessment
DeleteHe isn’t an NHL goalie never was and letting the snake go was the error
Primeau was given all the time in the world to develop and sadly it didn’t happen
But I believe we have a couple in the pipes so fingers crossed
Go Habs
Deck CHair guys. Kappo was a HUGO pick. The NHL is a tough place to play hockey/
ReplyDeleteYou are half right, Gorton and John Davidson would have made that pick. Hughes was still negotiating contracts at that time. I read today that Gorton and his scouts muffed 3 picks in row, Liam Andersen 7th overall 2017, Vitaly Kravtsov 9th in 2018 and Kakko 2nd in 2019. Ouch.
DeleteLane Hutson is better than all 3 of those guys and he was picked 62nd. It's always a crap shoot picking these kids.
DeleteWell I remember Louis Leblanc as well as other nameless picks that were wasted
DeleteI think the Hugo era has been better than previous regimes
At least they didn’t trade for Kaberle
Probably not available
Go Habs
The Habs have muffed a multitude of 1st round picks going back decades. Demidov MIGHT hit. Reinbacher same. Slaf, jury is still out, Mesar unlikely. Logan maybe, Guhle should be OK, CC seems like a hit, Kid KoHo nope, EAPole nope, SergaCHevy a winner for sure but sacrificed for the Golden Child who didn't pan out. That's 8 years with 3 serviceable players to show from Round 1. Luckily they've done better in later rounds. When I stop and think about it it might be 75% bullshit luck more than scouting that gets you good players.
DeleteIt just occurred to me -- the last time Montreal and Nashville traded D men would have been PFK for BBQ? I think they traded minor leaguers for each other one time but I can't remember if it was before or after the Big One.
ReplyDeleteDish for Maths, no?
DeleteI think Montreal and Nashville was the key in that statement.
DeleteMath was with the Pens of course. And RHP was included in that deal
Yes, that was a Montreal/Pitt deal and it was a Pitlick going with Dish to the Birds not RHP who is in Laval currently.
DeleteOh I was thinking Poehling...I forget his moniker, didn't he go to the Pens with Petry?
DeleteIf only there was some way to find this out 😂
You are correct, it was Poehling aka EAP (I think we called him) to Pitt with Petry Dish. Rem Pitlick went to Pitt with Mike Hoffman to bring Dish back with Casey DeSmith. Montreal had the market cornered on Pitlicks for a while, they had Rem, a waiver wire pick up from Minny, his brother Rhett at the University of Minnesota and briefly, Tyler who came back in the Toffoli trade to Calgary.
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DeleteWell, Thing 2 and her partner arrive home tonight from Ottawa around game time, so I'll be skipping this one.
ReplyDeleteGHG. Good luck to RoCH if he draws into the lineup.
Carrier nick: Sweater? (à la Roch Carrier)
ReplyDeleteSaint Paddy already nailed it : RoCH
DeleteMaybe A/C Carrier make good units
DeleteJust thinking
Go Habs
AC we’re about to roCH !
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Heiney!
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ReplyDeleteOK, so is it too late to send #20 back to Finland for a couple years? Maybe he will be able to figure out how to clear the puck out along the wall. Bring him back when he's about 24 maybe 25. Dummy.
ReplyDeleteThat's two d-zone giveaways by Hutson becoming goals against. I think the kud who is used to the US college sched could be getting worn down in his first 82-game pro season.
ReplyDeletePlaying too many minutes with the wrong (mistake prone) partner.
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ReplyDeleteHis shot shattered Seider's stick ON THE WAY IN!
ReplyDeleteLaine's shot is a force of nature.
ReplyDeleteFinally 30 shots on goal.
ReplyDeleteGreat win. RoCH is a stud. Just what was needed.
ReplyDeleteRoCH is a great pick up.
ReplyDeleteLaine changes the whole dynamic in the top 6 and on the PP. I always thought he would be well worth trading for. Better than Trevor Zegras and almost as good as Necas.
Great game for 7Evans, his line was the best one tonight. By far.
Entertaining win.
ReplyDeleteSolid as a RoCH.
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Happy hibernal solstice! Already on holidays here.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine Rock Fast Lane playing for Empty or CHocula ? Elon Musk would have to invent a better stapler to tack him permantly to the bench.
ReplyDeleteThe winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the ol' Maritimer turns 70 today. I hope the boys can throw me a bone and win again tonight. G Y F H G !!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. I think your going to have the Prime Number in net. He is going to set a record for NHL save % this year.
DeleteBonne Fête LeM.
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Many happy returns of the day, the M. You've become a septuagenarian! May this be the start of a multi-Cup decade of lucky 7s for you and the CH.
DeleteLucky is Mme. LeM !
DeleteHey Les Gars, I know we've spent hours agonizing of a proper nick for 92...and I am generally ok with Wool...but madames et messieurs, please allow me, in the grand tradition of this sacred place to make a suggestion in keeping with legends past...after what I've seen so far - that Ovi esque positioning - that shot - that shot merits the highest honour we can bestow on a Hab here at GYFaHG - there is only one nick that fits...I give you ...Patrick Fuckin' Laine! - PFL!
ReplyDeleteNice !
DeleteCatchy but I still like the Quebecois slant with Pure Wool. We can do both!
DeleteXhekaj as several nicks AX, Xman, WiFi and Sheriff, pick whichever you like I'm OK with it.
I am not averse, however I still wanna hear Wooly Bully as his goal song.
DeletePFL I’m down
DeleteGo Habs
R.i.P. Ricky Henderson. He took baserunning to an artform.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most exciting players, of any sport, ever.
DeleteRest in peace.
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They pay brady $375M for his shyte anal-ysis.
ReplyDeleteBigger 🤡 than cuthurt and simpleton.
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It’s the worst broadcast team
DeleteBradley is awful
Worse than awful boring dull and he doesn’t sound like the sharpest knife in the drawer
Go Bills
Go Habs
Steelers are sometimes they’re own worst enemy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the good wishes guys, here's hoping I get to see that 25th banner hung at the Bell Center.
ReplyDeleteAnd watch the sfu choke while showing it!
Well said.
DeleteI hope to leave this mortal coil never having seen a leafool celebration and of course many more Habs Cups.
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Absolutely!
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ReplyDeleteNature! Perfect Slaf screen
ReplyDeleteOh, screen & tip.
DeleteLastSlaf!
7vens! Sniper!!
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ReplyDeletePFL/Wool!
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ReplyDeleteforgot who mentioned it but the boys are 1-9-something when cpt nick doesnt score a pont. i too wasnt ready to pin the blame on him for this yr's shortcoming, but whoever gave the response about kirby falling far short of expectations is the eureka (correct) answer. i didnt think about it until seeing those words, but yes. lacking a 2C is why we are only starting our season now with wooly mammoth in our line-up.
ReplyDeleteanother thing i noticed is that kirby, cole and newhook were all first rounders in the same draft year. so lucky to have all three on same roster. what would happen if all three played on same line?
Putting this here for future reference.
ReplyDeleteFastLane will get farked over in Calder votes by the sfu.
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If he can pick up a few more goals he'd be running away with the rookie scoring. I know he's a D man but even if he had a half dozen or so, he'd make that call a lot tougher
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Gally !
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ReplyDeleteAnd that means he passes his old captain MaxPac on the all-time CH goal-scoring list. Bien accompli, BC boy!
DeleteEvidently the Preds won 3-2 over the Kings and new D aquisition Barron was not part of the lineup.
ReplyDelete5-1 lead heading into the 3rd period. This is how Habs world is meant to be.
ReplyDelete3-w streak. Well earned. I love how they've served notice to Detroit: you think you're on the cusp of playoffs? Nun-uh, you're Habs' bitches, bitch! GYFHG!!
ReplyDeleteIcing, meet cake: Isles over Leafs, 6-3
ReplyDeleteTwo lane team is in the mix.
ReplyDeleteEat shyte sfu.
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Watching AC/roCh on antichambre.
ReplyDeleteBeyond impressed.
Coach MSL called him ‘intelligent’.
Dude called himself ‘Cartesian’.
Do the math FHFers, we may have a beauty.
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Cartesian? Hah!
DeleteCan't stress enough the value of players who WANT to play for the CH. Carrier was another Hughes client from his player-agent days. Solid D that plugs the big hole on the right side. It means Savvy has less resosibility aand play to his strengths.
Habs fans: this is our moment of Zen.
CarteZian
DeleteCartesian is a plane as in three dimensional reference at least in English and with a mathematical and physics application
ReplyDeleteStrange but works
Go Habs
Date I say.. shit is starting to come together...Joyeux Noel bitches!
ReplyDeleteWith the kids home, I didn't watch the game or check the score, so I'm watching the 7am replay(sadly the SFU broadcast).
ReplyDeleteSome comments/observations:
- I didn't know Uncle Fester was coaching in the NHL
- Garry Galley keeps getting worse. On the Wooly PFL goal, he went on and on how it should have been Caufield that got the penalty instead of Larkin, who clearly arm barred Caufield. I don't want an ass kissing homer doing the games, but at least somebody that doesn't clearly hate them would be nice.
-Wooly PFL with the record 8 PP goals in a row for the team, overtaking beaners' Phil Esposito is cool. Though I'd like to see Whiskey pot a few again.
- RoCH looks great. This may be Hughes's most important trade yet (aside from Wooly PFL).
- Fast Lane has to be a top 3 Calder candidate. I've mentioned before, Heiny is under the radar at 6th in points and third in goals behind only Michkov and Cellebrini. Put him on the 2nd line with Laine and Dach (or Newhook).
- Dach is still invisible, but I guess we're giving him a year of leeway?
- Monty is looking for that starting job in the 'Slightly More Interesting Than the All-Star Game' Cup. He's playing well.
- Next game vs BJs and a chance to leapfrog another fellow bottom feeder
Good game. Good win
GYMFHG!
Dach seems to go into every one-on-one situation assuming he will fail and then usually does. Seems it's all psychological to my eyes.
DeleteWe continue to win meaningless games agaist bottom feeders. We used to lose meaningful games agaist bottom feeders so I guess its glass half full.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning FHFriends!
ReplyDeleteLike Saint Paddy I had to watch the game this am, I recorded it so I could FFWD through much of Gawley's infernal blathering. He was wrong about the supposed non-call on Whiskey and one on Fast Lane later, that's just his shitty beaner bias showing through. Can't wait until he is fired.
I'm thoroughly impressed with RoCH, he is miles ahead of Von Klumsy. Great acquisition by HuGo, he steadies that whole D. As mentioned it may be a turning point in the season. However, I would caution that Les Boys have a tough stretch ahead playing a bunch of powerhouse teams after Christmas. I'm going to just enjoy the moment of pulling ahead of the Dull Knives and the Dead Things in the standings. The Habs are NOT LAST in the standings or the division. Baby steps.
Finally, a huge shout out and Thank You to St. Patrick and his Islanders for shutting up 'the panel' last night, they hardly mentioned the wretched leaf all night focussing on Winnipeg and Montreal. Merci!
Montreal has climbed the standings and dropped out of the Martone/Hagens/Misa territory and into Caleb Desnoyers country. I'm down for that.
ReplyDeleteSo I understand the von clumsy for RoCh as it involves plugging a hole on right side D
ReplyDeleteAnd yay
It also strikes me that we appear to be entering the tweaking stage of our Rebuild
Get a big fin check
Get an experienced right side D check
Play the good goalie check
We appear to be exiting from the sign lots of young guys and draft high young guys
This bodes well I’m thinking
We have some dead weight to shed but I think we are looking at our base bundle going forward
We have talent marinating in many places and the Glorious ship CH seems to have been stabilized
So what’s next
Look for good deals and stay focused
Time to breathe a bit
Go Habs
Yay! My wretched New York Giants have tanked their way to the #1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft !
ReplyDeleteChatter over at Big Blue View is to keep Shaboll as GM and HC and take a QB named Sanders or Ward. I don't follow college football so I have no clue who is who. Just get the best player available and let Saint Paddy's Patriots have the leftovers.
Meanwhile, Go Bills !!
Man, I can't believe I miss Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning. But, they managed to beat Belichik and Brady twice.
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