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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 23, 2024 1:05:37 GMT -5
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Post by drkcloud on Feb 23, 2024 1:16:30 GMT -5
I see that again there is no national broadcast of a Saturday Habs game, just tsn2.(blacked out outside Montreal area)
I find that very annoying as here in Vancouver they have moved up the start time of the Canucks/Bruins so eastern fans of the Bruins can watch?
BRUTAL
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Post by jkr on Feb 23, 2024 3:50:47 GMT -5
Saturday night is the only time I get
a broadcast of a Habs game in southern Ontario. It's usually on City TV. Now with this strange start time, I'm out of luck.
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 23, 2024 8:55:12 GMT -5
I see that again there is no national broadcast of a Saturday Habs game, just tsn2.(blacked out outside Montreal area) I find that very annoying as here in Vancouver they have moved up the start time of the Canucks/Bruins so eastern fans of the Bruins can watch? BRUTAL Sportsnet is in bed with nesn... call it the cherry effect Leafs and bruins... all the time... can't wait for the contract to end and tsn takes over |
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Post by habsorbed on Feb 23, 2024 12:50:15 GMT -5
I see that again there is no national broadcast of a Saturday Habs game, just tsn2.(blacked out outside Montreal area) I find that very annoying as here in Vancouver they have moved up the start time of the Canucks/Bruins so eastern fans of the Bruins can watch? BRUTAL Sportsnet is in bed with nesn... call it the cherry effect Leafs and bruins... all the time... can't wait for the contract to end and tsn takes over When does contract end? |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 23, 2024 13:47:07 GMT -5
Which network does Rogers (aka el cheapo Edward Rogers) own 37.5% of, Sportsnet? If so, that is precisely the reason. The franchises held by Rogers are now screwed. Raptors are done. Masai will be leaving at some point and the rest of the organization will be run by bean counters. Ownership is everything.
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 23, 2024 17:18:56 GMT -5
Sportsnet is in bed with nesn... call it the cherry effect Leafs and bruins... all the time... can't wait for the contract to end and tsn takes over When does contract end? It was a 12 year contract for 5.3 billion, it started Oct 2014, Rogers has lost money on it... it ends after the 25/26 season |
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Post by folatre on Feb 23, 2024 18:50:58 GMT -5
Not to say that Montreal is a juggernaut on every Saturday 7 pm puck drop, but man it sure seems like the boys generally stink in these weird afternoon games.
Lindy Ruff looks and sounds super-stressed. Jack Hughes has been sounding off a lot of late with some passive-aggressive messages directed at management and teammates.
Of course, Marty St. Louis is surely not thrilled at present either. The boys lost to two not good (Buffalo and Pittsburgh) teams. And with such a depleted roster and the devastatingly hard schedule looming through the end of the season, it may be hard to rescue many positives in the upcoming days and weeks.
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 23, 2024 19:20:23 GMT -5
Not to say that Montreal is a juggernaut on every Saturday 7 pm puck drop, but man it sure seems like the boys generally stink in these weird afternoon games. Lindy Ruff looks and sounds super-stressed. Jack Hughes has been sounding off a lot of late with some passive-aggressive messages directed at management and teammates. Of course, Marty St. Louis is surely not thrilled at present either. The boys lost to two not good (Buffalo and Pittsburgh) teams. And with such a depleted roster and the devastatingly hard schedule looming through the end of the season, it may be hard to rescue many positives in the upcoming days and weeks. Let the losses mount... we need a top 6 forward |
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Post by habsorbed on Feb 24, 2024 1:25:20 GMT -5
Not to say that Montreal is a juggernaut on every Saturday 7 pm puck drop, but man it sure seems like the boys generally stink in these weird afternoon games. Lindy Ruff looks and sounds super-stressed. Jack Hughes has been sounding off a lot of late with some passive-aggressive messages directed at management and teammates. Of course, Marty St. Louis is surely not thrilled at present either. The boys lost to two not good (Buffalo and Pittsburgh) teams. And with such a depleted roster and the devastatingly hard schedule looming through the end of the season, it may be hard to rescue many positives in the upcoming days and weeks. Let the losses mount... we need a top 6 forward Difference is NJ had big plans this season, and NADA. Not unlike Buff or Ott: these teams had playoff expectations, and NADA. Seems all these rebuilding teams seem to underestimate the time required to become a contender. Hopefully it's just these teams are all an anomaly, and our rebuild will be much more progressive, both with respect to timing and success.  |
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Post by IamCanadiens on Feb 24, 2024 11:23:40 GMT -5
Let the losses mount... we need a top 6 forward Difference is NJ had big plans this season, and NADA. Not unlike Buff or Ott: these teams had playoff expectations, and NADA. Seems all these rebuilding teams seem to underestimate the time required to become a contender. Hopefully it's just these teams are all an anomaly, and our rebuild will be much more progressive, both with respect to timing and success. All 3 of those teams have had poor goaltending, especially NJ and that can be deflating. Through the past 2 seasons the Habs goaltenders have been pretty decent. Monty in particular has been steady behind a large number of very young D and veterans playing more than desirable. NJ has a decent trade asset in Holtz to get a goalie but given their play I'd question trading any valuable assets when they're at risk to miss the playoffs and Hughes doesn't seem to currently provide the leadership necessary for a big playoff run. |
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Post by habsorbed on Feb 24, 2024 11:38:38 GMT -5
Difference is NJ had big plans this season, and NADA. Not unlike Buff or Ott: these teams had playoff expectations, and NADA. Seems all these rebuilding teams seem to underestimate the time required to become a contender. Hopefully it's just these teams are all an anomaly, and our rebuild will be much more progressive, both with respect to timing and success. All 3 of those teams have had poor goaltending, especially NJ and that can be deflating. Through the past 2 seasons the Habs goaltenders have been pretty decent. Monty in particular has been steady behind a large number of very young D and veterans playing more than desirable. NJ has a decent trade asset in Holtz to get a goalie but given their play I'd question trading any valuable assets when they're at risk to miss the playoffs and Hughes doesn't seem to currently provide the leadership necessary for a big playoff run. Too easy: Allen for Hughes, and we'll throw in Gally, Josh and Armia  |
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 24, 2024 11:54:58 GMT -5
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Post by seventeen on Feb 24, 2024 13:12:21 GMT -5
It was a 12 year contract for 5.3 billion, it started Oct 2014, Rogers has lost money on it... it ends after the 25/26 season Maybe it's because they keep blocking out games and people in the blacked out areas who might watch the game, can't, so they switch to something else, which hurts their viewership, which hurts their ad revenue. It makes no sense for Rogers, so maybe that's an NHL thing, to encurage fans to buy tickets. That's always been the dumbest premise for blacking out games. Produce an entertaining product and fans will show up. |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 24, 2024 13:18:51 GMT -5
Difference is NJ had big plans this season, and NADA. Not unlike Buff or Ott: these teams had playoff expectations, and NADA. Seems all these rebuilding teams seem to underestimate the time required to become a contender. Hopefully it's just these teams are all an anomaly, and our rebuild will be much more progressive, both with respect to timing and success. All 3 of those teams have had poor goaltending, especially NJ and that can be deflating. Through the past 2 seasons the Habs goaltenders have been pretty decent. Monty in particular has been steady behind a large number of very young D and veterans playing more than desirable. NJ has a decent trade asset in Holtz to get a goalie but given their play I'd question trading any valuable assets when they're at risk to miss the playoffs and Hughes doesn't seem to currently provide the leadership necessary for a big playoff run. Bingo. Look at Vegas. Now, they're missing Eichel and Stone, but Aidin Hill and Logan Thompson have been (expletive deleted) the bed lately and Vegas is losing consistently (which pleases me greatly). Aren't they supposed to be a solid, deep team with excellent coaching? Habs drafted a whack of goalies the past 3 seasons. We all know goaltending is a dart throw type of scouting issue, so the solution is to pick a large number and hope one of them hits. It makes a lot of sense, and Montreal is doing it ahead of their scheduled contending time frame. There's a lot of smarts in the HuGo office. |
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Post by franko on Feb 24, 2024 13:23:40 GMT -5
It was a 12 year contract for 5.3 billion, it started Oct 2014, Rogers has lost money on it... it ends after the 25/26 season Maybe it's because they keep blocking out games and people in the blacked out areas who might watch the game, can't, so they switch to something else, which hurts their viewership, which hurts their ad revenue. It makes no sense for Rogers, so maybe that's an NHL thing, to encurage fans to buy tickets. That's always been the dumbest premise for blacking out games. Produce an entertaining product and fans will show up. they based a 12 year contract on the CDN$ staying high against the US$, massive fail. they started bleeding money early in the contract. and again, Rogers is beholden to the NHL, and NHL policy (thanks, Bettmann) set regional areas that games can and cannot be shown in. which is why, for example, you can see Senators and Canadiens games in Kingston but anything west is Leafs only. unless you buy CentreIce (ah, the penny drops). do they make money on that? I really wonder. dumb policy for sure. they must think "hockey? they'll watch whatever" but in fact many people watch nothing if their team isn't playing. |
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Post by Andrew on Feb 24, 2024 14:42:11 GMT -5
Snoozer of a first period with neither side generating much. Anderson with the best scoring chance, with the finishing skills of a beer leaguer.
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 14:46:16 GMT -5
Jeez. He practically put it in the stands
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 15:06:30 GMT -5
Gallagher from an Anderson feed slaps it high glove side. 1-0
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 15:25:23 GMT -5
Suzuki on a cross ice pass from Caufield snaps one in from the right circle. 2-1 Habs.
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Post by seventeen on Feb 24, 2024 15:27:44 GMT -5
Brief interlude from the NY Philly game. Nic Deslauriers gets the better of Kempe in a fight they both decided to get over with. I think Nic wanted to send a message to Kempe and Laviolette.
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Post by Skilly on Feb 24, 2024 15:28:39 GMT -5
There are 25 games remaining (including the rest of this game)
Suzuki has 21 goals
Caufield has 19 goals
Slafkovsky has 12 goals
How many 40, 30 and 20 goal scorers will we end the season with?
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 15:32:23 GMT -5
Gallagher doesn't bother to cover Palat who pots a rebound. 2-2.
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 15:36:25 GMT -5
There are 25 games remaining (including the rest of this game) Suzuki has 21 goals Caufield has 19 goals Slafkovsky has 12 goals How many 40, 30 and 20 goal scorers will we end the season with? Skilly, you know there will be no 40 goal scorers. There will be 2 guys at twenty. Just not enough time for anyone to hit 30. |
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Post by Andrew on Feb 24, 2024 15:49:28 GMT -5
Brief interlude from the NY Philly game. Nic Deslauriers gets the better of Kempe in a fight they both decided to get over with. I think Nic wanted to send a message to Kempe and Laviolette. Props to Deslauriers for taking on a guy that’s 6’8 and 240lb. That’s 7 inches and 22lb size advantage for Rempe. |
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 15:58:35 GMT -5
Brief interlude from the NY Philly game. Nic Deslauriers gets the better of Kempe in a fight they both decided to get over with. I think Nic wanted to send a message to Kempe and Laviolette. Props to Deslauriers for taking on a guy that’s 6’8 and 240lb. That’s 7 inches and 22lb size advantage for Rempe. I'm surprised Rempe wasn't suspended for the hit on Nathan Bastien. It was a clear head shot but hey, George Parros is an idiot. Rempe is the kind of goof that the league needs less off. |
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 16:01:03 GMT -5
5 minutes into the 3rd & the Devils with only 14 shots.
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Post by Skilly on Feb 24, 2024 16:06:20 GMT -5
Kovacevic not only gets his shot blocked, he then ices the puck.
I bet that’s so rare we can call it the kovacevic special
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 16:13:56 GMT -5
Kovacevic not only gets his shot blocked, he then ices the puck. I bet that’s so rare we can call it the kovacevic special I wonder what the odds of that were.  I'm sure TSN will tell us. |
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2024 16:20:09 GMT -5
Matheson out of position at the blue line allows Hischier in alone. 3-2 Devils.
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I'm sure TSN will tell us.