Absolutely but, as @Doc Holliday pointed out, they are pretty useless in their own zone. They need to learn when and who to cover when defending.
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I really don’t see Nick Suzuki being useless in the D- zone, he’s very well rounded and plays with poise. Many hockey analysts are comparing him to a young Patrice Bergeron and I think personally that it’s a legit comparison, he’s getting close to Bergeron’s level.
No I meant I’m taking Nick n’ Cole in my team before Mitchell and Auston all day.
Juste cette saison j'ai vu au moins 4 buts compter contre Mtl directement à cause de la mauvaise couverture de Suzuki. Cette année lui et Caufield file directement en zone neutre aussotôt qu'un défenseur a la rondelle, même quand il y a déjà un couvreur sur lui, ce qui laisse très peu d'option de passe. Il y a une raison pour laquelle Suzuki et Caufield, malgré une bonne fiche offensive, n'ont pas un gros différentiel dans les +/-. Si tu as 12 buts et 12 passes, mais un différentiel de +3 (Suzuki), et 12 buts et 9 passes, différentiel de 0 (Caufield), c'est parce que tu t'en fait scorer autant que tu en score.
On as une equipe jeune mais remplie d'espoir qui joue a l'image de leur coach quand il jouait dans la ligue! Du coeur a l'ouvrage et qui n'abamdone JAMAIS! Des erreurs ils vont en faire mais l'important c'est qu'ils s'amuset et apprennent a GAGNER EN EQUIPE! Meilleur decision qu'ils ont pris de mettre le C sur le chandail de Suzuki il est un magicien sur la glace et donne l'exemple au autres. Dire que Vegas l'on echanger contre Pacioretty (le pire capitaine selon Gervais lol!). Caufield est transformer depuis l'arriver de St-Louis, en voie pour une saison de 40+ buts. Dach c'est tres bien adapter a Montreal et est en train de faire regretter Chicago de l'avoir echanger (Toews et Kane en reviennent pas qu'ils l'ont echanger). Slafkovsky qui fait deja l'equipe a sa 1er saison pendant que Shane Wright est dans la AHL. Lol! Bon il faut qu'il apprene a ce proteger. A la defense on a Guhle et Harris qui sont tres prometteur. Arber Wifi qui s'en laisse pas imposer et defend c coequipier, (Kaissan a eu d'lair d'un tata contre lui. Lol!). Montembeault qui est en train de forcer son coach a l'utiliser plus souvent (quelqu'un s'ennuie de Price? Lol!)
Faire Les series ca sera pas facile, mais ils vont surement se battre jusqu'a la fin! Et une fois dans les series ont sait jamais ce qu'il peut arriver!
Moi ca fesait plusieurs saisons que je les suivaient plus pendant la saison et j'ecoutait juste les series. Mais cette saison j'ai pas manquer grand partie. Meme ecouter pendant que je travaillait de la maison hier! Lol! Ils ont raviver la flame et l'espoir!
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Faire Les series ca sera pas facile, mais ils vont surement se battre jusqu'a la fin! Et une fois dans les series ont sait jamais ce qu'il peut arriver!
Moi ca fesait plusieurs saisons que je les suivaient plus pendant la saison et j'ecoutait juste les series. Mais cette saison j'ai pas manquer grand partie. Meme ecouter pendant que je travaillait de la maison hier! Lol! Ils ont raviver la flame et l'espoir!
GO HABS GO!
For me i’d take Marchand & Pastrnak over Suzuki & Caulfield any time. The biggest problem i have with the habs duo is mostly with Caulfield. His skating is average & he’s allergic to backchecking. He reminds me more of a Brett Hull type who has a big shot & that’s about it. And because of his pint size I’m skeptic about his longevity in this league. Maybe that’s why Hughes is taking his time extending him. Bergevin would have already re-signed him to a $10 million contract. As for Suzuki i like his game more & more. But i still have trouble seeing him as a true #1 centre.
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The 2 habs kids share a huge advantage over the existing top nhl duos: their youth. Suzuki is an amazing multi talented player already, he needs some polishing in his own zone but I'm not worried about his ability to learn quickly.
Caufield is a different breed, yeah he has a great shot, with laser precision, he's a pure sniper, thats a major skill. He knows how to find space and time in the offensive territory but he also needs to learn how to become a better target for his defensemen. His pint size doesn't worry me at all, he's nearing 100 games already and never got seriously nailed, he sure knows how to stay safe.
Marchand and Pastrnak… Who’s gonna take the faceoffs? For me Bergeron/Marchand might be the best duo in recent history I guess that’s why they formed the perfect storm with Sydney Crosby for Team Canada at the Olympics.
Also the short guy that can’t skate, his name is Caufield.
I’m also cool with either a Bergeron-Pastrnak or Bergeron-Marchand duo but Bergeron’s career is coming to an end so that’s why I initially left him out.
As for the pint-sized American i’m not that big on him mostly because he still hasn’t played that much but mostly because i hate pint-sized hockey players.
However i must confess that i do understand why the fans of one of the worse teams in hockey would fall in love with their little munchkin. After all doesn’t love an adorable little munchkin?
He's played 98 nhl games, enough to have a clear idea of what he's able to do in the league. As for pint size player, well bring me a Martin Saint-Louis anytime, or a Theo Fleury, how about a Henri Richard? Marcel Dionne? Alex Debrincat, well the list can be long.
98 games isn’t enough. Especially when the majority of those games don’t mean anything. Non-pressure games. Games mostly played within a country club atmosphere under a coach who doesn’t have a care in the world about defensive hockey.
Pint-sized players once had a place in the NHL. Decades ago. As for Debrincat he’s been a big disappointment so far for the Sens, like his former team still one of the worse teams in the NHL…even worse than the Habs. Maybe Debrincat is part of the reason why the teams he plays on are terrible. No wonder Chicago already gave up on him & he’s already on his second team so early into his hockey career. Just like Columbus & their own pint-sized one-dimensional American known as “Johnny Hockey”. Ah, those pint-sized one-dimensional hockey players! lol
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I think the total opposite, small players have their place in nhl, actually, more than ever. Since the game keeps getting faster and faster, the players need to have great skating skills, be able to spin on a dime while posessing magic hands. Hooking, holding and interference penalties are, for the most part, called automaticaly, making the game much more open for skilled and creative players. The old school, heavy weight, north-south players are slowly fading out and retiring because they cant follow the pace anymore. Dont get me wrong, the new big boys are very skill and agile, thats why they also make it to the pros but that doesnt eliminate the small guys anymore.
I don’t agree with you but you’re entitled to your opinion. Yes skating is very important but when a pint-sized player like American Cole Caulfield is only an average skater & sucks in his own end of the ice it’s problematic. Sure he has a very good shot & can score goals. Mostly garbage-time goals, by the way. But what’s the use of having a goal-scorer when the other team constantly outscores him whenever he’s on the ice? A player could score 40 goals but what good are his goals when his presence alone on the ice is responsible for as many goals scored against his team? That’s why +/- numbers are important. However who can blame him for not giving a damn about his defensive lapses? His coach doesn’t seem to give a damn & neither does team management, who are deep down hoping that the habs lose the majority of their games hoping no one watching will notice.
Started reading Pierre Gervais’ book today. What a great book! It’s a masterpiece & i highly recommend it to all hockey fans! The english version of the book should be out soon. I think once i’m done reading the french version i’ll even read the english version! lol
Started reading Pierre Gervais’ book today. What a great book! It’s a masterpiece & i highly recommend it to all hockey fans! The english version of the book should be out soon. I think once i’m done reading the french version i’ll even read the english version! lol
Non-pressure… he was a key contributor in the Stanley Cup run not even 20 months ago.
He already has more valuable playoffs experience than anybody on the Leafs roster.
Poor Leafs players they are trying to break the NHL record for the most playoffs games played without advancing to the 2nd round.
What? Most of his goals are scored from 20-25 feet distance, right in the slot, with precision wrist shot or one timer slap-shot. Thats not the definition of garbage goals, those are sniper's goals. Garbage goals are the typical Gallagher style goals. Dude, sorry, but you dont know shit about hockey to make statements like this one.
The Doc is totally biased, he admited not liking small players, so not much credentials to his judgement on Caufield, as we can see.
Mais surtout, ya avouer etre un fan des Dead Leafs! Lol!
PS: The gif is from Sharky!
Go away Dead Leafs!
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Ok, ça m'avait complètement échapper mais là, ça explique tout! Lmao!Mais surtout, ya avouer etre un fan des Dead Leafs! Lol!
PS: The gif is from Sharky!
Go away Dead Leafs!
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