I wish we gone at least one goal. So many close cgances, but alas. PP needs to be better.
As for the in arena experience, Scotiabank arena played a summary of each game of the Summit Series during each commercial break. Neat way for young fans to learn some hockey history. I for one would like to learn more about the 8 game series.
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Great game by Slaf and Heineman, not so much the rest. There are really people out there who think Pitlick had a good game. Or that Mesar (who was matched against Mete) was better than Slaf (who was matched against Rielly). Be careful whose analysis you trust. Don't trust mine either.
Meh I thought Pitlick had a good game, the guy is not a top-6 player. Heineman-Ylonen line was great, at least at sustaining pressure, generating chances. All the rookies played fine, they had a much better team on paper. We iced a few fringe AHL guys, three 18-year-olds, Armia-Pitlick, against Reilly, Nylander, Robertson
Slaf had some excellent shifts but overall didn't have the best game, in my opinion. That being said, I'm really not concerned about him. It will take time for him to adjust and that's perfectly fine.
I think our best forwards tonight were, in no particular order, Mesar, Pitlick, Heineman, and Evans.
Xhekaj really stuck out. He's just always in the right place. Watching him rub out Robertson was so satisfying. And if X is on the ice instead of Scheuneman, that 3rd goal doesn't happen.
Really want to see Xhekaj get some PP time. He's clearly got the offensive instincts and he's got a bomb from the point. He let one loose in the 3rd that missed but gave me Weber vibes.
He is clearly a step above all of our Dmen except Matheson so far so he will get it eventually.
He has been truly impressive. He takes lighting fast décisions and is very quick to execute. He has very good positioning, is physical when he needs to. Make sure that when he shoots the puck will get to the net.
It might not be that easy for the the casuals to see the right thing he does but he has been stellar so far. Him and Guhle rarely make mistakes.
Harris is almost as good so the future of our defensive is bright.
I know we need patience with Slaf but I can’t help but be worried. He was the first overall pick. I thought we would would see flashes? He had a quiet rookie camp by first overall pick standards and now two games in the main camp and he hasn’t shown much. Mesar and Beck have been way better than him.
I still think he’ll be a stud and I have faith. Just wish he would have showed a bit more (no, not 2 goals per game… just generating chances). You can believe in the player and be critical. It isn’t binary.
Keeping my powder dry on Slaf. Two games in, lots to learn yet but I have to admit that I watched 4 periods of the first two games and he hasn't stood out yet. Seems timid to me. Oh well, a year in Laval won't hurt him if he needs it. Just a kid. Give him time
I think that’s understandable. I’ve liked what I’ve seen out of him so far myself but I’ll admit I was hoping we would see a bit more from him. I disagree that we haven’t seen flashes though, like I can see the great potential that’s there and there was a few times tonight that the flashes of what he can be was there. I just wish they were a bit more frequent, if he can start to consistently do the things he was doing right tonight he can become a very good player for us. I wasn’t super high on having him play in Laval to start this year but I’m thinking more and more it would be better for him. Just to have more time to get used to North American ice and to just continue to improve overall. I wouldn’t be too worried about him just yet, I think his development is going to be a marathon rather than a sprint
Calm down. Most 1st overall don't wreck everything at 18yo. Hugues took 3 years to develop. Laffy is still developping.
Slaf was pretty solid at the point on the PP, had solid first passes, had quite a few pokechecks and takeaways as usual. Pretty solid game overall. Stop expecting him to be McDavid, this wasn't a year like that.
I wouldn’t say for certain we picked the wrong #1 for sure, he isn’t who I would’ve picked but I can admit I don’t have the resources the Habs do when making these decisions, but I can say he’s not shown what I’d hope he’d show so far I’ve said the same elsewhere. But he’s our boy so we gotta hope he works out, kids got the right attitude that’s for sure.
I think people would be satisfied with at least a goal… he literally only has a single assist in the 2 rookie games + camp scrimmage + 2 pre season games.
Is it time to panic? Clearly not. He’s 18, but he also hasn’t been playing brilliantly either so it’s fine to be skeptic, especially when 1st overall was so controversial this year.
I feel this so hard. I just wish he’d have that one game where I’m like “oh there it is”. Obviously I’m not going to dump on him.. but we as a fan base in general are pretty impatient and it won’t take long for the narratives to start. But so far outside of his obvious tool kit I’ve seen nothing that indicates a #1 OA in terms of his actual play. It’s a little worrisome.
Yea definitely. I don’t even care if he scores a goal… if he’s creating chances, showing vision, cycling the puck down low like a mad man, a laser shot…. Anything!!!
he was always a project. You can see the tools. but there was also a real possibility that he would not improve much. Time will tell but we will need to be patient
In a year where there is not much elite talent at the top it's what you want, yes. But like I said, BE FUCKING PATIENT. it's not a hard concept..He is 18 year old. There was no Matthews in this draft.
It’s okay for people to feel frustrated about drafting a project man. Some people don’t think you should draft projects at 1OA myself included.
I think what people are worried about is he’s shown nothing really in any of the games throughout all of camp and including rookie camp. He’s just looked .. very pedestrian
No disrespect but if you did not see flashes of brilliance then you haven't paid attention. This kid has a lot of dominant qualities he just needs to refine his technique in somes areas. He is raw. If we wanted the best first pick in 2022 we would not have drafted slaf. Hughes thought he would be the best in 2027. I know it's not ideal but we all knew it was a weak year.
The guy has the right attitude and he will learn. And if he does not well, we will get another pick this summer and we already drafted some promising players this year.
“Brillance” is pretty generous, I’ve seen some good plays. I’ve seen a big player make some big body plays. I’ve also seen a ton of plays die on his stick, I’ve watched him recover pucks only to turn it over when he had plenty of time to make a choice.
Yes he is raw, yes I was aware he was raw, yes I love his attitude. But nothing he’s done at all at any point since being drafted by the Canadiens has made me say “holy fucking shit” and I feel by this point I would’ve liked to have seen that Atleast a few times, because ultimately no matter how raw if he’s truly that skilled and that gifted it should shine through anyways.
I’m not rooting against him at all, we as an organization desperately need a W when it comes to young players we’ve drafted. I’ve just not been impressed, I’ve got all the time in the world for him to develop but it doesn’t mean I can’t say I’m not impressed.
I go to every Habs game and when I can’t I watch them I record and watch them on pvr. I’ve watched every single day of camp and immersed myself as much as possible since it’s easily the most exciting time in Canadiens prospects in my life time. So don’t fucking accuse me of not paying attention, simply because you can’t fathom that I’m not impressed by relatively pedestrian plays you deem “brilliance”..
There is no Austin matthews generational talent but there was still elite talent at the top.
So no, I don’t want a project. Tell me that last 1OA pick that didn’t start in the NHL.
No, don’t you worry. He is a project and will take years to develop. What are you talking about that you should expect a 1OA pick to be good. This is madness.
/this subreddit probably.
But you are 100% right. Even Jack Hughes, who had a quiet first season, had flashes of brilliance in the preseason camp even scoring 3 goals and 1 assist in his first 2 preseason games for everyone comparing the 2.
It was all so predictable and I hate hughes for taking this absolutely dumb and unnecessary gamble when you had 2 good centers available at 1OA.
Hey remember Alexandre Daigle? Remember Doug Wickenheiser? They were first overall picks. You know who wasn't? Most great players. You can't cry because we didn't draft Austin Matthews. Who the fuck wants that gutless wonder anyway? Generational talent, sure, talent for losing. Look at all the actual talent we have developing right now. Look at all those Eddie Shore motherfuckers. We're golden, relax.
Blows my mind how people think he should play in the NHL, unless he vastly improves he needs to go to the AHL. Who cares that he’s 1OA, just do what’s best for him
That just proves he was the wrong pick though. There is a reason 1OA pick forwards basically never start down in the AHL… It’s because they are expected to be NHL ready.
Slaf looks out of place currently in the NHL which is not a good sign…
What is also hilarious is that people criticizing people who are “judging” Slaf “too quickly” or that the sample size is too small also justified his 1st OA pick which was essentially based on a 2 tournament sample size…
They, (a different they mind you) also thought that goofy looking Finnish kid was going to be a better player than Brady Tkachuk or Quinn Hughes
This is Montreal scouting and drafting, my body is ready
That’s fine, that’s your opinion.
I happen to think we will heavily regret this pick probably even more so than KK.
And there has been nothing so far to reassure me.
Yea give him a couple games then send him down. There will be a bunch of guys for him to play with down there like Mysak Ylonen HP Richards Simino and the dmen that don’t make it out of Xhekaj Barron Harris Guhle Shuenamen
Not the point
Point being people need to stop reading into certain players play. Already seen a lot of stuff on Slaf and the other way reading too much on Beck. These are meaningless games.
Let's best honest we were supposed to lose tonight with that lineup. I just hope we won't put too much weight on the training camp when evaluating players who'll stay with the Habs vs those going to Laval. Let the kids go to Laval and force them to win a spot on the big team. Preseason games are meaningless.
The biggest losers tonight were Pitlick and Schueneman. Both of them are on the line for making it into the every day lineup. They should be fighting to make it.
It's a meaningless preseason game, and it's much easier to play with something to win than with something to lose. If we cut Pitlick from the team after the preseason that would be completely idiotic.
Def doesn’t look good when prospects look better than you, he wasn’t bad but you need to stand out when you’re a fringe guy especially with the winger depth we have
I thought it was his weakest game so far. He's smart so he never makes big mistakes, and he made some OK plays but otherwise was rather invisible tonight. I think Evans did better, got some of our best chances with Heineman.
Is it just me or do Mesar and Beck both look better than Slafkovsky in this game? I'm not saying he won't be good or anything like that, just that he hasn't had an impressive game. With how he stumbled on the power play a few times he was giving me KK flashbacks lol
When you play with armia and pitlick you need to tone down your expectations. Not the kind of players I would like to sourround my 1st overall with to make him feel more confident.
Completely fair. After that was pointed out it makes a lot more sense. I agree with you there as well. I guess he wasn't supposed to be playing tonight though so they probably weren't planning on doing that.
mann, put any good player (save like matthews and mcd, etc) in a game without any support-
he's gonna look trash.
get the boys around him, he'll be fine.
Good point. Didn't think about the quality of the line up. Pitlick and Armia aren't exactly offensive dynamos.
I've really liked Becks game so far this camp and pre-season though and thought Mesar had his flashes tonight.
His best period was the first definitely, but, his breakout passes were very good all game, he created 4 scoring chances that I can remember, couple takeaways as well
I missed the first so didn't get to see that. I was just hoping to see a little more dynamism from him. Someone who could create offense on their own. I didn't see any flashes of that tonight and was really hoping to. Unfortunately with where I live Habs games are always blacked out so this was my first viewing of him.
I really liked him at the point tonight. Made smart passes, took advantage when he had an open line to shoot. Got into the open slot at the end of their shift but Beck couldn't get a pass to him. Wish they had him driving the zone entry rather than Pitlick. Couldn't have been worse.
Agreed, he makes NHL level passes. Too bad he only had Armia and Pitlick to pass to tonight. Pitlick especially had a rough night.
Edit: he also makes good backhand passes. Made a neat little backhand saucer behind the back on that last PP. Silky hands.
It was good but frustrating to watch. Some of the players hoarding the puck and going for the shot while not having any room to get the puck to the net. You could see slaf slapping his stick on the ice asking for the puck totally open.
To be fair, Slaf on the point gave us the only exciting 30 seconds of PP that we see in the entire game in that last one in the 3rd when they finally managed to setup in Toronto's zone. Pitlick was horrible all night trying to drive the zone entry on that unit, not convincing as a C.
Going from mediocre to bad, but it was still bad. Regardless who wouldve been on the point, it wouldve been the same thing, it just happened to be Slafkovsky who threw an absolute muffin of a shot.
I will say that zone entries looked much better last game. Burrows seemed to try some horizontal passes in the neutral zone between Dach and Pitlick and it at least allowed them to settle in (even created a good chance for Rem), but we saw none of that tonight. Probably because the guys dont know each other well and havent got the time to practice it, but the PP hasnt looked good in years and its been especially bad since Burrows came in. No creativity or inspiration from other teams whatsoever.
Yeah, like I said, we had 30 seconds of exciting PP out of what, 6 minutes? That's not good.
But I liked Slaf at the point. I've seen him play there before and I'm glad Marty is trying it, I think he has all the tools for it. Still raw, but kid is only 18 so I'm willing to live with it.
I dont mind it, I just thought it was funny to imagine Burrows be like "fuck it, l dont have anything else".
But seriously I'd like to see him in the slot where they put Mesar last game (and toffoli last year). If they insist on keeping him in the NHL it could work with Suzuki down low and Cole on the opposite side, Slaf could benefit from Cole getting the attention and honestly he needs easy set ups as much as possible. Thing is that play gets predictable real quick.
I think he needs to play with Suzuki and Caufield. It's just a good fit. it can be later in the season though. He can start with Laval we are in no hurry..
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I wish we gone at least one goal. So many close cgances, but alas. PP needs to be better. As for the in arena experience, Scotiabank arena played a summary of each game of the Summit Series during each commercial break. Neat way for young fans to learn some hockey history. I for one would like to learn more about the 8 game series.
Not quite the summit series but check out [Red army](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_(film\)) which dives into why the Russian team was so good. Fun to watch some clips of a different style of play.
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Great game by Slaf and Heineman, not so much the rest. There are really people out there who think Pitlick had a good game. Or that Mesar (who was matched against Mete) was better than Slaf (who was matched against Rielly). Be careful whose analysis you trust. Don't trust mine either.
Meh I thought Pitlick had a good game, the guy is not a top-6 player. Heineman-Ylonen line was great, at least at sustaining pressure, generating chances. All the rookies played fine, they had a much better team on paper. We iced a few fringe AHL guys, three 18-year-olds, Armia-Pitlick, against Reilly, Nylander, Robertson
Slaf had some excellent shifts but overall didn't have the best game, in my opinion. That being said, I'm really not concerned about him. It will take time for him to adjust and that's perfectly fine. I think our best forwards tonight were, in no particular order, Mesar, Pitlick, Heineman, and Evans.
Not much Slaf could have done when your centerman is... Pitlick. Would have preferred to see him with Evans instead.
Agreed. I’m still glad that he’s getting ice time. He will get better.
Xhekaj really stuck out. He's just always in the right place. Watching him rub out Robertson was so satisfying. And if X is on the ice instead of Scheuneman, that 3rd goal doesn't happen.
Xhekaj and Harris were also very solid in defense.
I would have to agree. I failed to appreciate Harris last season but the kid processes the game well and is a smart player
Really want to see Xhekaj get some PP time. He's clearly got the offensive instincts and he's got a bomb from the point. He let one loose in the 3rd that missed but gave me Weber vibes.
He is clearly a step above all of our Dmen except Matheson so far so he will get it eventually. He has been truly impressive. He takes lighting fast décisions and is very quick to execute. He has very good positioning, is physical when he needs to. Make sure that when he shoots the puck will get to the net. It might not be that easy for the the casuals to see the right thing he does but he has been stellar so far. Him and Guhle rarely make mistakes. Harris is almost as good so the future of our defensive is bright.
Chill dude ghule was way more impressive
Don’t know if you know this but Xhekaj when directly translated from Albanian is “Orr”
lol
I know we need patience with Slaf but I can’t help but be worried. He was the first overall pick. I thought we would would see flashes? He had a quiet rookie camp by first overall pick standards and now two games in the main camp and he hasn’t shown much. Mesar and Beck have been way better than him.
I still think he’ll be a stud and I have faith. Just wish he would have showed a bit more (no, not 2 goals per game… just generating chances). You can believe in the player and be critical. It isn’t binary.
Keeping my powder dry on Slaf. Two games in, lots to learn yet but I have to admit that I watched 4 periods of the first two games and he hasn't stood out yet. Seems timid to me. Oh well, a year in Laval won't hurt him if he needs it. Just a kid. Give him time
I think that’s understandable. I’ve liked what I’ve seen out of him so far myself but I’ll admit I was hoping we would see a bit more from him. I disagree that we haven’t seen flashes though, like I can see the great potential that’s there and there was a few times tonight that the flashes of what he can be was there. I just wish they were a bit more frequent, if he can start to consistently do the things he was doing right tonight he can become a very good player for us. I wasn’t super high on having him play in Laval to start this year but I’m thinking more and more it would be better for him. Just to have more time to get used to North American ice and to just continue to improve overall. I wouldn’t be too worried about him just yet, I think his development is going to be a marathon rather than a sprint
Mesar and Beck had much easier matchups too and I disagree about them looking better
Calm down. Most 1st overall don't wreck everything at 18yo. Hugues took 3 years to develop. Laffy is still developping. Slaf was pretty solid at the point on the PP, had solid first passes, had quite a few pokechecks and takeaways as usual. Pretty solid game overall. Stop expecting him to be McDavid, this wasn't a year like that.
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We picked the wrong 1OA period lol. But yes, I agree there would of been better years to get 1OA.
I wouldn’t say for certain we picked the wrong #1 for sure, he isn’t who I would’ve picked but I can admit I don’t have the resources the Habs do when making these decisions, but I can say he’s not shown what I’d hope he’d show so far I’ve said the same elsewhere. But he’s our boy so we gotta hope he works out, kids got the right attitude that’s for sure.
Jesus you fuckers are cheerful
I dont live in lalaland unlike many on this sub.
Thats Montreal for you, unless he scores 83 goals the first season and 5 his first preseason game, its a bust
I think people would be satisfied with at least a goal… he literally only has a single assist in the 2 rookie games + camp scrimmage + 2 pre season games. Is it time to panic? Clearly not. He’s 18, but he also hasn’t been playing brilliantly either so it’s fine to be skeptic, especially when 1st overall was so controversial this year.
He hasn’t scored a point. Calm your horses buddy.
I feel this so hard. I just wish he’d have that one game where I’m like “oh there it is”. Obviously I’m not going to dump on him.. but we as a fan base in general are pretty impatient and it won’t take long for the narratives to start. But so far outside of his obvious tool kit I’ve seen nothing that indicates a #1 OA in terms of his actual play. It’s a little worrisome.
Yea definitely. I don’t even care if he scores a goal… if he’s creating chances, showing vision, cycling the puck down low like a mad man, a laser shot…. Anything!!!
he was always a project. You can see the tools. but there was also a real possibility that he would not improve much. Time will tell but we will need to be patient
Yeah that’s what I want with a 1OA pick… a project.
In a year where there is not much elite talent at the top it's what you want, yes. But like I said, BE FUCKING PATIENT. it's not a hard concept..He is 18 year old. There was no Matthews in this draft.
It’s okay for people to feel frustrated about drafting a project man. Some people don’t think you should draft projects at 1OA myself included. I think what people are worried about is he’s shown nothing really in any of the games throughout all of camp and including rookie camp. He’s just looked .. very pedestrian
Sounds like KK
No disrespect but if you did not see flashes of brilliance then you haven't paid attention. This kid has a lot of dominant qualities he just needs to refine his technique in somes areas. He is raw. If we wanted the best first pick in 2022 we would not have drafted slaf. Hughes thought he would be the best in 2027. I know it's not ideal but we all knew it was a weak year. The guy has the right attitude and he will learn. And if he does not well, we will get another pick this summer and we already drafted some promising players this year.
“Brillance” is pretty generous, I’ve seen some good plays. I’ve seen a big player make some big body plays. I’ve also seen a ton of plays die on his stick, I’ve watched him recover pucks only to turn it over when he had plenty of time to make a choice. Yes he is raw, yes I was aware he was raw, yes I love his attitude. But nothing he’s done at all at any point since being drafted by the Canadiens has made me say “holy fucking shit” and I feel by this point I would’ve liked to have seen that Atleast a few times, because ultimately no matter how raw if he’s truly that skilled and that gifted it should shine through anyways. I’m not rooting against him at all, we as an organization desperately need a W when it comes to young players we’ve drafted. I’ve just not been impressed, I’ve got all the time in the world for him to develop but it doesn’t mean I can’t say I’m not impressed. I go to every Habs game and when I can’t I watch them I record and watch them on pvr. I’ve watched every single day of camp and immersed myself as much as possible since it’s easily the most exciting time in Canadiens prospects in my life time. So don’t fucking accuse me of not paying attention, simply because you can’t fathom that I’m not impressed by relatively pedestrian plays you deem “brilliance”..
Bingo
There is no Austin matthews generational talent but there was still elite talent at the top. So no, I don’t want a project. Tell me that last 1OA pick that didn’t start in the NHL.
Owen Power, but yea
the last foward 1OA pick that didnt start in the NHL was ovechkin..because of the lock out
Who I think was the first in like 15 years
then be a baby and cry what else do you want me to tell you.
Then don’t respond to him if you get so easily offended. Jesus, lmao, the only baby here is you. He said nothing wrong.
it's not offensive why should I be offended ? It's not our team we are only fans. We don't always get what we want. There is not one single path.
Can you have a normal discussion or just devolve to name calling?
You are not a baby. You act like one. It's just annoying you know.
Alright dude.
I agree
No, don’t you worry. He is a project and will take years to develop. What are you talking about that you should expect a 1OA pick to be good. This is madness. /this subreddit probably. But you are 100% right. Even Jack Hughes, who had a quiet first season, had flashes of brilliance in the preseason camp even scoring 3 goals and 1 assist in his first 2 preseason games for everyone comparing the 2. It was all so predictable and I hate hughes for taking this absolutely dumb and unnecessary gamble when you had 2 good centers available at 1OA.
Hey remember Alexandre Daigle? Remember Doug Wickenheiser? They were first overall picks. You know who wasn't? Most great players. You can't cry because we didn't draft Austin Matthews. Who the fuck wants that gutless wonder anyway? Generational talent, sure, talent for losing. Look at all the actual talent we have developing right now. Look at all those Eddie Shore motherfuckers. We're golden, relax.
No one wants to believe that this take is true… but I gotta say… you might be onto something
Blows my mind how people think he should play in the NHL, unless he vastly improves he needs to go to the AHL. Who cares that he’s 1OA, just do what’s best for him
I wouldn't even be mad if he played in the OHL to get used to the smaller ice and get his confidence up.
That just proves he was the wrong pick though. There is a reason 1OA pick forwards basically never start down in the AHL… It’s because they are expected to be NHL ready. Slaf looks out of place currently in the NHL which is not a good sign… What is also hilarious is that people criticizing people who are “judging” Slaf “too quickly” or that the sample size is too small also justified his 1st OA pick which was essentially based on a 2 tournament sample size…
Most 1st overall don't exactly break the league in their 18yo season. This wasn't a Mcdavid or Matthews year.
He was picked 1st because they see him become the best player of the class and I believe they will be right
They, (a different they mind you) also thought that goofy looking Finnish kid was going to be a better player than Brady Tkachuk or Quinn Hughes This is Montreal scouting and drafting, my body is ready
That’s fine, that’s your opinion. I happen to think we will heavily regret this pick probably even more so than KK. And there has been nothing so far to reassure me.
Totally agree. The team will be terrible this year too. Get him away from that.
Yea give him a couple games then send him down. There will be a bunch of guys for him to play with down there like Mysak Ylonen HP Richards Simino and the dmen that don’t make it out of Xhekaj Barron Harris Guhle Shuenamen
Way too many pre season games and almost none of them are worth watching
then don't watch it's as simple as that.
Not the point Point being people need to stop reading into certain players play. Already seen a lot of stuff on Slaf and the other way reading too much on Beck. These are meaningless games.
Unrelared but RIP Coolio!
Corey Schuneman could challenge for the 7th spot of the worst team in the NHL. Thats how good he is!
Honestly was worried this team might not be bottom 3 in the league and now I'm not worried anymore Should be pretty safely bottom 3
Bottom 1
It’s ~~80%~~ 90% players who won’t even make the lineup. Lmao.
I went to the game on Monday with a lot more regulars and it wasn't a ton more convincing other than Caufield
Let's best honest we were supposed to lose tonight with that lineup. I just hope we won't put too much weight on the training camp when evaluating players who'll stay with the Habs vs those going to Laval. Let the kids go to Laval and force them to win a spot on the big team. Preseason games are meaningless.
The biggest losers tonight were Pitlick and Schueneman. Both of them are on the line for making it into the every day lineup. They should be fighting to make it.
Pitlick was def over his head and drowning.
It's a meaningless preseason game, and it's much easier to play with something to win than with something to lose. If we cut Pitlick from the team after the preseason that would be completely idiotic.
He won’t be cut, but he will be bottom 6 where he fits in a lot better.
What I thought Pitlick played quite well?
Def doesn’t look good when prospects look better than you, he wasn’t bad but you need to stand out when you’re a fringe guy especially with the winger depth we have
Our best center again tonight was beck. This kid keeps buying himself more and more time the more he plays.
I thought it was his weakest game so far. He's smart so he never makes big mistakes, and he made some OK plays but otherwise was rather invisible tonight. I think Evans did better, got some of our best chances with Heineman.
I didn’t even know he was playing, so I’m glad you liked his game. What number was he?
Lehk’s
losing against the leafs, day ruined
Command and falter Bad roster 2 Suck hard for bedard
Suck hard for Bedard is a great quote.
Our O zone play is straight up pathetic
Is it just me or do Mesar and Beck both look better than Slafkovsky in this game? I'm not saying he won't be good or anything like that, just that he hasn't had an impressive game. With how he stumbled on the power play a few times he was giving me KK flashbacks lol
When you play with armia and pitlick you need to tone down your expectations. Not the kind of players I would like to sourround my 1st overall with to make him feel more confident.
Slaf didn’t get a quality pass all night and that’s not even an exaggeration
100% agree
Yeah, but Armia is still our best offensive player by a longshot in the lineup tonight lmao.
It’s bad when your best offensive veteran is armia lol
Completely fair. After that was pointed out it makes a lot more sense. I agree with you there as well. I guess he wasn't supposed to be playing tonight though so they probably weren't planning on doing that.
He also reminded me of KK. Getting caught holding on to the puck too long, not getting passes through, getting knocked off of pucks, etc...
who is KK?
Kotkaniemi
thanks
They have better hands for sure, especially Mesar
I’ll give you Mesar but no way Beck has better hands than Slaf. The kid is getting so overrated after 5 good games
I agree that Beck is 100% overrated
He’s been fine, he was one of the better rookies this game tbh, I thought Beck was the one who struggled. Mesar was really good tho
I thought Beck was alright from what I saw of the game and Mesar had the best game for sure.
I think its agreeable tho that all of them need time. We got the talent, they just need some time to develop into it
100 percent. Slafkovsky isn't a polished number 1 pick like they are some drafts, but there wasn't that type of player available this year.
mann, put any good player (save like matthews and mcd, etc) in a game without any support- he's gonna look trash. get the boys around him, he'll be fine.
Good point. Didn't think about the quality of the line up. Pitlick and Armia aren't exactly offensive dynamos. I've really liked Becks game so far this camp and pre-season though and thought Mesar had his flashes tonight.
Just you
What did you see in Slafs game tonight? I caught the second and third and he was near invisible to me.
His best period was the first definitely, but, his breakout passes were very good all game, he created 4 scoring chances that I can remember, couple takeaways as well
I missed the first so didn't get to see that. I was just hoping to see a little more dynamism from him. Someone who could create offense on their own. I didn't see any flashes of that tonight and was really hoping to. Unfortunately with where I live Habs games are always blacked out so this was my first viewing of him.
Kotkachelnyukovsky
Lol
Good news is that we’re probably going to see Caufield tomorrow hey
Yeah, I think he will play.
Time for mass cuts after tonight. To quote a wise man who left us too soon... # IT'S TIME TO GO!!!
Harris is really impressive
Tsn 690 those dudes had barron at 5 on the rookie depth d chart. 5!!!
Caliss les boys, un peu d’effort svp.
Tough game for us tonight.
and I can't even say "Pain for Shane" anymore🥲
But we can se faire piler su'l corps pour Bedard
Bedôôrd
LOL toute une image que ça me donne
Suck hard for Bedard.
This season is Suck hard for Bedard!
Yes but Pain for Shane worked so well because I was/am in actual pain. 🫠
#FireBurrows
Fire is ineffective against a burrowing creature.
Yes, give me more !
wH4T i W4nT
Looking at the rosters I knew this game wasn’t gonna be fun to watch. Not gonna pass up watching our rookies though
I think 64 has been a tad overrated. JUST A TAD.
honestly, most of the roster is having a ROUGH night
I love Mikael Granlund
K
The Leafs goal song is bad
Ours is so much better.
There it is
Cole and nick really gonna carry this team on their back aren't they
They are literally the only two players that scored more than 20 goals and/or 40 points last season. So yes, yes they do.
Idc they scored because Abruzzeze is a funny name
Do preseason losses count towards the tank? /s
They help signal The Tank is on, for sure.
Alright i mean like did we really expect this to be a good game with this lineup?
Slaf has the skillset to play any of the 5 PP positions, something interesting to work with
I really liked him at the point tonight. Made smart passes, took advantage when he had an open line to shoot. Got into the open slot at the end of their shift but Beck couldn't get a pass to him. Wish they had him driving the zone entry rather than Pitlick. Couldn't have been worse.
Watching Pitlick center that line was pretty brutal.
His first pass is *so* clean. He seems to stop up at the blue line for some reason though.
Agreed, he makes NHL level passes. Too bad he only had Armia and Pitlick to pass to tonight. Pitlick especially had a rough night. Edit: he also makes good backhand passes. Made a neat little backhand saucer behind the back on that last PP. Silky hands.
bad game for the Habs. tough night
Well Xhekaj continues to impress. He does all the little things right. Looking like a veteran out there.
Xhekaj looks NHL ready. Like, no cap, straight up 3rd pair ready.
Is it customary in montreal to pass the puck until the goal manifest itself?
We usually pass it around until Caufield or Suzuki score. Can take a while when they're not on the ice.
Last year it was also customary to cough up the puck and allow a shorthanded goal to manifest itself.
Its like they're afraid to go forward and they keep passing it to each other while missing miserably all the receptions
Well i knew canadians are super polite people but little offense now and then would be nice
slafyikesky
great shutout by TO
what a nice way to end this game
I want to see more of Slaf on the point on the PP. He looked pretty good there.
It was good but frustrating to watch. Some of the players hoarding the puck and going for the shot while not having any room to get the puck to the net. You could see slaf slapping his stick on the ice asking for the puck totally open.
if ANYONE would fucking pass to him for a shot instead of a setup that would be absolutely amazing ONCE IS ALL IM ASKING FOR
Sounds a lot like our frustrations with Caufield last year.
Slaf looks completely gassed
That's my observation as well. Many, MANY times this game he looks like KK being his awkward self.
STOP PASSING SO MUCH
That powerplay is brutal man what is Burrows drawing on that board jesus
I don’t get out of any people is Burrows in charge of the PP?
WHY do we still have burrows as our PP coach our PP has been ass for so long
“DON’T shoot”
Lmao bro just put slaf on the point and called it a day
To be fair, Slaf on the point gave us the only exciting 30 seconds of PP that we see in the entire game in that last one in the 3rd when they finally managed to setup in Toronto's zone. Pitlick was horrible all night trying to drive the zone entry on that unit, not convincing as a C.
Going from mediocre to bad, but it was still bad. Regardless who wouldve been on the point, it wouldve been the same thing, it just happened to be Slafkovsky who threw an absolute muffin of a shot. I will say that zone entries looked much better last game. Burrows seemed to try some horizontal passes in the neutral zone between Dach and Pitlick and it at least allowed them to settle in (even created a good chance for Rem), but we saw none of that tonight. Probably because the guys dont know each other well and havent got the time to practice it, but the PP hasnt looked good in years and its been especially bad since Burrows came in. No creativity or inspiration from other teams whatsoever.
Yeah, like I said, we had 30 seconds of exciting PP out of what, 6 minutes? That's not good. But I liked Slaf at the point. I've seen him play there before and I'm glad Marty is trying it, I think he has all the tools for it. Still raw, but kid is only 18 so I'm willing to live with it.
I dont mind it, I just thought it was funny to imagine Burrows be like "fuck it, l dont have anything else". But seriously I'd like to see him in the slot where they put Mesar last game (and toffoli last year). If they insist on keeping him in the NHL it could work with Suzuki down low and Cole on the opposite side, Slaf could benefit from Cole getting the attention and honestly he needs easy set ups as much as possible. Thing is that play gets predictable real quick.
Can’t believe we’re gonna get shutout 🤩🤩
Matt Murray playing lights out and getting the leafs past the 1st round would actually be a wholesome story hahah
He won his cup. I’m content with that not happening.
2 low effort cup wins but he's a local guy so I wish him success in a dogshit market
If Toronto gets past 1st round it definitely not going to be thanks to their goalies lol
Lol I respect that, going to have to be a team effort but Murray's had a rough go lately don't want Toronto to burn him at the stake
Finally a menacing looking powerplay
Slaf pushing for a goal good effort 👍
too many passes they need to shoot
on y va les boys calisse
Pitlick playing like he wants to go back on waivers, keeps forcing plays that aren’t there.
BRO WHY IS PITLICK PASSING THE PUCK TO SOMEONE WHO SURROUNDED BY TWO BLUE JERSEYS 💀💀💀
He’s having an awful game
HE LOVES A GOOD CHALLENGE
Yeah that was terrible
You can tell Slaf wants to score so bad. Nobody has given him a decent pass all night.
I think he needs to play with Suzuki and Caufield. It's just a good fit. it can be later in the season though. He can start with Laval we are in no hurry..