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Post by folatre on Nov 18, 2024 22:13:34 GMT -5
Montembeault is a lot better than his numbers show.
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Post by drkcloud on Nov 18, 2024 22:13:45 GMT -5
Who had Evans outscoring Slafkovsky at this point in the season?
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 18, 2024 22:14:14 GMT -5
I hope they play like this in March in Edmonton…just sayin’ Tickets already purchased? Indeed |
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Post by Skilly on Nov 18, 2024 22:15:03 GMT -5
We are currently 3 points out of a playoff spot, believe it or not
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Post by drkcloud on Nov 18, 2024 22:15:46 GMT -5
Pretty flat Oilers team we beat tonight, we'll take it I guess
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Post by Cranky on Nov 18, 2024 22:17:17 GMT -5
I'm having triplets....  I'm not sure if we were that good OR oil cans are not as good as advertised. If the debate was man/man or zone, that 5 pn 6 showed that zone looked far better. Need a larger sample size but zone is simpler to play for lesser talents. I missed the 2nd so need to see if it was as dominating as the 3rd. |
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Post by HABsurd on Nov 18, 2024 22:45:46 GMT -5
I'm having triplets.... I'm not sure if we were that good OR oil cans are not as good as advertised. If the debate was man/man or zone, that 5 pn 6 showed that zone looked far better. Need a larger sample size but zone is simpler to play for lesser talents. I missed the 2nd so need to see if it was as dominating as the 3rd. It has happened before in Montreal. Wasn’t it Jean Drapeau who said, “ The Olympics can no more run a deficit than a man can have a baby”. |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 18, 2024 23:03:18 GMT -5
Oilers are D-pleted...so that helped a lot.
They came out strong early and Monty had the answers. Shots were 20-10 Oil at one point...then 15-10 Habs the rest of the way.
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Post by seventeen on Nov 18, 2024 23:35:53 GMT -5
Who had Evans outscoring Slafkovsky at this point in the season? Contractyearitis. |
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Post by seventeen on Nov 18, 2024 23:38:01 GMT -5
Don’t look now, but we’re 3 points behind Boston with a game in hand. How can I DM Cam Neely with this news and see this?
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Post by drkcloud on Nov 19, 2024 0:03:40 GMT -5
Who had Evans outscoring Slafkovsky at this point in the season? Contractyearitis. He should get 10 million if we're gonna pay Slaf 8 million for his 1 goal |
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Post by Cranky on Nov 19, 2024 0:08:04 GMT -5
I'm having triplets.... I'm not sure if we were that good OR oil cans are not as good as advertised. If the debate was man/man or zone, that 5 pn 6 showed that zone looked far better. Need a larger sample size but zone is simpler to play for lesser talents. I missed the 2nd so need to see if it was as dominating as the 3rd. It has happened before in Montreal. Wasn’t it Jean Drapeau who said, “ The Olympics can no more run a deficit than a man can have a baby”. Now THAT IS a long forgotten memory! |
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Post by drkcloud on Nov 19, 2024 2:00:40 GMT -5
Don’t look now, but we’re 3 points behind Boston with a game in hand. How can I DM Cam Neely with this news and see this? 🤯🤯 Also 3 points out if dead last. Every team in the east ahead of us |
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Post by habsorbed on Nov 19, 2024 2:04:17 GMT -5
Probably best game of the season for Habs. Monty was good but he didn't have to be great. D zone coverage looked NHL worthy - are they catching on or has Marty changed the coverage? And some big hits by X, and Cole manhandled Drazy on a couple of occasions. And Lane showed he could play with the big boys. A number of times he was defeding McD or Drazy and played them well.
All four lines played well, altho i think Suze's was the least effective offensively - probably focusing on keeping McD off the board. Mission accomplished!
Edm is always the same old same. After McD and Drazy there's nada. Their defence is very suspect and their 3rd and 4th lines are worse than ours.
Now what are we going to do about Dach? He is just so bad and doesn't seem to be getting any better.
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Post by Cranky on Nov 19, 2024 3:58:13 GMT -5
Probably best game of the season for Habs. Monty was good but he didn't have to be great. D zone coverage looked NHL worthy - are they catching on or has Marty changed the coverage? And some big hits by X, and Cole manhandled Drazy on a couple of occasions. And Lane showed he could play with the big boys. A number of times he was defeding McD or Drazy and played them well. They played man/man and then on the 5 on 6 zone. I'm starting to think they have enough processing power to switch back and forth. If they can accomplish that at will, it's a big deal. Although when they played m/m, they were run around on purpose and they lost coverage. Looked like headless chickens. I'm going to fall off my extra high toddler chair if the guys show that much discipline switching coverage type with a much better team. If they did it with the Wild as an example. X is coming around. Not happy with his zone exits and losing possession. I don't know where to find the numbers but not thrilled seeing the puck sail down the zone. He seems to fear carrying it and he should be. Not exactly fleet of foot nor particulry great at beating m/m coverage. 17.10 has been the longest ice time in forever. Third highest this season and 3 minutes short of his longest at 20.34. I'm pissed at the lack of shooting. Is he that wild and hard that the guys in front fear for their bones? He's not even calling for the puck, although he fails to put himself in the open or move himself to a shooting lane. So it may be more of his fault for not reading the ice to get into a shooting lane. There were a few instances where he was the best passing option to shoot yet he was not passed to. If it was me with 107mph canon, i would give him an earful but it seems perfectly normal. Or at least from our limited perspective. OR maybe he's afraid of a bad bounce and a breakaway on him. That where the words "shooting lane" comes in. Chicken and egg problem... at 107mph. Dach...this is NOT the Dach of last season. WTH is going on with him? We are closing in on quarter of the season and he's still the Chicago Dach. I wonder if he going to wake up when Laine comes back. Laine is going to be a pretty statue in a line of pretty statues if Dach can't be his playmaker. Laine was a ppg with a good center...but not a Chicago Dach. We are living in interesting Habs times... |
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 19, 2024 8:17:21 GMT -5
Probably best game of the season for Habs. Monty was good but he didn't have to be great. D zone coverage looked NHL worthy - are they catching on or has Marty changed the coverage? And some big hits by X, and Cole manhandled Drazy on a couple of occasions. And Lane showed he could play with the big boys. A number of times he was defeding McD or Drazy and played them well. They played man/man and then on the 5 on 6 zone. I'm starting to think they have enough processing power to switch back and forth. If they can accomplish that at will, it's a big deal. Although when they played m/m, they were run around on purpose and they lost coverage. Looked like headless chickens. I'm going to fall off my extra high toddler chair if the guys show that much discipline switching coverage type with a much better team. If they did it with the Wild as an example. X is coming around. Not happy with his zone exits and losing possession. I don't know where to find the numbers but not thrilled seeing the puck sail down the zone. He seems to fear carrying it and he should be. Not exactly fleet of foot nor particulry great at beating m/m coverage. 17.10 has been the longest ice time in forever. Third highest this season and 3 minutes short of his longest at 20.34. I'm pissed at the lack of shooting. Is he that wild and hard that the guys in front fear for their bones? He's not even calling for the puck, although he fails to put himself in the open or move himself to a shooting lane. So it may be more of his fault for not reading the ice to get into a shooting lane. There were a few instances where he was the best passing option to shoot yet he was not passed to. If it was me with 107mph canon, i would give him an earful but it seems perfectly normal. Or at least from our limited perspective. OR maybe he's afraid of a bad bounce and a breakaway on him. That where the words "shooting lane" comes in. Chicken and egg problem... at 107mph. Dach...this is NOT the Dach of last season. WTH is going on with him? We are closing in on quarter of the season and he's still the Chicago Dach. I wonder if he going to wake up when Laine comes back. Laine is going to be a pretty statue in a line of pretty statues if Dach can't be his playmaker. Laine was a ppg with a good center...but not a Chicago Dach. We are living in interesting Habs times... I have lots of hopium that Laine can wake Dach up... the question is who plays the other wing? |
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 19, 2024 8:26:49 GMT -5
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Post by habsorbed on Nov 19, 2024 10:52:14 GMT -5
Probably best game of the season for Habs. Monty was good but he didn't have to be great. D zone coverage looked NHL worthy - are they catching on or has Marty changed the coverage? And some big hits by X, and Cole manhandled Drazy on a couple of occasions. And Lane showed he could play with the big boys. A number of times he was defeding McD or Drazy and played them well. They played man/man and then on the 5 on 6 zone. I'm starting to think they have enough processing power to switch back and forth. If they can accomplish that at will, it's a big deal. Although when they played m/m, they were run around on purpose and they lost coverage. Looked like headless chickens. I'm going to fall off my extra high toddler chair if the guys show that much discipline switching coverage type with a much better team. If they did it with the Wild as an example. X is coming around. Not happy with his zone exits and losing possession. I don't know where to find the numbers but not thrilled seeing the puck sail down the zone. He seems to fear carrying it and he should be. Not exactly fleet of foot nor particulry great at beating m/m coverage. 17.10 has been the longest ice time in forever. Third highest this season and 3 minutes short of his longest at 20.34. I'm pissed at the lack of shooting. Is he that wild and hard that the guys in front fear for their bones? He's not even calling for the puck, although he fails to put himself in the open or move himself to a shooting lane. So it may be more of his fault for not reading the ice to get into a shooting lane. There were a few instances where he was the best passing option to shoot yet he was not passed to. If it was me with 107mph canon, i would give him an earful but it seems perfectly normal. Or at least from our limited perspective. OR maybe he's afraid of a bad bounce and a breakaway on him. That where the words "shooting lane" comes in. Chicken and egg problem... at 107mph. Dach...this is NOT the Dach of last season. WTH is going on with him? We are closing in on quarter of the season and he's still the Chicago Dach. I wonder if he going to wake up when Laine comes back. Laine is going to be a pretty statue in a line of pretty statues if Dach can't be his playmaker. Laine was a ppg with a good center...but not a Chicago Dach. We are living in interesting Habs times... I'm OK with X's progression. He's still very young for a dman, and even if ultimately he is only a 3rd pairing guy, what he brings to the team is important. Hate to say it but the Chicago Dach would be an improvement. Marty has to be struggling with deciding to put him on the 4th line and tell him to start playing/caring, or does Marty continue to nurse the guy's injury, and his head? |
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Post by HABsurd on Nov 19, 2024 11:46:02 GMT -5
As reported by Arpon Basu, Guhle says it was the turning point of the game, "Guhle was waiting for the X-rays to show his right hand was not broken and wondering how his team was doing without him. When his teammates came back in the room tied at 0 after the first period, they filled him in on what had happened. “They said after Arber’s (Xhekaj) hit against (Zach) Hyman, it kind of riled up the group, got the crowd into it a little bit,” Guhle said. “I think after that hit we kind of turned it around a bit.” |
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 19, 2024 11:54:52 GMT -5
As reported by Arpon Basu, Guhle says it was the turning point of the game, "Guhle was waiting for the X-rays to show his right hand was not broken and wondering how his team was doing without him. When his teammates came back in the room tied at 0 after the first period, they filled him in on what had happened. “They said after Arber’s (Xhekaj) hit against (Zach) Hyman, it kind of riled up the group, got the crowd into it a little bit,” Guhle said. “I think after that hit we kind of turned it around a bit.” That is the definition of the "X factor" |
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Post by seventeen on Nov 19, 2024 14:17:53 GMT -5
Probably best game of the season for Habs. Monty was good but he didn't have to be great. D zone coverage looked NHL worthy - are they catching on or has Marty changed the coverage? And some big hits by X, and Cole manhandled Drazy on a couple of occasions. And Lane showed he could play with the big boys. A number of times he was defeding McD or Drazy and played them well. All four lines played well, altho i think Suze's was the least effective offensively - probably focusing on keeping McD off the board. Mission accomplished! Edm is always the same old same. After McD and Drazy there's nada. Their defence is very suspect and their 3rd and 4th lines are worse than ours. Now what are we going to do about Dach? He is just so bad and doesn't seem to be getting any better. The Oiler fans were rightfully sore about having to go without Darnell Nurse. It accentuates the lack of depth, especially on their D Corps. Well, we're missing Laine and Dach. (yeah, I know he was dressed). I held my breath on that hit by Arber on Hyman, because I expected a penalty and was ready to explode. Not because it wasn't a penalty (it was interference for sure), but because a few minutes earlier, one of the Oilers did exactly that to a Hab and they didn't call it. I was fuming then but after they let Xhekaj's go, I thought it was fair. No one complained about either from what I saw. Hutson keeps impressing me with his defensive work and his passing. I've always thought that with the big guys who protect the puck well, it's useless to try and use your body on them. They want that and look for it, so they can block you off and make their play. The smarter thing is to stay close and keep attacking their stick, which is what Hutson did with Draisaitl and they went for a waltz around the edge. Drai wasn't able to penetrate and with everyone else staying close to their men, the attack eventually fizzled. On several occasions I've seen him go back to get the puck in the corner with a forechecker1 and an F2 flying in to clean up. He somehow fakes the F1 and even though he's partially pinned, his stick is free, and he then chips the puck past the F2 to his winger and off they go. It's very clinical and he doesn't get hammered on the boards like everyone expects. He's a wily one. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 19, 2024 16:35:56 GMT -5
Probably best game of the season for Habs. Monty was good but he didn't have to be great. D zone coverage looked NHL worthy - are they catching on or has Marty changed the coverage? And some big hits by X, and Cole manhandled Drazy on a couple of occasions. And Lane showed he could play with the big boys. A number of times he was defeding McD or Drazy and played them well. All four lines played well, altho i think Suze's was the least effective offensively - probably focusing on keeping McD off the board. Mission accomplished! Edm is always the same old same. After McD and Drazy there's nada. Their defence is very suspect and their 3rd and 4th lines are worse than ours. Now what are we going to do about Dach? He is just so bad and doesn't seem to be getting any better. The Oiler fans were rightfully sore about having to go without Darnell Nurse. It accentuates the lack of depth, especially on their D Corps. Well, we're missing Laine and Dach. (yeah, I know he was dressed). I held my breath on that hit by Arber on Hyman, because I expected a penalty and was ready to explode. Not because it wasn't a penalty (it was interference for sure), but because a few minutes earlier, one of the Oilers did exactly that to a Hab and they didn't call it. I was fuming then but after they let Xhekaj's go, I thought it was fair. No one complained about either from what I saw. Hutson keeps impressing me with his defensive work and his passing. I've always thought that with the big guys who protect the puck well, it's useless to try and use your body on them. They want that and look for it, so they can block you off and make their play. The smarter thing is to stay close and keep attacking their stick, which is what Hutson did with Draisaitl and they went for a waltz around the edge. Drai wasn't able to penetrate and with everyone else staying close to their men, the attack eventually fizzled. On several occasions I've seen him go back to get the puck in the corner with a forechecker1 and an F2 flying in to clean up. He somehow fakes the F1 and even though he's partially pinned, his stick is free, and he then chips the puck past the F2 to his winger and off they go. It's very clinical and he doesn't get hammered on the boards like everyone expects. He's a wily one. It's all about IQ... the kid has it droves... |
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Post by madhabber on Nov 19, 2024 17:30:18 GMT -5
As reported by Arpon Basu, Guhle says it was the turning point of the game, "Guhle was waiting for the X-rays to show his right hand was not broken and wondering how his team was doing without him. When his teammates came back in the room tied at 0 after the first period, they filled him in on what had happened. “They said after Arber’s (Xhekaj) hit against (Zach) Hyman, it kind of riled up the group, got the crowd into it a little bit,” Guhle said. “I think after that hit we kind of turned it around a bit.” I thought I was watching Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship. And then Gandalf told the Balrog, "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!" |
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 19, 2024 18:21:53 GMT -5
As reported by Arpon Basu, Guhle says it was the turning point of the game, "Guhle was waiting for the X-rays to show his right hand was not broken and wondering how his team was doing without him. When his teammates came back in the room tied at 0 after the first period, they filled him in on what had happened. “They said after Arber’s (Xhekaj) hit against (Zach) Hyman, it kind of riled up the group, got the crowd into it a little bit,” Guhle said. “I think after that hit we kind of turned it around a bit.” I thought I was watching Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship. And then Gandalf told the Balrog, "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!" And then he became "Arber the White" |
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Post by folatre on Nov 19, 2024 18:44:58 GMT -5
I loved that hit. Hyman tried his best to sell it as interference, but who was he kidding, he just dumped the puck a second before the hammer came down.
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 19, 2024 19:29:57 GMT -5
I loved that hit. Hyman tried his best to sell it as interference, but who was he kidding, he just dumped the puck a second before the hammer came down. XhekHammer™️ |
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Post by Cranky on Nov 19, 2024 20:12:36 GMT -5
If X does 2 or 3 of these every game then players will see the signs...  |
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