@HabsLaughs Would have been great to see him join the team, but it’s probably best for his development. If he doesn’t feel ready to make the jump, then he isn’t.
@fnveenie Great to see they are trying something before the end of the season. If they want to make a run in the playoffs, the 2nd line needs to contribute, and it wasn’t doing enough with kapanen
@fnveenie@HabsOnReddit Would love to see them try this lol. Don’t know if it would work permanently, but would be interesting to see him forecheck on the 4th line for a game
@HabsChronicle Hasn’t been the same since coming back from his injury. Not sure if it’s something still lingering, but just doesn’t look like himself (and there’s not really any games where he’s showed flashes at all)
What are your thoughts on Kaiden Guhle these days?
We know what he can bring but doesn't feel like he's been anymore effective than Struble/Xhekaj lately.
@DocMorrisMD@HFTVSports Yeah I guess it’s just him and Dobson on the right. Hopefully they can call Reinbacher up and give him a shot. Too bad Engstrom wasn’t a righty as well
@fnveenie They gotta figure out these D pairs. Just no chance they can win a 7 game series with how they play defensively. I hope they at least try to call up Reinbacher at som point and take out Carrier
@fnveenie@keoughan27 Would also make sense considering they extended Texier - feel like they wouldn’t have made that move without knowing that a few of the vets won’t be on the roster next year
I'm glad to see the team starting to make really difficult decisions. Their mindset has shifted drastically over the last 12 months. No more free rides. Perform, or you're out. This summer will be very interesting.
@fnveenie However much they practice 6 on 5, they need to double it. They can never get the puck up and always seems like they give up huge chances. Massive W tho
@fnveenie He was so automatic a few years ago when he could come in slow on his forehand and shoot. Now he tries to deke every time and it doesn’t work.
@HabsChronicle When Suzuki got back to the bench after the goal, Marchand stood up and was pumping him up - it’s a type of play he would make so he loved it
@xwleblancx@NHLRumourReport I would do this in a heartbeat. Anyone who wouldn’t do this on the habs side is crazy. He’s an elite playmaker with 3 PPG seasons already. Our top 6 would be nasty
Nick Kypreos: Re Robert Thomas: The price is astronomical, in the vicinity of something equivalent to three top-15 first-round picks. [Armstrong's] looking for cache in prospects and picks. I don’t know what team would do that - Sportsnet (2/2)
@DemidovHabs Where does he even slot when hage and other players are in? Not skilled enough for top 6, but not physical or defensive enough for a bottom 6 (not to say he can’t develop that part of the game)