Sum it up

Muller93 · Guru

Sum it up

Muller93 · Guru

Sorry, maybe Begin drives to the net...

barry33 · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

Basically we have a pretty decent team on paper. But the problem is: 1. Just plain bad goaltending. This will deflate any team. Contrary to what many of you guys think about the "team effort", on some nights I though the habs effort was there, just got the wind taken out of the sails due to shoddy goaltending 2. Anyone notice that the habs have no one that drives to the net? Am I the only one who notices that we have practically every player playing "peripheral hockey". Koivu despite being little is the only guy who does it( example--goal against the leafs). This is not really an effort thing, just a style of hockey thing. We have a lot of peripheral guys. 3 No second line center---Thanx Ribeiro. soooo. If Theo had earned his 5.5 mil and Ribiero was actually a threat(never was). We may have been OK. The only problem that does not have an "internal" fix is our lack of ability to drive to the net. We need a couple of "attackers". Not big time goal scorers, just guys who create havoc in a productive way.

Muller I cannot disagree with you on most points..however let me add this. When you are averaging 16 shots a game in the new "free wheeling NHL", covering your net with plywood will not win you games. And 2. Yes Saks droive the net against the Leafs. My porblem is that (and this goes for EVERY player on that team), where does he disappear to the next night? Like Kovalev, we get one good night..then these guys stop doing what made them successful.

Muller93 · Guru

16 shots: Wind out of sails...It happens when your goaltending takes away your momentum. Hockey is a game of momentum. 16 shots...poor momentum, not lack of effort for the most part. IMO

barry33 · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

16 shots: Wind out of sails...It happens when your goaltending takes away your momentum. Hockey is a game of momentum. 16 shots...poor momentum, not lack of effort for the most part. IMO

so what was the excuse Thursday against Boston? Huet stops 37 shots, inluding a penalty shot..and we muster 16 shots on Thomas..hmmmm. What more do we want form a goalie? EVen the Philly win where Huet was outsanding..we had 17 shots buT bullis got lucky.

wright · Veteran Member

Certainly Theodore's horrid goaltending has gone a long way to undermining this season. Nonethless as evidenced by Thursday's night game against Boston this team has a myriad of other problems. Out worked, out hustled and once again badly outshot. Muller is correct the forwards are content to play on the perhipery, they don't want to pay the price by driving to the net.

This is a very soft team, in every respect. Outside of Begin no forward is willing to block a shot. The team gets one soft goal scored against them they pack it in. When they finally get supplied with strong goaltending from Huet, their response is to be out shot 37-16.

In the final 8 minutes of the game against Boston they finally play with desperation and intensitity of a team on the verge of being knocked out of the playoff race. Where was that effort through out the game? Zednik had some terrific shifts late in the game why has he not been doing that on a nightly basis?

Hopefulyy once this nightmarish season ends Gainey will be able to do an effective makeover of the team. Until then perhaps with Markov coming back and Huet continuing to give them solid goaltending they can try and rally as a team, although I would not bet on it.

Thrice · Member

it must be Ribeiro's fault.

heet_150 · Guru

Thrice wrote:

it must be Ribeiro's fault.

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!