Caboose Posted July 30 Posted July 30 Him and Matheson are the only D on that team worth anything. Botched rebuild. Quote
qwijjibo Posted July 30 Author Posted July 30 11 minutes ago, Caboose said: Him and Matheson are the only D on that team worth anything. Botched rebuild. Lol. If you say so Quote
Amebushi Posted July 30 Posted July 30 I know it wasn’t possible and Deshainais may have “untapped potential” but Wifi would have looked great it a Canucks jersey. Quote
qwijjibo Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 1 hour ago, Amebushi said: I know it wasn’t possible and Deshainais may have “untapped potential” but Wifi would have looked great it a Canucks jersey. His brother is looking like he may have been a steal as a 4th round pick too Quote
Don Brodka Jr Posted July 31 Posted July 31 10 hours ago, Caboose said: Him and Matheson are the only D on that team worth anything. Botched rebuild. Lane Hutson David Reinbacher I'll stop there.. The rebuild far from over. Quote
qwijjibo Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 1 hour ago, Don Brodka Jr said: Lane Hutson David Reinbacher I'll stop there.. The rebuild far from over. Mailloux is looking extremely promising as a top 4, Struble is looking good as well. Then there's another 3-4 like Barron, Harris, Trudeau and possibly Norlander that all look to be at a minimum NHL quality D 1 Quote
IBatch Posted July 31 Posted July 31 49 minutes ago, qwijjibo said: Mailloux is looking extremely promising as a top 4, Struble is looking good as well. Then there's another 3-4 like Barron, Harris, Trudeau and possibly Norlander that all look to be at a minimum NHL quality D Sure hope they've got a management team that isn't as erratic as Bergevins reign was for the Habs sake. Embrace the pain. Having not much to cheer about but draft picks for half a decade or more, isn't fun. Quote
qwijjibo Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 7 minutes ago, IBatch said: Sure hope they've got a management team that isn't as erratic as Bergevins reign was for the Habs sake. Embrace the pain. Having not much to cheer about but draft picks for half a decade or more, isn't fun. I also forgot Guhle. He's looking like a top pairing guy already. The only real perceived mistep Hughes has supposedly made so far is Reinbacher over Michkov. But who knows what the real story is there. They may have had a legitimate reason for passing on Michkov 1 Quote
IBatch Posted July 31 Posted July 31 (edited) 8 minutes ago, qwijjibo said: I also forgot Guhle. He's looking like a top pairing guy already. The only real perceived mistep Hughes has supposedly made so far is Reinbacher over Michkov. But who knows what the real story is there. They may have had a legitimate reason for passing on Michkov Yes hard to know for sure. Got a couple more years yet before Hughes can be truly judged. Know that MTL isn't a market for the faint of heart as far as brass jobs go. Curious as a Habs fan, what would you consider as a success this season with their developing new look (post Price/Weber era). Edited July 31 by IBatch Quote
IBatch Posted July 31 Posted July 31 (edited) 14 hours ago, qwijjibo said: Good price, great teammate. These guys are worth every cent. And maybe half the league has one. For now anyways. If Rempe become a problem for teams, expect by the end of this season, Wifi will have crossed paths, maybe Anderson too. Don't see much difference with Desharnais other then i'm actually more familiar with Wifi. Every team needs one of these guys, instead of maybe a big dude who doesn't do anything but the bare minimum. Dropping the gloves. Edited July 31 by IBatch Quote
qwijjibo Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 1 minute ago, IBatch said: Yes hard to know for sure. Got a couple more years yet before Hughes can be truly judged. Know that MTL isn't a market for the faint of heart as far as brass jobs go. Curious as a Habs fan, what would you consider as a success this season with their developing new look (post Price/Weber era). Montreal had a ridiculous number of one goal losses last season. (Something like 27) , and several losses where an empty netter put the nail in the loss over and above that number. They also continued thier bad luck with injuries. Missing Dach for pretty much the entire season and Newhook, Xhekaj, dvorak, savard and Pearson for long stretches. I think a successful seadon sees them have fewer key injuries, and win more of the close games they seemed to be in every night last season. If they can remain relevant and at least in the wildcard conversation late into the season most Montreal fans will be satisfied. The 3 goalie carousel being done with should help a bit with the stability too 1 Quote
IBatch Posted July 31 Posted July 31 2 minutes ago, qwijjibo said: Montreal had a ridiculous number of one goal losses last season. (Something like 27) , and several losses where an empty netter put the nail in the loss over and above that number. They also continued thier bad luck with injuries. Missing Dach for pretty much the entire season and Newhook, Xhekaj, dvorak, savard and Pearson for long stretches. I think a successful seadon sees them have fewer key injuries, and win more of the close games they seemed to be in every night last season. If they can remain relevant and at least in the wildcard conversation late into the season most Montreal fans will be satisfied. The 3 goalie carousel being done with should help a bit with the stability too Greens seasons were like the too. And those teams were dreadful often. Martin St. Louis at least is a living legend. Quote
qwijjibo Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 3 minutes ago, IBatch said: Greens seasons were like the too. And those teams were dreadful often. Martin St. Louis at least is a living legend. There's a lot to be positive over right now. The Caufield, Suzuki, Slafkovsky line looks legit. Newhook looked good after recovering from his injury and if Dach can take the next step AND stay healthy they could have a legit second line. They have some promising young forwards in Beck and Roy that could step in this season. There's a small chance that Demidov comes over this year. But the chances are pretty remote. Thier defence is still incredibly young but hopefully we'll see them improve this year. It'll be interesting to see if Hutson of Mailloux step into the lineup. I think waiver eligibility will factor pretty heavily into lineup decisions on defence this season. Hughes ran goalies last year to avoid losing one for nothing on waivers, so its not unimaginable he'll keep Hutson and Mailloux in the minors until he can trade guys like Barron or Harris. Montreal had one of the highest percentages of offebxe from the back end of any team last year. Now they need to step up and help their goalies more. The Atlantic is a really tough division so I doubt the playoffs are in reach just yet. But 25-26 should be really interesting Quote
Gawdzukes Posted July 31 Posted July 31 10 hours ago, qwijjibo said: Montreal had a ridiculous number of one goal losses last season. (Something like 27) , and several losses where an empty netter put the nail in the loss over and above that number. They also continued thier bad luck with injuries. Missing Dach for pretty much the entire season and Newhook, Xhekaj, dvorak, savard and Pearson for long stretches. I think a successful seadon sees them have fewer key injuries, and win more of the close games they seemed to be in every night last season. If they can remain relevant and at least in the wildcard conversation late into the season most Montreal fans will be satisfied. The 3 goalie carousel being done with should help a bit with the stability too Every year one of my favorite parts of sports, NHL and NFL for me, is how much certain teams improve and come out of nowhere. A lot of this has to do with youth when a lot of people automatically assume a bunch of teams will be the same as the previous year because they didn't sign some crazy UFA's. However, a couple smart signings/role-players and real development from within is really cool to see. Being a distant Habs appreciator hope they can take a jump and find some footing to advancement this year. Certainly all the one goal games and injuries could see a path to a wildcard push. Coaching makes a huge difference with a group in this position as well. Haha, that first guys comment is so clueless I have to laugh. I find it so funny and odd. Why would someone make such a bold statement about something they know absolutely nothing about. It's like me going on a ballet site and commenting on ... well anything really. 1 Quote
The Lock Posted August 6 Posted August 6 On 7/30/2024 at 7:48 AM, Caboose said: Him and Matheson are the only D on that team worth anything. Botched rebuild. This sounds more like you want this to be the case rather than it actually being the case. lol 1 Quote
Caboose Posted August 6 Posted August 6 38 minutes ago, The Lock said: This sounds more like you want this to be the case rather than it actually being the case. lol This team absolutely stinks. Would be shocked to see them anywhere but the very bottom. Quote
The Lock Posted August 6 Posted August 6 (edited) 1 minute ago, Caboose said: This team absolutely stinks. Would be shocked to see them anywhere but the very bottom. Are you talking about Montreal or Toronto? Seems like you could make the statement about both. lol (because I know you're a Leafs fan) Edited August 6 by The Lock Quote
qwijjibo Posted August 7 Author Posted August 7 6 hours ago, Caboose said: This team absolutely stinks. Would be shocked to see them anywhere but the very bottom. If you say so Quote
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