Didn't know about the Winnipeg situation - thanks for the info. Makes me more hopeful for Laine in Montreal. If we avoid injuries and the internal improvement continues we will be close to a wild care spot. I still am concerned about our goaltending.
Laine is going to give it is best shot and the coaching staff will provide him the best environment to succeed. He won’t just be left on his own, he will be coached, he will be nutured, and supported in a positive manner. Being around all these fun and hardworking kids will motivate him big time. Imagine next year Slav Suzuki Caufield Laine Dach Demidov Roy Newhook Armia
@@rinobourgoin8829 No doubt. Adding Laine’s offence changes the whole team dynamic. I don’t think Semofov is coming over though. You’ll have to wait one more season for that.
It's nice to hear someone speak with hope rather than devaluing the players or setting limits for them. They do this because they don't want to be disappointed. It's so lame. I agree with you, good job. Cheers
Laine never played for a "team". He is coming into a room where everyone has everyone else's back and they play for each other. I believe Laine will make a big bounce back. If Hutson works out this season, I expect to see Matheson traded at the deadline. I watched every game last year and he cost us at least 9 games by trying to be a hero in the last 5 minutes of a 1 goal game. He had the worst plus/minus on the team. The first 50 minutes of the game are for D-men to try end to end rushes not the last 10 min. of 1 goal games. GO HABS GO!
A first + prospect if his offense resembles anywhere close as last season Some teams may be looking for D on the back end top 4 If Hutson looks good on PP and can produce 5 v 5 without getting worked defensively this makes Matheson movable I don’t like Matheson’s defensive play, Ghule is playing his offside and is doing all the work inside the D zone Matheson is log jamming LD forcing Ghule to play RD which in turn is log jamming RD If Engstrom has a good camp I would move Matheson as soon as a good return is offered. LD ( without Matheson ) Ghule Hutson Wifi Engstrom Strubble Trudeau… RD Reinbacher Mailoux Bogdan Savard ( re-sign Savard for 2 years as depth D, Dad of the team ) Barron ( trade him unless he earns a role, he’s another Harris, low intangibles…)
@@darinblair2469it would be poor asset management to not move him if not this trade deadline by next year’s… By low sell high! He has no future here. Ghule is better D, Hutson runs a better PP, Wifi plays meaner.
@@Stackman365 250 isn’t enough. They need to be closer to 285. And thanks for the correction. Brian Wilde said 246, so I thought it was the right number.
Why is everyone wanting to see Mathesson traded? The MTL media is always complaining that we don’t have enough local talent??? Mathesson is a great person, family man and spends time helping kids at local schools. Speaks both languages very well, he is loved by the kids on the team and eats 25 minutes per game playing the game the management team wants this team to play. We need one solid veteran to show the way for the next several years. Unless Mathewson is asking for an unreasonable amount, he should be extended.
He is a defensive liability Ghule is forced to do most of the defending. Moving Matheson while his value is high would just be great asset management. Buy low sell high. I don’t see a future for him here, Ghuoe is a natural LD, Hutson, Wifi, Engstrom all LD hell Strubble and Trudeau too I would Extend Savard on an easy team friendly deal, he made it clear he wanted to stay Close to home after Covid and best thing is he can actually play Defense, speaks both perfectly, he is the Dad on the team and has won a cup. Then this would be my armchair move I would make 2 trades on the back end : 1 Matheson for high picks or 21-26 year old big, fast, gritty forward ( younger Dakota Joshua type ) bring JAM to FWD depth. 2 Barron to Pittsburgh for Letang Would add pick(s) if Pittsburgh retained Ghule - Letang Hutson - Savard Wifi - Mailloux Reinbacher Strubble Trudeau Engstrom… This way you keep your French speaking D quota on top with him and Savard both Stanley Cup Champions Letang a big reason why Pittsburgh won theirs. Good vets that are both better defensively than Matheson Let Hutson, Mailloux, Ghule,Reinbacher, Wifi all chip in from the backend Matheson Iikes to go for offense first and Defense if he has to… Matheson The Personi have no issue with but I’m not a fan of his hockey
people are exagerating. we have almost same lineup than last year and just because laine is now a habs , some think already of stanley cup and playoffs... the habs did not improve much in the last years at all. we still have no number one goalie and a bunch of young inexperienced players. relax.....
I hope Laine comes out and just tears it up, just to prove all the idiots wrong. As far as the lineup goes, assuming Dvorak is still there come opening night, here is my lineup Caufield Suzuki Slaf Roy Dach Laine Newhook Dvorak Gallagher Armia Evans Anderson/Pezzetta If Dvorak is traded, then Newhook moves to 3C, Armia moves up to the 3rd line (that line of Armia Newhook Gally worked well last in the season) Defense Matheson Guhle Hutson Savard Xhekaj Barron/Struble Those last 3 probably rotate in and out on the 3rd pairing. Come trade deadline, Savard gets traded and either Mailloux or Reinbacher comes up. Thinking Mailloux having more experience...maybe Daily Faceoff, I take anything they say with a grain of salt, they don't know their LW from their RW half the time Barron's new contract isn't 2 way, and he isn't waiver exempt. I have no issue with the goaltending duo. Honestly hope they play them both a lot. Maybe not 50/50, but maybe 60/40 in favor of Monty
@@viper29caJust to see if he redeems himself? Why not? Gallagher would be better on the 4th line, just to lower expectations. He’s be great with Evans, IMO.
@@mtlhockeytalk Gallagher played his best hockey last year with Armia and Newhook. Easily outplayed Anderson. Not sure how you punish a player by demoting him to the 4th line for that. Anderson proved nothing last year. If he wants to get higher up the lineup, the prove it.
Suzuki, Caulfield, Laine, Dach Slafkovski, Mesar, Newhook, Roy, Kapinen. Beck Evans, Armia for the best 4th line in years. better defense, offense, faceoff,
Didn't know about the Winnipeg situation - thanks for the info. Makes me more hopeful for Laine in Montreal.
If we avoid injuries and the internal improvement continues we will be close to a wild care spot.
I still am concerned about our goaltending.
Just heard today that Slaf has had quite an offseason bulk up. Totally excited about this third season
Totally. He’s going to be an even bigger monster.
Great video thanks
Laine is going to give it is best shot and the coaching staff will provide him the best environment to succeed. He won’t just be left on his own, he will be coached, he will be nutured, and supported in a positive manner. Being around all these fun and hardworking kids will motivate him big time.
Imagine next year
Slav Suzuki Caufield
Laine Dach Demidov
Roy Newhook Armia
@@rinobourgoin8829 No doubt. Adding Laine’s offence changes the whole team dynamic. I don’t think Semofov is coming over though. You’ll have to wait one more season for that.
It's nice to hear someone speak with hope rather than devaluing the players or setting limits for them. They do this because they don't want to be disappointed. It's so lame. I agree with you, good job. Cheers
@@paulalkenbrack6084 It’s been a while since we were able to.
275 goals plus demidov next seaon! Crazy! R.
Matheson Ghule
Reimbacher Hutson
Mailloux Wifi
Engstrom
What an awesome défense in two years.
If all the stars align sure they could make the playoffs.
Laine never played for a "team". He is coming into a room where everyone has everyone else's back and they play for each other. I believe Laine will make a big bounce back. If Hutson works out this season, I expect to see Matheson traded at the deadline. I watched every game last year and he cost us at least 9 games by trying to be a hero in the last 5 minutes of a 1 goal game. He had the worst plus/minus on the team. The first 50 minutes of the game are for D-men to try end to end rushes not the last 10 min. of 1 goal games. GO HABS GO!
What pick do think we could get for Matheson
There not trading him
A first + prospect if his offense resembles anywhere close as last season
Some teams may be looking for D on the back end top 4
If Hutson looks good on PP and can produce 5 v 5 without getting worked defensively this makes Matheson movable
I don’t like Matheson’s defensive play, Ghule is playing his offside and is doing all the work inside the D zone
Matheson is log jamming LD forcing Ghule to play RD which in turn is log jamming RD
If Engstrom has a good camp I would move Matheson as soon as a good return is offered.
LD ( without Matheson )
Ghule
Hutson
Wifi
Engstrom
Strubble
Trudeau…
RD
Reinbacher
Mailoux
Bogdan
Savard ( re-sign Savard for 2 years as depth D, Dad of the team )
Barron ( trade him unless he earns a role, he’s another Harris, low intangibles…)
@@darinblair2469it would be poor asset management to not move him if not this trade deadline by next year’s…
By low sell high! He has no future here. Ghule is better D, Hutson runs a better PP, Wifi plays meaner.
@@darinblair2469 just been thing if we did get a first would give us 3 and then trade up maybe can get a Martone or Schaefer
He will be looking for a payday so will not sign short term. Would have liked to see a trade for Askarov and Surin for Matheson and Mesar
Habs scored 236 goals last year. They need to get passed 250
@@Stackman365 250 isn’t enough. They need to be closer to 285.
And thanks for the correction. Brian Wilde said 246, so I thought it was the right number.
@@mtlhockeytalk I did say passed 250 🤔🤨😅
@@Stackman365 14 goals isn’t enough is what I mean. Adding 40 to last season’s total and dropping their goals against will do the trick.
Why is everyone wanting to see Mathesson traded? The MTL media is always complaining that we don’t have enough local talent??? Mathesson is a great person, family man and spends time helping kids at local schools. Speaks both languages very well, he is loved by the kids on the team and eats 25 minutes per game playing the game the management team wants this team to play. We need one solid veteran to show the way for the next several years. Unless Mathewson is asking for an unreasonable amount, he should be extended.
He is a defensive liability
Ghule is forced to do most of the defending.
Moving Matheson while his value is high would just be great asset management.
Buy low sell high.
I don’t see a future for him here, Ghuoe is a natural LD, Hutson, Wifi, Engstrom all LD hell Strubble and Trudeau too
I would Extend Savard on an easy team friendly deal, he made it clear he wanted to stay Close to home after Covid and best thing is he can actually play Defense, speaks both perfectly, he is the Dad on the team and has won a cup.
Then this would be my armchair move
I would make 2 trades on the back end :
1
Matheson for high picks or 21-26 year old big, fast, gritty forward ( younger Dakota Joshua type ) bring JAM to FWD depth.
2 Barron to Pittsburgh for Letang
Would add pick(s) if Pittsburgh retained
Ghule - Letang
Hutson - Savard
Wifi - Mailloux
Reinbacher
Strubble
Trudeau
Engstrom…
This way you keep your French speaking D quota on top with him and Savard both Stanley Cup Champions
Letang a big reason why Pittsburgh won theirs.
Good vets that are both better defensively than Matheson
Let Hutson, Mailloux, Ghule,Reinbacher, Wifi all chip in from the backend
Matheson Iikes to go for offense first and Defense if he has to…
Matheson The Personi have no issue with but I’m not a fan of his hockey
Toxic teammates who were jealous of Laine's talent
I wonnder why did his former team did not want laine ,must have been some things he did that not as good as people thought he was
people are exagerating. we have almost same lineup than last year and just because laine is now a habs , some think already of stanley cup and playoffs... the habs did not improve much in the last years at all. we still have no number one goalie and a bunch of young inexperienced players. relax.....
I hope Laine comes out and just tears it up, just to prove all the idiots wrong.
As far as the lineup goes, assuming Dvorak is still there come opening night, here is my lineup
Caufield Suzuki Slaf
Roy Dach Laine
Newhook Dvorak Gallagher
Armia Evans Anderson/Pezzetta
If Dvorak is traded, then Newhook moves to 3C, Armia moves up to the 3rd line (that line of Armia Newhook Gally worked well last in the season)
Defense
Matheson Guhle
Hutson Savard
Xhekaj Barron/Struble
Those last 3 probably rotate in and out on the 3rd pairing.
Come trade deadline, Savard gets traded and either Mailloux or Reinbacher comes up. Thinking Mailloux having more experience...maybe
Daily Faceoff, I take anything they say with a grain of salt, they don't know their LW from their RW half the time
Barron's new contract isn't 2 way, and he isn't waiver exempt.
I have no issue with the goaltending duo. Honestly hope they play them both a lot. Maybe not 50/50, but maybe 60/40 in favor of Monty
@@viper29ca I tend to agree about Daily Faceoff. This time though, they are close.
You have Anderson on the 4th line…interesting?!?
@@mtlhockeytalk based on last year's performance, does Anderson deserve to be farther up the lineup?
@@viper29caJust to see if he redeems himself? Why not? Gallagher would be better on the 4th line, just to lower expectations. He’s be great with Evans, IMO.
@@mtlhockeytalk Gallagher played his best hockey last year with Armia and Newhook. Easily outplayed Anderson. Not sure how you punish a player by demoting him to the 4th line for that. Anderson proved nothing last year. If he wants to get higher up the lineup, the prove it.
Winnipeg and Colombus both toxic teams he played for. I bet he thrives as a Hab.
Suzuki, Caulfield, Laine, Dach Slafkovski, Mesar, Newhook, Roy, Kapinen. Beck Evans, Armia for the best 4th line in years. better defense, offense, faceoff,