Karine Hains: In Hainsight: Secondary Scoring Needed The Canadiens lost their 2nd and last game of the season against the Wild last night by a score of 4-1.

Karine
Hains: In Hainsight: Secondary Scoring Needed
The Canadiens lost their 2nd and last game of the season against the Wild last night by a score of 4-1.
- Karine Hains

no no....let's get a great draft pick.

Slafkovsky shouldn't dive like that, it's just shameful.
-Pete

Caufield with 8 shots on goal yesterday.

A constant menace.

no no....let's get a great draft pick.
- Symba007

are you among those who still think they'll get less than 25 wins?

are you among those who still think they'll get less than 25 wins?
- Pat1993

I think they will be around 60-65pts but I would like if they were just under 60pts.

Caufield with 8 shots on goal yesterday.

A constant menace.
- Scabeh

pretty much the only one they have. shut down #22, you win

pretty much the only one they have. shut down #22, you win
- fidopro

Any team that is able to close the neutral zone and avoid turn over in that area will win against MTL.

I think they will be around 60-65pts but I would like if they were just under 60pts.
- Symba007

I'm the optimistic one here, I say 65-70

Karine
Hains: In Hainsight: Secondary Scoring Needed
The Canadiens lost their 2nd and last game of the season against the Wild last night by a score of 4-1.
- Karine Hains

I get the Evans should not do that, but last year, those guys did nothing to stand up for one another. How many times did a Habs player take a dirty hit and all the other Habs players were more interested in heading to the bench instead of reacting.

So not ideal, but I am glad Evans got in there.

I like the fact (most of) these guys are in it for each other.

I'm the optimistic one here, I say 65-70
- fidopro

Habs are a one trick pony so far this year, any team that protects the puck in the neutral zone beats them, every team will figure this out quickly. The pace of the game will also increase and the Habs won't keep up IMO.

We had a fun 10 games but reality is coming and I am ready for it.

The worse thing that can happen to MTL is to improve too quickly in their rebuilding process, they will miss out on potential key players that could really help them in the future.

Habs are a one trick pony so far this year, any team that protects the puck in the neutral zone beats them, every team will figure this out quickly. The pace of the game will also increase and the Habs won't keep up IMO.

We had a fun 10 games but reality is coming and I am ready for it.

The worse thing that can happen to MTL is to improve too quickly in their rebuilding process, they will miss out on potential key players that could really help them in the future.
- Symba007

I don't see that happening, not with all the dead wood still on board.

Any team that is able to close the neutral zone and avoid turn over in that area will win against MTL.
- Symba007

tbf, teams that do that will win against most teams. hate to tell you but you guys aren;t getting less points than the hawks.

I don't see that happening, not with all the dead wood still on board.
- fidopro

the optimistic one has spoken.

tbf, teams that do that will win against most teams. hate to tell you but you guys aren;t getting less points than the hawks.
- Gramps28

they have the exact same number of points after 10 games... I still think Richardson will get that group going

they have the exact same number of points after 10 games... I still think Richardson will get that group going
- Pat1993

he has got them going. that's the problem. lol

they have the exact same number of points after 10 games... I still think Richardson will get that group going
- Pat1993

but it might change when they trade Kane and Toews as expected

When on our side when we dump Dadonov and Hoffman, we will actually get better

he has got them going. that's the problem. lol
- Gramps28

"keep" them going is what I should've said lol

but it might change when they trade Kane and Toews as expected

When on our side when we dump Dadonov and Hoffman, we will actually get better
- Xizord

they're both on their last contract year but they still have a cap hit of 10.5M, not sure how that's gonna work...

but it might change when they trade Kane and Toews as expected

When on our side when we dump Dadonov and Hoffman, we will actually get better
- Xizord

even with those guys, its a roster of 4th liners aside from 3 guys.

they're both on their last contract year but they still have a cap hit of 10.5M, not sure how that's gonna work...
- Pat1993

by retaining half. and getting another team involved. hawks can also take back a sit contract. easy peasy. problem is both, if they want to move, are only going to teams contending. so the returns are gonna be meh.

"keep" them going is what I should've said lol
- Pat1993

lost 4 in a row and the schedule looks good for more.

by retaining half. and getting another team involved. hawks can also take back a sit contract. easy peasy. problem is both, if they want to move, are only going to teams contending. so the returns are gonna be meh.
- Gramps28

meh, that's still a poop ton of money while contending teams don't have a whole lot of cap space, I wouldn't call it "easy peasy".

by retaining half. and getting another team involved. hawks can also take back a sit contract. easy peasy. problem is both, if they want to move, are only going to teams contending. so the returns are gonna be meh.
- Gramps28

That is still 5.25 million... gonna be interesting.

That is still 5.25 million... gonna be interesting.
- Mashadar