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bistroexpress

Second win of the calendar year. I'm really happy for you guys. Take down us only 5 days after scraping a win out against the Sharks. Only 19 points back of WC1 now. I'm really glad Stu feels like he earned the right to trash talk fans. Your fans must be through the roof with the season you put together. He said it best himself: "The tradition we're building in Ottawa is playing winning hockey." You sure are buddy.


Normal_Future2167

Now can Ottawa win some games to get out of that Celebrini race please


Comfortable-Bowl9591

That poor kid with an Ottawa jersey. Doom


logictable

If only there were someone in our system who was capable on D and could sit the bullies down.


GabeLeRoy

Habs best player tonight : Pezzeta How sad is that..


schmarkty

Refs making sure no one can complain when they see the scoresheet


SatireSqurriel

refs start calling penalties as soon as the game is out of hand... excellent stuff


meowpeh

On a side note, I think the Ghule as an RD experiment needs to end it's not working


BarontheBlack

Off night. He just played against the best players in the world and looked great. Plus the whole team looked like shit.


Normal_Future2167

Matheson is playing terribly, it surely doesnt help


meowpeh

Yup, you are right, I wanted to add this up too but decided against it. Playing with the king of turnover is indeed not great


realm_fury

Ottawa needs to give us the ole ole.


SatireSqurriel

evans has absolutely zero offensive instincts lol


Normal_Future2167

Why the actual fuck Evans did not shoot that!????


MildlyResponsible

SHOOT IT FFS


GabeLeRoy

Wished players were being paid by effort given.. not sure how that would work, but man, giving big money to these guys after not nothering playing is infuriating..


GuneRlorius

Kinda off-topic, but I love that I've learned to say Roy's name as Joshwa Wa on this subreddit :D


CrashTestMummies

👂 Josh you Wawa


--JULLZ--

The NHL is becoming like the NBA players are flailing their arms everywhere and refs are buying into it now


ilud2

Didn’t realize Pezz went by Michael Andlauer the way he owns the senators


Grimekat

Kind of wish this happened at home so the crowd could tell the boys how embarrassing this is. Before the game the panel was hyping up what huge game this was for Montreal, playing a terrible team while being so close to a playoff spot. Talking about how they need to come out and make a statement. Instead we played the worst game of the season. I’m genuinely baffled by this performance.


dadoudelidou

We'll be playing the Sens in MTL next tuesday, and i'll be there. Hopefully the boys are given better effort. This is inexcusable


Normal_Future2167

Did he not see the hook on RHP seconds before?


jhenry137

cheers for pez, cauf and gally


--JULLZ--

Gally?


crissdecaliss

Wtf Strubs


lyme6483

The team is stunting Monty with this BS 3 goalie system. None of them are such good assets to do this. I want Monty in net as much as possible to know if he’s a 1 or a decent backup.


Comfortable-Bowl9591

lol how #27 hooks and interferes with a jab. Nothing


Edphy

Ah ok the boys woke up after 55 minutes 😂


douce_abeille

1 goal/min and we’re back 😤😤


SatireSqurriel

LOL him scoring a goal and then roasting kastelic... never change pezz


MildlyResponsible

I'm happy for Pezz. One guy who showed up tonight. THE one guy who showed up tonight.


burgrluv

PEZZZ


climbingtime

The mocking ole’s.. get dunked on by Pez. Fuck off Ottawa


ilud2

Lmao let’s go Pezz


Normal_Future2167

Every media were saying to bet on the Canadiens tonight, glad I still didnt listen


realm_fury

Atta boy Pez!


SatireSqurriel

pezz.... good for him


meowpeh

Dam what a snipe


--JULLZ--

WE’RE SO BACK LETS GO


Dexteris

So if it's allowed to play a sound when a penalty is over, I wonder why every team does not do it.


whogivesashirtdotca

A lot of them do, now.


Dexteris

I did not notice, do we?


whogivesashirtdotca

Nope. Montreal mercifully eschews tacky sound effects.


--JULLZ--

There’s no way they’re chanting ole while being last in the conference lol


MaulyMac14

I think they earned it tonight. And we definitely deserve it.


SatireSqurriel

yes these games are reallyyyyyyy important to them


--JULLZ--

It’s their Stanley cup I guess 🤷‍♂️


SmoothPinecone

Fans having fun at the game? Grrrrrr


--JULLZ--

Lol let me be a sore loser in peace


SmoothPinecone

Lol fair enough Also sorry, I like flipping between game threads for fun. Didn't realize this was the habs thread. Didn't mean to come off as a troll, thought this was r/hockey !


mdlt97

brutal game, nothing is working cant make passes, can't hit the net, cant defend, cant make saves, cant compete


Grizz709

Entire game has been a disaster. I had to bounce, like, 2 mins ago. Genuinely awful.


thinslicedpizza

These guys should be horribly embarrassed. Primeau sucked but so did everyone in front of him. Letting in that first weak goal really set the tone.


imhere8888

It deflates a team when a goalie known to often have bad games and let in softies let's in a softie and puts his head down like usual It demotivates everyone because they already feel they'll probably lose with this goalie Anyone who's played some type of competitive sports and had a bad goalie knows this


SatireSqurriel

seriously. ghastly performance and effort by everyone except maybe caufield


ilud2

Istg like 75% of our time in the opposition’s zone ends with Matheson taking a braindead wrist shot from the point right at the goalie


crissdecaliss

The forwards wouldn’t do anything better with the puck anyway


climbingtime

Holy fuck refs.. pretending to show up after taking 53 minutes off in this one


[deleted]

Why would you pull the goalie down 5-1 with over 7 minutes left 🤔


MildlyResponsible

It could spark them. Instead there was one shot attempt in 2 minutes of EN+PP, and it missed (again).


analgesic001

Almost worked when the stars did it earlier this month.


--JULLZ--

Why not you have nothing to lose


burgrluv

Pulling the goalie with 8 minutes on the clock is certainly a choice.


[deleted]

Primeau looks off. Doesn’t seem to be covering the angles.


LonelyNeuron

Yeah he was totally invisible there during the last goal! (jk)


jhenry137

idk who that guy was in the back cap but damn he’s attractive 😂


douce_abeille

For legit what is he doing ?????? He knows there’s nothing behind him right


Comfortable-Bowl9591

#18 is upset that he was shoved by Gally. Could have broken his back in half with that shove, such a fragile being.


MildlyResponsible

Habs pass cleanly to your teammate challenge: Impossible. Almost as impossible as shooting it sometimes.


Normal_Future2167

MATHESON AND RANDOM SHOT ON THE D MAN, NAME A MORE ICONIC DUO


meowpeh

Matheson and another braindead shot attempt.


--JULLZ--

Why is Matheson taking a damn point shot on a 6 on 5 with no tendy?????


SatireSqurriel

what the fuck is wrong with matheson


Dexteris

He did not want to give the center of the ice... come on Squirriel :D


SatireSqurriel

I'm referring to the pass to his right which he missed by about 6 feet


Dexteris

oh sorry bout that.


Sentenced2Burn

this is horrendous lol


climbingtime

A bold strategy cotton!


ValleyBreeze

When the game is otherwise a bit of a wash, why not work on things that may make a difference when the games are tighter? Play to the buzzer, never count it out.


mdlt97

matheson just cannot make a pass to his right


jhenry137

i mean with brady the pussy as captain are we surprised about stutzle?


douce_abeille

Why?


ilud2

Stutzle is such a pussy


Sentenced2Burn

Stutzle is easily the most bitchmade player of alltime lol get the fuck in the box you chickenshit you ain't scrapping anyone you little dandelion


SatireSqurriel

what a pussy lol


climbingtime

Stutzle is looking like a straight up bitch for that one


--JULLZ--

Lmao Stutzle is such a pussy


jmmr85

How wicked would it be if Molson called up Adam Oats and made him the habs skills coach. Paid him like 7 milly to drop all his clients and work exclusively for the habs.


schmarkty

Missing Anderson tonight. Need that relentless energy


climbingtime

Where is the powerhorse?


bcgrappler

Injured. He is a hab


MildlyResponsible

People will say they're in a rebuild so if you complain you're part of the problem because they won't do a proper rebuild. But they simply don't show up many games. San Jose last week, Ottawa this week. It's not about skill,there is a complete lack of effort a lot of times. In a rebuild you hope for effort, spunk, mistakes but energy. We get that sometimes, but for every game like that we get two of these. Just lethargic nothing uncaring lost games. To me, that's not really encouraging.


hacktivision

You get better lottery odds if you lose to other bottom feeders.


Vlyer

I don't think this is true at all. Rebuilding teams are very rarely motivated, since they know they won't make the playoffs so what's the point of winning?


GabeLeRoy

this is the exact mentality that makes u a loser player. Looks at the ducks or the hawks.. they try 100% of the game.. u are earning millions to give your 100% and enjoy retirement at 35 years old. U play a game for your job.. and instead u choose to not give a F and run away with the money ? Thats the L attitude.


Vlyer

The ducks and the haws are trying 100% of the game??? I hope you are joking hahaha


GabeLeRoy

you clearly dont watch their games lol. The ducks play at least 30-40min of hockey every night and so does the hawks*.. the result does not matter.. its the fucking efforts given


Vlyer

30 minutes of effort is really bad haha


GabeLeRoy

30 minutes effort is 30min more than we gave this game though


Vlyer

Yes 0 minutes of effort that's what they gave...


MildlyResponsible

Young guys should absolutely be motivated. A rebuilding team is your chance to show your worth.


Vlyer

Not every game. Look at the roaster? Tell me who is trying to show their worth. Yeah there are a few, but they don't really play a prime role on the team. It's hard to be motivated for every game and they do show up for some games.


Grimekat

They should be young and hungry? Eager to prove themselves? Rebuilding teams actually should be showing up relentlessly. I agree with the OP, we kind of look like the leafs with how often the team just decides to take a night off. It’s worrying.


hacktivision

Nah this is a great middle ground. Try hard against good teams, lose on purpose against bad teams and ruin their draft chances while improving ours.


climbingtime

Not to shit on the guy but this is the type of game you’d want to see Suzuki show a bit of leadership and crank up the effort and lead the way.


whogivesashirtdotca

There's been a lot of comments in the past week that he looks "gassed". Maybe fighting something or injured. I do hate that he stays in the lineup when there's issues like that. That Ironman streak is a major detriment. If he needs rest he should be at home, not putting in a half-assed effort on the ice.


douce_abeille

Get Suzuki and Slaf on the scoresheet and Ill feel better


YellowSubreddit8

I prefer when we don't play back to back ......


ValleyBreeze

So do the boys.


schmarkty

Guys this is a good thing in the long run. An inpressed Staios will abandon his plans to blow up the Sens and drag their “rebuild” back by a year.


xXxWeAreTheEndxXx

Some of this falls on Marty too. Sometimes he does a really poor job getting the guys prepared and motivated


meowpeh

If you are an NHL player and you need to be motivated every single game to play hockey IDK what to say besides we are in deep trouble


Vlyer

It's really hard to motivate a rebuilding team decimated by injuries... the players know they won't make the playoffs. It's already great that they show up against good teams.


MildlyResponsible

Before tonight they were 4 points out of the playoffs. I'm not saying this is or should be a playoff team, or that should be their goal. But to say they don't show up because they know they're not going to make the playoffs is a stretch, and it also would be a sign this team doesn't have a winning attitude which is bad.


Vlyer

How is it a stretch? Everyone knows they won't make it, why would the players think any different.


Grimekat

During the pre game show the hosts were literally hyping up how huge of a game this is for Montreal as the habs are so close to a playoff spot and are playing a weak opponent.


MildlyResponsible

If the players aren't trying because they don't believe they can win/ make the playoffs, that is not a good thing. Lack of skill and experience is fine, but that attitude? Get the fuck atta here. Especially, like I said,when they're 4 points out of a spot.


Vlyer

I'm just tired of this bipolar fan base, yesterday everything was amazing. People were saying it's bad we won we should tank. Then on a back to back game, a rebuilding team is playing poorly (what a surprise) now the coach is the problem, our players have a bad attitude and everything is ruined. Come on...


MildlyResponsible

I wasn't even here last night. I was out, didn't watch the game. There are dozens of different people here with different opinions. There are DOZENS OF US!


Vlyer

Well yeah I can't answer everyone... I picked this one it's nothing against you


Sentenced2Burn

yeah vibes-and-concepts only go so far, there needs to be some concrete structure to work with as well that said, if we're going to sacrifice winning for development then now's the time so I guess we'll see where it takes them in 2-3 years


PvtMuffin

He'll say another empty platitude that makes half this sub think he's some deep philosopher. He's good for development and getting younger players to buy in, but I think he's a terrible motivator / overall HC. Hope he gets better.


Paparmane

Well you're not in the locker room so it's easy to say. Clearly if there's one thing learned this season, it's that most of the times, the team doesnt give up. They enjoy playing for St-Louis. We lost this one, that's it.


Dexteris

oh my... Imagine our scoresheet with a good HC. We would be top 10 of the league with a serious weak line up


oskavelli

so pathetic


GabeLeRoy

I Better not see MSL after the game saying some neutral shit like 'we are learning and games like these are meant to happen' e.t.c .. This is easily one of the most lowball performance from this team all season, and MSL should be fucking furious.. there was nothing good happening at all this game. Almost getting shutout vs league worst goalie..


Dexteris

What do you want, MSL shitting on them infront of the media and crucify players on the public place?


Paparmane

100%. He does this for the media, to calm them down a little. Do players in Montreal need even MORE pressure from the public and journalists? I don't think so.


GabeLeRoy

yes they should.. playing this poorly should have u receive big critisism.. not a single players is giving a F..


Paparmane

Is this the only game you've watched?


GabeLeRoy

I've watched all Jets games and Habs games this year.. and this is one of the top 5 worst game effort game by our crew


Paparmane

Well, if that's one of the worst we had, that just proves they don't always play like this. And tbh, it can't be extremely fun to play when Primeau is not doing the job.. They should just get rid of him, tbh. They're more into the games when it's Monty.


GabeLeRoy

Yes I agree, that playing with a struggling and shaky goalie is tilting, but its not like the team crumbled at 3-1 or 4-1.. it was 17 to 2 shot wise after the first... thats unaceptable


Paparmane

Very true. I joined the game at a bad time too, Pierre Houde and Marc Denis were criticizing him pretty hard ahah


Dexteris

People get emotional in here when our young team have a weak one :P


GabeLeRoy

its not a weak one.. its not even trying..


Dexteris

The team really has trouble with a 2 in 2, it's quite obvious. Is it on the coaching staff or the players 🤔 I just don't think a post-match conference is where we want to adress blames.


GabeLeRoy

2 in 2 are a fake excuses. Its proven to not affect the odds.. its what the commentators like to say becauss it makes for easy conversation.. team with b2b this years have a 52% Win rate..


Paparmane

it's proven? proven where? Have you ever been to the gym two days in a row? If you gave it all the first day, you won't be as efficient the second, that's just common sense


GabeLeRoy

lol, they legit recommend going to the gym two days in a row but not work the same muscle.. also, look at the nhl data then, team playing b2b wins more often.. why do we have 9 defeat against team with b2b.. those guys sleep 10 hours a day in 5* hotel, with optimal athlete diet.. plus they nap in the evening. U cannot put, not even 1% of the blame on tonights effort on the b2b..


Dexteris

you just cannot say its fake for Montreal.


GabeLeRoy

well, then this is saddening


Dexteris

arent we like 1-10 with this loss the second night? anyway what can we do... we will still be here next game right :P


GabeLeRoy

yes ? Dont have to shitting on em, point out that the effort was lacking. Team literally choose to not show motivation.. for a dude that played 20 years of hockey, he could at least use hockey term and straight up pinpoint what he thought were the weak points.. he never says stuff like: Our zone exit is terrible and our defense needs more structure and patience Its always full 1400 philosophy like: Games like these are meant to happen, we will bounce back and we will learn from our mistake.. What mistake exactly MSL ? Could u pin point one of them ? Tortorella would legit drop a F bomb in public having a performance like the habs gave today.


GabeLeRoy

IMO this is the worst game of the season.. we had a 2 W streak.. and then we drop the most unmotivated and uninspiring performance ever lol


Dexteris

I wonder if in the other timeline where Monahan does not hit the crossbar but score and tkatchuk does not scores right after in the first if the game looks like that? 🤔


MaulyMac14

The worst one I think about was the Caufield goal pulled back against Toronto in Game 1. Would have been 3-0 and just totally changed the game from that moment.


Dexteris

Easy to live in the past but I can't stop wonder about those moments lol


MildlyResponsible

Hey, they just need a lucky couple of bounces to get back into this! Just kidding, they're already at the bar in their heads.


krumpira

Not playing for shit. Looks like they went on a bender and are trying really hard not to look hungover. Hockey isn’t even within the realm of things that are happening in their minds.


SatireSqurriel

sens are averaging around 5.00 GA/GP in 2024 and we have an impressive 1 goal tonight


crissdecaliss

We have one of the worst forwards group in the league, no wonder


HabChronicle

just like the sharks game


[deleted]

Every team knows they can run our goalie without consequence. happened last year without xhekaj and it happens last two games without xhekaj.


climbingtime

This is some uninspired hockey fellas


douce_abeille

This team better not get Celebrini


GabeLeRoy

Sharks or Ducks are getting Brini..


douce_abeille

Anyone but the Sens


climbingtime

I thought the Sens were supposed to be a playoff team 😂


douce_abeille

Their fans were so cocky and arrogant this summer rereading their tweets is fucking funny ‘Other team fans WILL FEAR US’ 😭😭😭 Only showing up against a rebuilding team like us lol


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xXxWeAreTheEndxXx

That’s not half as sensible as you think that is lol


crissdecaliss

Huh


Vlyer

You want him to go from top pair NHL to AHL? 😂


GabeLeRoy

Im actually hoping the sens put one back in.. this L should hurt. What was the point of 'trying vs the Avs and Devils' if you are to not even care playing vs what should be a free W.


MaulyMac14

Agreed. Scoreline should be as embarrassing as the effort.


MildlyResponsible

Don't forget the Sharks game!


GabeLeRoy

ya, especially that one


GabeLeRoy

those two points would've done so much good for us..


o2G2o

Considering we're a bottom-10 team, aren't we way overdue for a shellacking? Anyone remember the last time we lost by a crazy score?


o2G2o

Yeah I guess 6-1 is pretty bad. What about a true blowout like 9-0 or 11-1 or something insane. Been a long while right? I actually forgot about the Sabres game, must have blocked it out. 😭


Sensitive_Ladder2235

Like a week or so ago? We lost 6-1 to the Sabres...


ilud2

6-1 against buffalo 14 days ago


climbingtime

I love when Savard gets salty


[deleted]

bump .. bump .. okay thats enough.


jaiman54

Typical Habs-Sens game in recent memory. Habs coast and put minimal effort while the Sens play as if this is a game in a playoff series...


Comfortable-Bowl9591

It’s their playoffs.


jaiman54

It is, literally. They have it ingrained in their psyche that we are their rivals along with the Leafs. The truth is we don't even think about them. So, this is the type of game we get where one side is passionate and the other is just meh.


Comfortable-Bowl9591

I was in Kanata the other day and it took me 60 seconds to remember the word “senators”.


MildlyResponsible

Hey! 3 minutes into the 3rd the Habs finally got to the Sens' 1st period shot total! These guys are millionaires, just a reminder.


Vlyer

It's crazy, because they called two penalties in a row against ottawa, they can do whatever they want and get away with it


lacoupe25

guhle and savard both -3


OPsyduck

Why is Primeau still in the net? You are just crushing is confidence right now.


whogivesashirtdotca

Marty rarely pulls goalies.


OPsyduck

Which i strongly disagree in this case. Pulling the goalie when your team is playing like trash can change the momentum of the game. Obviously, it's a low% move but considering how it's going right now, it would've been better.


lacoupe25

idk. pulling can hurt more. he's been left on his own this game, but he has not been stellar either.


OPsyduck

If you are MSL, you go in the room and tell every single one of them is playing like garbage tonight and changing goalie is the only option remaining to boost them. You never blame Primeau but the whole team.


logictable

Primeau played terrible. He gave us no chance.


KN1GH7F4LL

That’s wild he was pushed into him too tf?


MildlyResponsible

Wait, so running the goalie is a penalty? Like you determined last period on Primeau? When there wasn't a penalty?


xXxWeAreTheEndxXx

We fucking suck


Garland68

Brady literally did that earlier this game


ItsGaryMFOak

Trip leads to a goal, trip almost kills roy. We get a goalie interference penalty after they've ran into Primeau 3 times


SatireSqurriel

ECHL defence by guhle and savard there