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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 24, 2015 22:54:22 GMT -5
Pretty decent road win ... a team win for sure ... notable performances; Price, Prust, Gallagher, Galchenyuk ...
Cheers.
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Post by Disp on Feb 24, 2015 22:56:56 GMT -5
Which team had the Ahl defense? We had a weeks worth of odd man rushes. The Blues really hung Allen out to dry.
Price awesome as usual.
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Post by blny on Feb 24, 2015 23:02:14 GMT -5
Beaulieu led defense in ice time over 25 mins.
Carey sets record for consecutive road wins.
Score on the PP.
Beat a team that's got a collection of large forwards.
Hard not to be pleased with the effort.
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Post by blny on Feb 24, 2015 23:04:28 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 24, 2015 23:24:34 GMT -5
Beaulieu led defense in ice time over 25 mins. This is impressive ... Weise only had 12:46 TOI but he seemed to be more noticeable than that I found ... Cheers.
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Post by del on Feb 24, 2015 23:38:47 GMT -5
On this night, we came to play and the Blues didn't ..... that's it.
Chalk it up to Blues being overconfident and taking us for granted. Allen stunk and Price shined....end of story.
So let's just say this makes up foroneof our own stupid losses to Arizona, Edm or Ottawa.....I'll pick Ottawa and feel comfortable about that choice.
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 25, 2015 0:26:38 GMT -5
Best game I haven't seen this year!
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Post by PTH on Feb 25, 2015 0:45:56 GMT -5
Solid all-around game. Price had to be sound but not stellar; Allen let in a softie but was very solid in the 3d.
Eller looking more and more like tradebait to me. Rapant speculation on l'antichambre that Eller is on the 2nd line to get showcased. (As Damphousse said, "he isn't playing there based on merit")
Edit: Also, Gonchar will get ice time when he's back, but I think Weaver isn't seeing ice time for a while, both Pateryn and Tinordi were ok 3d pairing guys, with Beaulieu playing a terrific, sound all-around game. I also feel like his teammates want him to look good. He's also the guy Gilbert turns to when he's in trouble, which says a lot.
I like DeLaRose's maturity on the ice... but I wish he'd put up SOME numbers, right now he's just a much younger Malhotra: defensively sound and a black hole on offense.
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Post by habsorbed on Feb 25, 2015 0:54:32 GMT -5
On this night, we came to play and the Blues didn't ..... that's it. Chalk it up to Blues being overconfident and taking us for granted. Allen stunk and Price shined....end of story. So let's just say this makes up for oneof our own stupid losses to Arizona, Edm or Ottawa.....I'll pick Ottawa and feel comfortable about that choice. Can't say I agree. We played well and St' L had their chances in the 2nd. From what I saw Allen kept them in the game - including stopping Max on 3 breakaways. Allen gave up a weak one on Chucky's second but can't fault him on the others. The ridiculous holding call on PK almost let the Blues back in it as they started to dominate. They are a big and tough team but not a lot of top tier talent. We did very well for being on the road without PAP, Sekac (SP), gonchar or Emelin. Eller played well against his former team. Wish he could play like that all the time.
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Post by BadCompany on Feb 25, 2015 7:52:07 GMT -5
I thought that was a huge statement game. Not necessarily to the league, but from the players to the coaches and management. I mean, look at the guys who stepped up and played extremely well; * Beaulieu, who led the team in ice time. That's unreal. He's gone from being trade bait in my mind, to almost untouchable. If he is traded, and 26 minutes would certainly be a big show-case for him, then we're talking star player coming back. Beaulieu for Eberle or something. And even then I would only suggest because of... * Tinordi, who was clearly sheltered but who nonetheless played a solid game in limited action. Had to have been a good confidence builder for him and... * Paetryn, who I thought was actually BETTER than Tinordi last night. You hardly ever noticed him, except when he was making a nice defensive play (like blocking that pass from the corner to the front of the net). That's a good thing for a defensive defenseman, and even better thing for a rookie defensive defenseman on the road. * What can you say about Weise? "Demoted" off the top line he was nevertheless creating all kinds of scoring chances. If Prust had any finishing touch Weise could have had three points. As Dis said, hard to believe he only played just over 12 minutes. * I thought Eller had a strong game as well, even if it was as a winger. Perhaps he's being showcased for other teams, in which case job well done. Should net a much nicer return. Or maybe he's just getting a confidence booster, to get him going heading into the playoffs. We could certainly use a player like what Eller can be, for the playoffs. * EDIT: And how could I forget about Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher?? Ho-hum, two goals, three points, whatever. Who needs scoring from the wings? Really hard to find fault with the game last night. Solid, solid road win against a very good team.
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 25, 2015 8:09:00 GMT -5
Just went through the two schedules.
5.
Most goals allowed by St. Louis at home this year. Most goals scored by Montreal on-the-road this year.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 25, 2015 8:29:19 GMT -5
Really hard to find fault with the game last night. Solid, solid road win against a very good team. Most goals allowed by St. Louis at home this year. Most goals scored by Montreal on-the-road this year. Each one validates the other ... Cheers.
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 25, 2015 8:45:34 GMT -5
And it's not as if either club tied a former amount of goals allowed at home/scored on the road.
First time for both clubs with the 5-spot.
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Post by Boston_Habs on Feb 25, 2015 8:50:57 GMT -5
That was a big boy win. I was worried after the 2nd period that the 4-2 lead was built in stretch passes and odd-man opportunities while the Blues seemed to spending lots of time in our zone. But the Habs came out in the 3rd period and played great. They weren't passive and they played a very disciplined defensive game..... as opposed to the normally tight Hitchcock-coached teams, the Blues were turning the puck over all night.
They just seem to rise to the occasion against good teams and they seem very comfortable on the road against good teams. Nice.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 25, 2015 8:52:29 GMT -5
Christian Thomas with only 8:27 TOI but I thought he played very well ... and we got him for Danny Kristo ... interesting but Dale Weise was drafted by the Rangers in the 4th round in the same draft ... probably a draft worth forgetting as far as the Habs are concerned ... Cheers.
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Post by Skilly on Feb 25, 2015 10:45:23 GMT -5
Solid all-around game. Price had to be sound but not stellar; Allen let in a softie but was very solid in the 3d. Eller looking more and more like tradebait to me. Rapant speculation on l'antichambre that Eller is on the 2nd line to get showcased. (As Damphousse said, "he isn't playing there based on merit") Maybe not on merit ... but certainly based on need, since Eller is the only really offensive threat on the bottom six. I'm not exactly an MT basher, not a vocal supporter. He is a coach, players play, coaches stand there. But the one thing that dumbfounded me was why was Weise on the top line? We had Eller and Sekac who could easily slide into the top line. Eller would have required him to play the wing, which is why I prefered Sekac. But both of them showed that given linemates, they do produce. No one has produced on the bottom two lines; no one. Yet it was the rookie, that was singled out. I find that odd. So after the trade, Eller gets promoted to the top 6. Again, I find that odd. And what happens, in a game against one of the best defensive teams in the league? Oh, his line only scores three times. Wait, that can't be right; I thought he was a black hole of offensive capabilities?? Not at all ... you want someone to produce, you give them the tools. Some might say that was all a product of Galchenyuk .. maybe .. but even if it was, it shows that Eller does not kill production. Well, he has 11 games under his belt ... he has a few more games, or he will be on the trading block. We don't give rookies much time anymore to develop, and Jacob, you have to produce from the third and fourth line, or pack your bags!
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Post by Skilly on Feb 25, 2015 10:49:58 GMT -5
Eller played well against his former team. Wish he could play like that all the time. What we should be wishing for, or what I will wish for, is that they leave him on the second line ... Montreal should either make him a winger now permanently, or give him some guys to work with on the third line, or be happy with his defensive role/skills.
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Post by frozone on Feb 25, 2015 11:46:40 GMT -5
What we should be wishing for, or what I will wish for, is that they leave him on the second line ... Montreal should either make him a winger now permanently, or give him some guys to work with on the third line, or be happy with his defensive role/skills. Amen, Skilly. I agree 100%. I'm still ticked that the EGG line was dismantled. Regardless, last night was a terrific win. It's hard to believe that a performance like that didn't better Price's stats, but rather brought them down by just a shade... at least as far as GAA and SV% are concerned. Man, are we ever lucky to have him.
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Post by Tankdriver on Feb 25, 2015 12:08:13 GMT -5
The problem is MT views his third line as a checking line. Therefore they aren't there to produce goals, but to prevent them and chip in every so often. Today's NHL is based on two lines that score, 1 that checks and the 4th is an energy line.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 25, 2015 12:23:49 GMT -5
Maybe not on merit ... but certainly based on need, since Eller is the only really offensive threat on the bottom six. I'd add Dale Weise to this category ... he may not be putting up the numbers but he creates chances as if he was still on the top line ... The results were always there this season, but I still disliked the man ... however, where I started a change of opinion on him was after Gerard Gallant's endorsement ... Gallant said (paraphrase) that Therrien gives a lot of responsibilities to his assistants and then lets them do their jobs ... that was when I started looking at Therrien in a much different light ... I didn't like the games he played with Subban last year but I see the results this year ... he has his faults (so do I), but he's getting the job done ... I had great expectations for this club at the beginning of the year and that has not changed ... Therrien has them moving in the right direction ... Cheers.
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Post by blny on Feb 25, 2015 13:11:04 GMT -5
Beaulieu led defense in ice time over 25 mins. This is impressive ... Weise only had 12:46 TOI but he seemed to be more noticeable than that I found ... Cheers. Looked like Therrien took my advice and put him out with Eller a few times.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 25, 2015 13:13:05 GMT -5
This is impressive ... Weise only had 12:46 TOI but he seemed to be more noticeable than that I found ... Cheers. Looked like Therrien took my advice and put him out with Eller a few times. ... very, very good ... Cheers.
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Post by Skilly on Feb 25, 2015 16:34:09 GMT -5
Dis, the thing is that Eller was creating chances too ... Sekac was getting scoring chances too ... If we went through every game you'd see numerous times where they did. We notice Weise doing it for one game after getting moved down, the key is can he keep that up, because that's why people turned on Sekac and Eller, there was no production evidence (Weise also didn't get on the score sheet last night, on the third line, good game aside), and it's hard to remember the good games when you see no goals,
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 25, 2015 17:25:46 GMT -5
Dis, the thing is that Eller was creating chances too ... Sekac was getting scoring chances too ... If we went through every game you'd see numerous times where they did. We notice Weise doing it for one game after getting moved down, the key is can he keep that up, because that's why people turned on Sekac and Eller, there was no production evidence (Weise also didn't get on the score sheet last night, on the third line, good game aside), and it's hard to remember the good games when you see no goals, I wouldn't deny that at all, buds ... I was mentioning earlier that Sekac/Eller/Prust was probably our most-productive line at one point in the season ... I never lost faith in Sekac, but once a player gets into the doghouse with Therrien it's very hard to get out of it ... between his stints in the press box, he bounced around from line to line and was drilled for it ... mind you, he didn't sound all that disappointed when he was traded ... conversely, I think Eller would probably be devastated if he were to be traded out of Montreal ... he just doesn't seem to be himself anymore ... I couldn't tell you one way or the other, but I think he's probably distracted/dejected at having to listen to his name continually being brought up as trade bait ... Bergevin gave Eller a big endorsement when he said that he's one of those players who gets you through the playoffs ... yet, even given that I think there's still something distracting him ... he's just not himself ... I don't think moving to the wing helped him either ... now he's lost his job to DLR ... so, maybe if we take all of this into consideration we might understand what's going on with him ... Cheers.
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