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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 4, 2023 20:41:44 GMT -5
Washington Capitals Vs Montreal Canadiens
Thursday, Apr 6th @ 7:00 PM ET
Networks: TSN2, RDS,
NBCSWA
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Post by habsorbed on Apr 6, 2023 2:18:10 GMT -5
Altho Caps are not making the playoffs and will likely be mailing it in, I suspect Ovie will light it up because he's both mad and want to catch Gretzky. Hopefully we can score a goal, but not more.  |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Apr 6, 2023 9:46:13 GMT -5
It is so weird that an aging star like Ovi (and also most likely Crosby and Malkin 😖) are not making the playoffs. Changing of the guard for sure.
Practice lines with RHP back in a regular jersey. His return is far more important for Laval’s playoff aspirations than the last few Habs games as both he and Ylönen were papered to Laval at the deadline and can rejoin the team at some point.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 6, 2023 10:19:52 GMT -5
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Post by habsorbed on Apr 6, 2023 11:36:25 GMT -5
It is so weird that an aging star like Ovi (and also most likely Crosby and Malkin 😖) are not making the playoffs. Changing of the guard for sure. Practice lines with RHP back in a regular jersey. His return is far more important for Laval’s playoff aspirations than the last few Habs games as both he and Ylönen were papered to Laval at the deadline and can rejoin the team at some point. As I said a few months ago, Caps and Pens are fading into the sunset. Irony is Oview and Crosby are still very good players but they need support. Be interesting to see if Ovie wants a trade. Not happy if Farrell is odd man out, given the vets who are not part of our future and are mailing it in every night. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 6, 2023 12:35:31 GMT -5
Translated from French by Google
Tired of answering questions about Denis Gurianov, Martin St-Louis sends his message at the end of the press briefing
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 6, 2023 13:12:13 GMT -5
Translated from French by Google
Tired of answering questions about Denis Gurianov, Martin St-Louis sends his message at the end of the press briefing I don't blame him, this has nothing to do with hockey... |
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Post by habsorbed on Apr 6, 2023 13:15:06 GMT -5
I agree. Why I it the coaches position to explain this social/political stuff. Get the PR people who devised this jersey stuff to explain the issues.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Apr 6, 2023 14:06:30 GMT -5
Among the many refreshing things about having MSL as a head coach, he does not take crap from the frenzied Habs media when they go down their inevitable rabbit holes or ask their dumb questions. He is not as abrasive as a guy like Torts, but he still manages to send the right message. If only some of media were aware enough to pick up on it.
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 6, 2023 15:47:53 GMT -5
Among the many refreshing things about having MSL as a head coach, he does not take crap from the frenzied Habs media when they go down their inevitable rabbit holes or ask their dumb questions. He is not as abrasive as a guy like Torts, but he still manages to send the right message. If only some of media were aware enough to pick up on it. The media are looking for clickbait... something that will catch a habs fans attention... I see it all the time on youtube... Glad to see MSL has zero tolerance for it and shut it down. |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 6, 2023 16:41:56 GMT -5
Good interview on Bob McCown's podcast today with Brian Burke. He realizes there may be some issues (though unproven) with Russian players, and he has no problem with those guys wearing a regular jersey during warm-up. Im not sure why teams don't just allow that. My guess is fans would understand. I don't think it's a huge risk, but Putin is so thin skinned about some things that you never know. One can't understand a madman. |
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Post by folatre on Apr 6, 2023 18:02:21 GMT -5
I believe it is Gurianov's right not to participate. But frankly I am tired of players and clubs citing Russian laws and supposed fear of retaliation because you wore a rainbow warmup jersey your employer handed you in the room.
I mean, come on. If we want to act all paranoid, why are these Russian guys not perceived to be consorting with the enemy by living in North America and potentially watching real news about Ukraine and the murderous regime in their homeland. So would that not alone be cause for KGB goons to menace their families back in Russia?
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Post by Skilly on Apr 6, 2023 18:38:00 GMT -5
Translated from French by Google
Tired of answering questions about Denis Gurianov, Martin St-Louis sends his message at the end of the press briefing I don't blame him, this has nothing to do with hockey... Nothing to do with hockey , everything to do with "Hockey is for Everyone" ... don't talk the talk, if they aren't going to walk the walk. It's a jersey. That's it. It doesn't mean you support any lifestyle, just a sign that the league is showing that everyone is welcome in the rinks. The NHL has no problem mandating that cammo be worn for military appreciation night. Does that mean players support war? No. The NHL has no problem mandating that you wear St Paddy's Day jerseys. Does that mean you support the IRA? No. They have no problem mandating Hockey Fights Cancer ... I can go on. They have no problem mandating you stand for National Anthems when most fans don't agree with their countries politicians nor are they playing for their countries. As a father of a trans-child, I can tell you those jerseys mean EVERYTHING. And hearing players, coaches show support means everything ... watching coaches and players evade, is very disappointing. MSL could have been better. |
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Post by Skilly on Apr 6, 2023 18:43:26 GMT -5
Good interview on Bob McCown's podcast today with Brian Burke. He realizes there may be some issues (though unproven) with Russian players, and he has no problem with those guys wearing a regular jersey during warm-up. Im not sure why teams don't just allow that. My guess is fans would understand. I don't think it's a huge risk, but Putin is so thin skinned about some things that you never know. One can't understand a madman. I call bull**** on that. Malkin wore a jersey, bobrovsky wore a jersey. It's a cop out. When Proporov got away with it, the NHL opened the door to everyone making an excuse The Staals and Reiner then say it's religion based, BS, Staal wore it in Montreal on Pride Night. Now says he never even though there is video proof. So what changed? No need to answer that. I know what changed. |
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Post by jkr on Apr 6, 2023 18:49:01 GMT -5
Well said Skilly.
I'm ready disappointed hearing that teams like the Rangers and the Wild bailed on their commitments.
The Sharks went through with their Pride night & their Russians wore the jerseys. Reimer was the one that refused. That I have trouble understanding. It makes you look intolerant when it's about inclusion, not changing your beliefs.
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Post by seventeen on Apr 6, 2023 18:56:56 GMT -5
Ottawa outshooting Florida 18-9 and its 2-0 panthers. Can someone please Kreider Lyon?
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Post by jkr on Apr 6, 2023 19:01:55 GMT -5
Ottawa outshooting Florida 18-9 and its 2-0 panthers. Can someone please Kreider Lyon? The bubble has to burst sooner or later. The guy is a minor leaguer after all. |
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Post by jkr on Apr 6, 2023 19:13:02 GMT -5
Well said Skilly. I'm ready disappointed hearing that teams like the Rangers and the Wild bailed on their commitments. The Sharks went through with their Pride night & their Russians wore the jerseys. Reimer was the one that refused. That I have trouble understanding. It makes you look intolerant when it's about inclusion, not changing your beliefs. Couldn't copy link but the NY Post has video of Staal wearing the jersey. When pressed he continues to deny. Sorry, could not copy link. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 6, 2023 19:25:39 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 6, 2023 19:31:39 GMT -5
Of course Armia comes back to score goals at the end of a lost season...
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Apr 6, 2023 21:30:44 GMT -5
So arse Armia has his “once in a season” game now.
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Post by folatre on Apr 6, 2023 21:45:19 GMT -5
It was a nice moment for him tonight. But, yeah, that is basically Armia's modus operandi.
He is mystifying because he is a big body with that positive capacity to both protect the puck and lean on guys, plus he skates well and has a nasty wrister; but the motor is intermittent, the intensity is almost never present and the complacency is the norm.
Because of these flaws, he is not really a solid option to play middle six minutes. And since he has no fire in the belly, I think he is a terrible (and grossly overpaid) option to play 4RW. In an ideal world, Hughes would find Armia a new home without retaining. But unfortunately it is not as though GMs around the league do not see the same issues we do.
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Post by PTH on Apr 7, 2023 0:15:10 GMT -5
As a father of a trans-child, I can tell you those jerseys mean EVERYTHING. And hearing players, coaches show support means everything ... watching coaches and players evade, is very disappointing. MSL could have been better. MSL is still very much a player standing behind a bench, and the leadership role of a coaching position sometimes seems to escape him. I think at times he still wants to be a big brother when the team needs him to be a parent. I wonder why Gurianov was even dressed. I'm of the thought that if he doesn't want to participate in an exercice on inclusiveness, he might as well just not be dressed, and we'll scratch Farrell some other night. It's a frigging inclusiveness jersey, why can't people just wear it. The upside to having Gurianov dressed is that tonight was a good example of why we shouldn't re-sign him. He had at least 3 quality chances, and didn't score. If he isn't scoring regularly, the other issues in his game make him a bad choice for any team but a bottom-feeder looking to have someone, anyone, scoring the odd goal, even if ultimately he'll cost you goals compared to a less talented, middling but responsible player like Pitlick. I guess he's the B or C version of Hoffman, or the winger version of Domi when we had him. Maybe we could trade him to Arizona or Chicago. OTOH, RHP pretty much showed why he needs to be in the starting lineup next year. Armia? He's pulling a "Galchenyuk", scoring when it doesn't mean anything anymore (much like Galch in 2016 once we were eliminated, in his only over 20 goal season...) |
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Post by habsorbed on Apr 7, 2023 1:23:44 GMT -5
Well, that was a costly win. After all the suffering this season, the boys go and take these 2 points as a result of Caps mailing it in. Hopefully Px can grab 2 points from Ducks, Nucks or Kraken. We got Leafs, Bruins and NYI. In normal situation we got tougher schedule and you'd think Px could pass us but unless our opponents have something to play for, everyone is just going through the motions and players like Armia and Drouin can shine. Hopefully Caps management were really impressed with Armia tonight and want him badly  |
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Post by Skilly on Apr 7, 2023 7:51:04 GMT -5
As a father of a trans-child, I can tell you those jerseys mean EVERYTHING. And hearing players, coaches show support means everything ... watching coaches and players evade, is very disappointing. MSL could have been better. MSL is still very much a player standing behind a bench, and the leadership role of a coaching position sometimes seems to escape him. I think at times he still wants to be a big brother when the team needs him to be a parent. I wonder why Gurianov was even dressed. I'm of the thought that if he doesn't want to participate in an exercice on inclusiveness, he might as well just not be dressed, and we'll scratch Farrell some other night. It's a frigging inclusiveness jersey, why can't people just wear it. The upside to having Gurianov dressed is that tonight was a good example of why we shouldn't re-sign him. He had at least 3 quality chances, and didn't score. If he isn't scoring regularly, the other issues in his game make him a bad choice for any team but a bottom-feeder looking to have someone, anyone, scoring the odd goal, even if ultimately he'll cost you goals compared to a less talented, middling but responsible player like Pitlick. I guess he's the B or C version of Hoffman, or the winger version of Domi when we had him. Maybe we could trade him to Arizona or Chicago. OTOH, RHP pretty much showed why he needs to be in the starting lineup next year. Armia? He's pulling a "Galchenyuk", scoring when it doesn't mean anything anymore (much like Galch in 2016 once we were eliminated, in his only over 20 goal season...) Did anyone notice if Gurianov's helmet had the pride logo on it? |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 7, 2023 8:32:54 GMT -5
Well, that was a costly win. After all the suffering this season, the boys go and take these 2 points as a result of Caps mailing it in. Hopefully Px can grab 2 points from Ducks, Nucks or Kraken. We got Leafs, Bruins and NYI. In normal situation we got tougher schedule and you'd think Px could pass us but unless our opponents have something to play for, everyone is just going through the motions and players like Armia and Drouin can shine. Hopefully Caps management were really impressed with Armia tonight and want him badly We could tell the caps he's Eller 2.0 |
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Post by habsorbed on Apr 7, 2023 11:27:07 GMT -5
Well, that was a costly win. After all the suffering this season, the boys go and take these 2 points as a result of Caps mailing it in. Hopefully Px can grab 2 points from Ducks, Nucks or Kraken. We got Leafs, Bruins and NYI. In normal situation we got tougher schedule and you'd think Px could pass us but unless our opponents have something to play for, everyone is just going through the motions and players like Armia and Drouin can shine. Hopefully Caps management were really impressed with Armia tonight and want him badly We could tell the caps he's Eller 2.0 Ya, but they might catch on when HuGo tells them we don't want anything in return; no picks, no prospects, nothing. Oh, and we'll retain $1 million of his salary.  |
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 7, 2023 16:13:22 GMT -5
We could tell the caps he's Eller 2.0 Ya, but they might catch on when HuGo tells them we don't want anything in return; no picks, no prospects, nothing. Oh, and we'll retain $1 million of his salary. Lol that might be a giveaway |
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