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Post by NWTHabsFan on Oct 14, 2024 20:48:32 GMT -5
Savvy in La-la land on that goal.
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 20:49:15 GMT -5
Savvy in La-la land on that goal. Savard has been brutal |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 14, 2024 20:49:41 GMT -5
4-3 PIT
That's the difference between shooting on net and constantly trying the pretty pass
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 20:51:26 GMT -5
They're going to lose on the 1st game ever on Prime... they'll be a hockey quiz question
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 20:53:19 GMT -5
Unbelievable, losing to the Pens... ridiculous
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Post by franko on Oct 14, 2024 20:55:04 GMT -5
Hutson -3. but his play is pretty.
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 20:55:46 GMT -5
Hutson -3. but his play is pretty. Savard is his partner and he has hung him out to dry |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 14, 2024 20:55:56 GMT -5
I know everyone is going to blame Matheson, but that goal was because of Hutson
He went in deep, made a few dangles as always, and passed it to no one (which he has done a few times tonight). He has to shoot sometimes, so he isn't caught in deep.
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Post by Boston_Habs on Oct 14, 2024 20:57:40 GMT -5
All of Pittsburgh’s goals have been nice.
Hutson with the aggressive play but turns the puck over deep in the offensive zone.
You love his aggressiveness, but needs to make sure you keep possession when he does that
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Post by IamCanadiens on Oct 14, 2024 20:58:59 GMT -5
All of Pittsburgh’s goals have been nice. Hutson with the aggressive play but turns the puck over deep in the offensive zone. You love his aggressiveness, but needs to make sure you keep possession when he does that On the job training. He'll learn a lot this year. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 20:59:13 GMT -5
All of Pittsburgh’s goals have been nice. Hutson with the aggressive play but turns the puck over deep in the offensive zone. You love his aggressiveness, but needs to make sure you keep possession when he does that And when a d man pinches the forwards should cover for him... they're not |
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Post by folatre on Oct 14, 2024 21:00:31 GMT -5
Let's be real. Basically no one has been good tonight. The boys are playing sloppy brain dead hockey. This could be an issue because when Montembeault is not playing like vintage Price, the Habs have been poor in three of the four games played in this young season.
Hutson has opened my eyes and made me believer this season, but he is an equal owner along with Savard (and some bad decisions/reads by the forwards on the ice) of a bunch of goals against. I think he is going to need an occasional night off because the grind is going to get harder three months from now.
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Post by Cranky on Oct 14, 2024 21:00:38 GMT -5
I'm watching The Voice, so don't blame me.
Hutson needs to mature the use of his dangling. The puck travels faster then him so ANY AND ALL dangles need to be purposed. Either a shot on net or usable pass.
I'll see it later....
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Post by Skilly on Oct 14, 2024 21:01:47 GMT -5
All of Pittsburgh’s goals have been nice. Hutson with the aggressive play but turns the puck over deep in the offensive zone. You love his aggressiveness, but needs to make sure you keep possession when he does that And when a d man pinches the forwards should cover for him... they're not He has to stop passing it to the opposition when deep. No way a forward can cover that quick a transition |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 21:05:17 GMT -5
And when a d man pinches the forwards should cover for him... they're not He has to stop passing it to the opposition when deep. No way a forward can cover that quick a transition I agree, he thinks guys will be somewhere and they aren't.... but as soon as he pinches either the center or the winger on his side needs to drop back... that's structure, it's what good teams do |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 14, 2024 21:06:16 GMT -5
Habs all over PIT but ... pass pass pass wide ...
Matheson coughed it up, but made a desperation poke to keep it in
Hutson with his stick cocked to shoot and gave up the clean shot to pass through the crown to the back door
It's frustrating and comical now
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Post by Skilly on Oct 14, 2024 21:07:28 GMT -5
He finally shot, but it was blocked
Just glad he shot.
Empty net goal 6-3 PIT
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Post by folatre on Oct 14, 2024 21:07:37 GMT -5
This was the fourth game in six nights and Hutson is out there for 25-26 minutes. St. Louis needs to remember what league everyone is playing in.
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Post by Cranky on Oct 14, 2024 21:09:45 GMT -5
Let's be real. Basically no one has been good tonight. The boys are playing sloppy brain dead hockey. This could be an issue because when Montembeault is not playing like vintage Price, the Habs have been poor in three of the four games played in this young season. Hutson has opened my eyes and made me believer this season, but he is an equal owner along with Savard (and some bad decisions/reads by the forwards on the ice) of a bunch of goals against. I think he is going to need an occasional night off because the grind is going to get harder three months from now. Reminds me...in decades past, the relativly fast Habs use to have good starts and pile points, until around Xmas when it became a grind. Hutson is going to hit that mid season wall, but somewhat offset by learning on the job. He definetly needs time off because of his physical size. Getting run down and trying to deke out of a hit is not going to work. |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 14, 2024 21:10:36 GMT -5
This was the fourth game in six nights and Hutson is out there for 25-26 minutes. St. Louis needs to remember what league everyone is playing in. It's actually incredible that a player can play so much , have so much puck possession, and not get a single shot on goal. And direct his first shot towards goal 59 mins into the game. |
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Post by jkr on Oct 14, 2024 21:12:43 GMT -5
Good point folatre. What's the college schedule- about 40 games?
MSL seems to have trouble seeing thd obvious.
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Post by folatre on Oct 14, 2024 21:12:45 GMT -5
As was the case against Toronto and Boston, Montreal was once again terrible 5v5. The coaches need to put on their big boy suits and start insisting on cohesive, active, smart three zone hockey or it will be hard to stay in the hunt for anything deep into the season.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 14, 2024 21:13:01 GMT -5
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Post by Skilly on Oct 14, 2024 21:13:13 GMT -5
This game was the slowest I've ever seen this team.
When they sent ABB to the minors, it lowered the teams average age to 25.3, so the HABS are now the youngest team in the NHL. There is no excuse for this team to be tired and slow.
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Post by jkr on Oct 14, 2024 21:14:34 GMT -5
I'm watching The Voice, so don't blame me. Hutson needs to mature the use of his dangling. The puck travels faster then him so ANY AND ALL dangles need to be purposed. Either a shot on net or usable pass. I'll see it later.... Ugh! The Voice. Please tell me you have been strapped to a chair in front of the TV.😀 |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 21:19:15 GMT -5
As was the case against Toronto and Boston, Montreal was once again terrible 5v5. The coaches need to put on their big boy suits and start insisting on cohesive, active, smart three zone hockey or it will be hard to stay in the hunt for anything deep into the season. They were 35% on the faceoff... that's a recipe for a loss |
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Post by habsorbed on Oct 14, 2024 21:21:49 GMT -5
A lot of posts ragging on Hutson. i thought he was great. Sure he made some mistakes but so did Maths (actually a few), Savard, and X. I agree hutson should not be playing the minutes he is or the games - it will result in fatigue, or worse an injury. Marty, smarten up!
The youth ain't our problem, or why we lost this game. Our problem is our vets. We've all been saying it for some time but Gally, Josh, Dvo, and Armia are hopeless offensively, a don't help much defensively. Until we get rid of 2 if not 3 of those duds, we ain't winning much.
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 14, 2024 21:23:06 GMT -5
A lot of posts ragging on Hutson. i thought he was great. Sure he made some mistakes but so did Maths (actually a few), Savard, and X. I agree hutson should not be playing the minutes he is or the games - it will result in fatigue, or worse an injury. Marty, smarten up! The youth ain't our problem, or why we lost this game. Our problem is our vets. We've all been saying it for some time but Gally, Josh, Dvo, and Armia are hopeless offensively, a don't help much defensively. Until we get rid of 2 if not 3 of those duds, we ain't winning much. And Dach is a shadow of his former self... it's like he's playing not to get hurt... he might need a sports psychologist |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 14, 2024 21:37:36 GMT -5
Let's be real. Basically no one has been good tonight. The boys are playing sloppy brain dead hockey. This could be an issue because when Montembeault is not playing like vintage Price, the Habs have been poor in three of the four games played in this young season. Hutson has opened my eyes and made me believer this season, but he is an equal owner along with Savard (and some bad decisions/reads by the forwards on the ice) of a bunch of goals against. I think he is going to need an occasional night off because the grind is going to get harder three months from now. Reminds me...in decades past, the relativly fast Habs use to have good starts and pile points, until around Xmas when it became a grind. I remember those days ... the team went into an annual Christmas slump, only to come out of it just in time for a late run at a playoff spot ... sometimes they made it, and sometimes not ... Cheers. |
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Post by folatre on Oct 14, 2024 21:39:27 GMT -5
Coach St. Louis is basically the playing the third and fourth lines quite a bit, which actually I agree with given how meh the second line is at the moment. I say let's just give Dach time to feel comfortable again. There is not really a huge dynamism edge for any second line in the NHL with Armia. And Newhook and Dach seem to still be struggling to read each other on the rare occasions where in the neutral zone favorable offensive zone entries for the Habs are emerging. Look, I have no problem with dumping Armia back to the fourth line where he is probably better suited most nights. But even if Heineman gets a run of games with Dach and Newhook, there is no guarantee that instant chemistry is going to develop because Dach has to be difference maker for any second line Montreal throws over the boards in 2024-25. Guys like Heineman and Newhook have speed and good wristers but they are not going to drive the bus. Dach has to do that or else the coaches will have to lean on lines 2-4 equally.
Caufield was not himself last season after surgery. Who knows, maybe this will be a transition year for Dach to regain his strength and confidence. And obviously next season he could clearly have an elite play driver riding shotgun and perhaps even a high-end sniper in tow.
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