....and SENS again won a big one 3-0...their 4th in row.....it looks good for them....keep on the good work.
2024-2025 NHL season
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This may be a great year for Canadian teams if they continue playing well. As of today 6 out of 7 Canadian teams are in a playoffs position. The only one who isnt are the Habs. Toronto, Winnipeg & Edmonton are a lock to make the playoffs. Vancouver is expected to be better with the arrival of Thatcher Demko & JT Miller back in the lineup. Ottawa is finally playing like many expected to. Calgary has been good & led by a very good goaltending duo. As for the habs they’re once again not in the mix but i still believe they could have been had they had an NHL coach with experience & one who isn’t afraid to be hard on his players & demand results or else. But the GM also needs to help him by acquiring productive & experienced players for support (e.g. an experienced back-up goalie, a top 6 centre & two right shooting defencemen). Hiring an experienced associate coach should have been made long ago, at the very least.
But everyone involved in the organisation, from the owner all the way down to the zamboni driver, had agreed to, and warned the fans, rebuid from scratch. From the start it was mention that the rollercoaster ride will last 3-4 years.
After that the core should be established and only then you start adding complementary seasoned veterans to cement everything together. So the expectations should be that, in the 5th year, you get a team that will be in the playoffs every year and, hopefully, become a serious contenter for a few years.
It is not rocket science and it is quite simple to understand. Those young players are just starting to feel the vise tightening on them. More and more they are asked to be accountable for their actions, it is easy to see it by simply looking at the ice time charts.
Now I am not saying MSL is a great coach and thats not what he was hired for. He is there for his ideas and, mostly, to teach what is hockey today in the NHL. Because the Habs made the choice to develop their young players(the high potential ones), by playing in the big league, with a group of coaches that are, basically, teachers.
So Yeah, the second youngest team of the NHL has chosen to spend the first 3 years of their rebuilt by developping and implementing a different culture, and doing it, regardless of results in the ranking columns. So what? Since every body on the earth has been warned prior to start the process, I dont see the need to come back and rant about the same thing every 2 games!
True. But a rebuild doesn’t mean players should be allowed to be lazy & not put in an honest effort every game. A rebuild doesn’t mean that each & every player should not be held accountable for the mistakes he makes on the ice which often end up costing his team some goals. A rebuild doesn’t mean that a player can act nonchalant on the ice just because he has a big contract & tells the fans & the media to literally fuck off when questioned about his poor play. A rebuild also doesn’t mean that a team has to continue to suck every season instead of improving year after year instead of regressing. If it’s allowed to continue the players get comfortable to lose all the time & you become the Buffalo Sabres, who haven’t made the playoffs in 13 years & are now worse than they’ve ever been & are looking at another rebuild.
Kaapo Kakko traded to Kraken
The lowly Rangers get some defenceman named Borgen, a third & a fifth. Many around the league are surprised that the 2nd overall pick of the 2019 draft didn’t get the Rangers a bigger return considering his massive potential.
The lowly Rangers get some defenceman named Borgen, a third & a fifth. Many around the league are surprised that the 2nd overall pick of the 2019 draft didn’t get the Rangers a bigger return considering his massive potential.
And JUSTIN BARRON traded to PREDS en retour de ALEXANDRE CARRIER...28 ans...joueur à caractère défensif.....pas facile à NASHVILLE cette saison pour lui comme pour les autres...MAIS pas mal certain qu 'il va se retrouver ici à Montréal...c'est ce qu"on
se souhaite....lol.
se souhaite....lol.
Faut pas.....nous avons absolument besoin de lui et de son expérience / leadership pour développer notre jeune et fragile brigade défensive.....et SAM aussi en a grand besoin....il bloque autant de tirs que lui....lol....et les fans l'adorent.....alors on pose le bon geste
....et on garde ce bon vieux SAVARD......une valeur sure....lolll.
....et on garde ce bon vieux SAVARD......une valeur sure....lolll.
This is a very good trade by the Habs. They get back a right-handed defenceman that they desperately need who’s netter than the player they have up plus it has always been his dream to play for the Habs. There was also not much of a future in Mtl for Barron. On top of that Carrier will be a regular player in the lineup while Barron was used sparingly. Hughes-Gorton help correct a previous bad trade they made by acquiring Barron for Arturi Lekhonen, who has been a very food player with Colorado & helped them win a Cup.
Jake Oettinger was terrible & got pulled after two periods. At one point Toronto had scored 4 goals on only 6 shots! The Stars have lost 6 consecutive against the Leafs. As for the Leafs goalie Joseph Woll was fantastic & if you look at both goalies’ stats over the past two seasons Woll has much better stats than Oettinger’s. The Leafs defence was extremely solid also & the key was killing all those powerplays that Dallas got. I agree with you that they are a very well coached team & are always very exciting to watch!
Les chances que Savard reste avec le CH sont presque zero. However they were already short of a couple of right-handed defencemen so i believe they’ll be patient unless blown away by an offer. However Savard’s stock is at an all-time low right now so my guess is that he’ll ne a Hab until trade deadline day.
Matt Murray will make his season debut for the Leafs tonight in Buffalo which will be a great chance for the Sabres to end their 11-game losing streak.
Kakko Trade Said To Be Prelude To Major Rangers Move
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Rangers GM Chris Drury ‘Clearing the Decks’ for a Big Move
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman recently joined The FAN Hockey Show to discuss the New York Rangers’ trade of Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken. The trade, which saw the Rangers acquire defenseman Will Borgen and additional assets, has sparked speculation about GM Chris Drury’s plans.
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Leafs 6 Sabres 3
Big win for Matt Murray & the Leafs in Buffalo! Murray faced 29 shots in his first win in 2 years following bilateral hip surgery last year. He was solid & it’s the first time in years he’s looked healthy!
In other news big comeback win for the Habs against the struggling Red Wings in the Motor City! Patrick Laine with the winner on a patented big slapshot on the powerplay late in the game! 4-3 Habs!
Big win for Matt Murray & the Leafs in Buffalo! Murray faced 29 shots in his first win in 2 years following bilateral hip surgery last year. He was solid & it’s the first time in years he’s looked healthy!
In other news big comeback win for the Habs against the struggling Red Wings in the Motor City! Patrick Laine with the winner on a patented big slapshot on the powerplay late in the game! 4-3 Habs!
Patrik Laine nets winner for the Canadiens on the power play - ESPN Video
Patrik Laine finds the back of the net as the Canadiens beat the Red Wings 4-3.
incredible game by Askarov who nearly single-handedly beat the Oilers all by himself! However the Oilers scored with the goalie pulled with 17 seconds left & they won in ot.
In other news Auston Matthews is out of tonight’s game against Long Island due to that nagging injury he’s been battling all season long which vaused him to miss 10 games & led him to consult a specialist in Munich, Germany.
In other news Auston Matthews is out of tonight’s game against Long Island due to that nagging injury he’s been battling all season long which vaused him to miss 10 games & led him to consult a specialist in Munich, Germany.
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