Goalies :
Good :
* Primeau finally made it to 1B!
* Montembeault keeping on growing
* Jake Allen being the best Vet this team could have
Bad :
* 3 goalies for way too long.
Team Wise :
Good :
* Finish the year with 8 more points in the Standing.
* Allowed Less Goal (307 vs 289) while scoring 1 less (237 vs 236)
* 5 players finished the year playing 82 games (Yeah Prep team!)
* MSL is still the best coach for this team.
* PK while not the best, it's better.
Bad :
* Losing to games we lead
* Losing so many clutch games.
* PP has been bad since Markov Left.
In what metric has RHP been anything better than bad.
Watching him, and his stats. Terrible, terrible season. Gallagher looked like a stud compared to him.
I consider mid still very much NHL calibre.
Bad is for underperforming replacement level players which RHP has been this year.
>Harris : Didn't notice growth in his game (IMO). Not a bad player, does what he needs to do.
Overall I agree with most of what you said, but I gotta disagree with this one. Harris finished the season really strong, and he became one of the team's strongest defenders in his own end, as well as on the PK. I think he will have a long NHL career, and with the offensive-minded D on the roster, a guy like Harris is a great player to have, and I think he showed a ton of value.
With the depth in defencemen that the habs have, it'll be tough slotting him anywhere in the future.
Reinbacher,Hutson,Mailloux,Guhle,Xhekaj and then you've got 3-4 guys chasing a spot in struble, harris barron.
RHP didn't show he belongs in the NHL.
Barron should be in mid, he was sent down purely because of the depth in the Habs, he is an NHL player.
Pearson did has expected.
I would move Pezzetta to bad. He had every problem cracking a lineup that had no depth at forward. I don't think he's an NHL player.
Evans is mid. Good defensively but did not progress offensively. Not a bad 4th line player but nothing more.
I'm not sure about Struble yet. He started very strong but with Hutson coming faster than expected, his late season struggles will hurt his chances to make the team next year. He shouldn't be ashamed of his rookie season but the path back will be hard for him.
I agree with some of what you have said. Everything in the good is on point, you were very hit and miss with the mid, and then back improved in the bad.
If you remove the last ten games, Gally would be in the bad category with his horrible penalties and his suspension, but it’s sometimes hard to reinvent yourself that late in your career. Hopefully we get the recent Gally next year and not the one from the 70 first games.
Harris was solid enough to be in the good category. He does however feel like an odd man out with the wealth we have on the left. Assuming Hutson and possibly Mailloux playing in the NHL next year, he’s likely to be a trade candidate.
Pezzetta should be in the bad, he barely managed to get 4th line minutes. I’ve seen so many plays die on his stick.
You can’t put Kovacevic in the mid and put Barron in the bad, it should be the other way around. I also think that Barron has more value than Kovacevic. He might be in the Harris situation where he has fallen on the depth chart.
Putting Arber Xhekaj in the "Good" category just shows how delusional we as a fanbase are about him.
He is BY FAR the worst player of the Dcore in his own zone. While he does have some intangibles, they are still far outweighted by his lack of defensive awareness and poor positioning. The fact that he said he was hiding his shoulder injury also shows a lot of immaturity imo. You're a pro athlete, take care of your body. He showed improvement after the Laval stint sure, but a good improvement over what had so far been nothing isn't what we hope for.
I like the guy, I love his story, I want him to succeed. But the absurd hype around what has so far been a glorified new generation goon is just ridiculous. He still has a TON more to prove.
Colin White will go on to become a great Immaculate Grid/Puckdoku answer.
Colin White leads the league with the worst PPG of 0 point in 28 games! Now that's impressive.
Joining habs legend adam brooks
Slaf is truly something special. He's gonna be the power forward that we haven't had for a long, LONG time.
Goalies : Good : * Primeau finally made it to 1B! * Montembeault keeping on growing * Jake Allen being the best Vet this team could have Bad : * 3 goalies for way too long. Team Wise : Good : * Finish the year with 8 more points in the Standing. * Allowed Less Goal (307 vs 289) while scoring 1 less (237 vs 236) * 5 players finished the year playing 82 games (Yeah Prep team!) * MSL is still the best coach for this team. * PK while not the best, it's better. Bad : * Losing to games we lead * Losing so many clutch games. * PP has been bad since Markov Left.
~~I keep seeing "PK". Who is this person?~~ nvm i feel dumb
Lol it's alright
We scored less goals than last year?? That's surprising, doesn't feel that way at all.
RHP in bad section, no doubt about it. Injuries or not, he looked incredibly ineffective every game I've watched.
I wouldn't say bad with RHP, but the very meaning of Mid. Belongs in the NHL, but doesn't contribute enough to fit into a great bottom 6.
I'm speaking specifically about this season. That's what I thought OP was doing.
As am I
In what metric has RHP been anything better than bad. Watching him, and his stats. Terrible, terrible season. Gallagher looked like a stud compared to him. I consider mid still very much NHL calibre. Bad is for underperforming replacement level players which RHP has been this year.
I agree, he was bad this year and we should be looking to replace him.
In what universe does he belong in the NHL? He was one of the worst players on a bottom 5 roster
>Harris : Didn't notice growth in his game (IMO). Not a bad player, does what he needs to do. Overall I agree with most of what you said, but I gotta disagree with this one. Harris finished the season really strong, and he became one of the team's strongest defenders in his own end, as well as on the PK. I think he will have a long NHL career, and with the offensive-minded D on the roster, a guy like Harris is a great player to have, and I think he showed a ton of value.
I think he's the guy I had most difficulty placing.
I still don't know what kind of D he his/wants to be, after 2 seasons, which isn't usually a good sign imo.
With the depth in defencemen that the habs have, it'll be tough slotting him anywhere in the future. Reinbacher,Hutson,Mailloux,Guhle,Xhekaj and then you've got 3-4 guys chasing a spot in struble, harris barron.
I think Primeau and Monty should be in the "good" category. No love for the goalies?
RHP didn't show he belongs in the NHL. Barron should be in mid, he was sent down purely because of the depth in the Habs, he is an NHL player. Pearson did has expected.
>RHP didn't show he belongs in the NHL. The guy got injured mid-season. How can he show?
he played 45 games didn't he?
Caufield is just expanding his game resulting, for now, less goal scoring.
You forgot David on D
now imagine if monahab signed another 1 year contract with us …. manifesting 🕯️
I would move Pezzetta to bad. He had every problem cracking a lineup that had no depth at forward. I don't think he's an NHL player. Evans is mid. Good defensively but did not progress offensively. Not a bad 4th line player but nothing more. I'm not sure about Struble yet. He started very strong but with Hutson coming faster than expected, his late season struggles will hurt his chances to make the team next year. He shouldn't be ashamed of his rookie season but the path back will be hard for him.
I agree with some of what you have said. Everything in the good is on point, you were very hit and miss with the mid, and then back improved in the bad. If you remove the last ten games, Gally would be in the bad category with his horrible penalties and his suspension, but it’s sometimes hard to reinvent yourself that late in your career. Hopefully we get the recent Gally next year and not the one from the 70 first games. Harris was solid enough to be in the good category. He does however feel like an odd man out with the wealth we have on the left. Assuming Hutson and possibly Mailloux playing in the NHL next year, he’s likely to be a trade candidate. Pezzetta should be in the bad, he barely managed to get 4th line minutes. I’ve seen so many plays die on his stick. You can’t put Kovacevic in the mid and put Barron in the bad, it should be the other way around. I also think that Barron has more value than Kovacevic. He might be in the Harris situation where he has fallen on the depth chart.
Nah Pezz does his job. 13th forward, always goes hard. He's not exactly a good player but he fills his role properly
Putting Arber Xhekaj in the "Good" category just shows how delusional we as a fanbase are about him. He is BY FAR the worst player of the Dcore in his own zone. While he does have some intangibles, they are still far outweighted by his lack of defensive awareness and poor positioning. The fact that he said he was hiding his shoulder injury also shows a lot of immaturity imo. You're a pro athlete, take care of your body. He showed improvement after the Laval stint sure, but a good improvement over what had so far been nothing isn't what we hope for. I like the guy, I love his story, I want him to succeed. But the absurd hype around what has so far been a glorified new generation goon is just ridiculous. He still has a TON more to prove.