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Post by ramcharger440 on Aug 15, 2024 3:21:26 GMT
Well, it looks like we will head into this season pretty much with the lineup we have in place now. Knowing how we finished out the season last year with Slaf playing like a monster and CC finding his touch again we know we can ice a very good first line it is what comes after that that is a bit of a mystery! Can Dach Newhook and Roy form a good second line? or should we mix that up? We will have Dvo back to start the year so he should be the third line center and Evans will be the default fourth line center the rest of the forward lineup is probably fine for the third and fourth lines and we will most likely try out a couple of kids to boot. On D we could see a couple of new faces Matheson should be able to just carry on and Savard will be a good safe player for a rookie to pair with. Hutson and Mailloux should get a good hard look as the offence they can help provide will open things up for our forward group a bit. In net we have no superstars but the guys we have are not too bad for now it will be a make or break year for them if they can't get it done we will have to think about a ringer for when the window opens. All that being said I feel we will progress again this year it will be a smaller step than I was looking for but at the same time I am glad we did not go out and break the bank on some retread and screw up our future! once we get our #1 from the last draft over here we should have a more balance front group and some more bad contracts off the books! What are your thoughts?
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regis
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Post by regis on Aug 15, 2024 17:27:51 GMT
This guy thinks the Habs could be better than we expect www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/juraj-slafkovskys-montreal-canadiens-could-be-better-than-you-expect-in-2024-25Personally I’m still in the “ no playoffs “ in 2024/25. - I would like to think / hope they will improve but it’s still not going to be enough I hope they don’t become like Buffalo, Ottawa etc where there is no improvement - just stuck in neutral . We as fans have high hopes and you always think/ hope a player will improve over the previous year but that is not always the case . I guess we shall see when the puck drops
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Post by maasart on Aug 15, 2024 18:06:47 GMT
Well, it looks like we will head into this season pretty much with the lineup we have in place now. Knowing how we finished out the season last year with Slaf playing like a monster and CC finding his touch again we know we can ice a very good first line it is what comes after that that is a bit of a mystery! Can Dach Newhook and Roy form a good second line? or should we mix that up? We will have Dvo back to start the year so he should be the third line center and Evans will be the default fourth line center the rest of the forward lineup is probably fine for the third and fourth lines and we will most likely try out a couple of kids to boot. On D we could see a couple of new faces Matheson should be able to just carry on and Savard will be a good safe player for a rookie to pair with. Hutson and Mailloux should get a good hard look as the offence they can help provide will open things up for our forward group a bit. In net we have no superstars but the guys we have are not too bad for now it will be a make or break year for them if they can't get it done we will have to think about a ringer for when the window opens. All that being said I feel we will progress again this year it will be a smaller step than I was looking for but at the same time I am glad we did not go out and break the bank on some retread and screw up our future! once we get our #1 from the last draft over here we should have a more balance front group and some more bad contracts off the books! What are your thoughts? Yeah, i still feel like there may be a couple of changes to start the year. - I think that MLS would like to leave the Gallagher-Newhook-Armia line intact as our 3rd so i think that either Dvo or Evans will be shopped. - I think Hughes will still be looking to shop a LHD. I dont think he'll move someone if the deal isnt right - he'd rather go into the year with someone on their off-side - but i think he will be looking. - I think someone will surprise at camp. Could be Heineman, could be Beck - or maybe someone we dont expect - but i think when the puck drops on game one, the roster will be a little different.
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Post by ramcharger440 on Aug 15, 2024 18:50:32 GMT
Well, it looks like we will head into this season pretty much with the lineup we have in place now. Knowing how we finished out the season last year with Slaf playing like a monster and CC finding his touch again we know we can ice a very good first line it is what comes after that that is a bit of a mystery! Can Dach Newhook and Roy form a good second line? or should we mix that up? We will have Dvo back to start the year so he should be the third line center and Evans will be the default fourth line center the rest of the forward lineup is probably fine for the third and fourth lines and we will most likely try out a couple of kids to boot. On D we could see a couple of new faces Matheson should be able to just carry on and Savard will be a good safe player for a rookie to pair with. Hutson and Mailloux should get a good hard look as the offence they can help provide will open things up for our forward group a bit. In net we have no superstars but the guys we have are not too bad for now it will be a make or break year for them if they can't get it done we will have to think about a ringer for when the window opens. All that being said I feel we will progress again this year it will be a smaller step than I was looking for but at the same time I am glad we did not go out and break the bank on some retread and screw up our future! once we get our #1 from the last draft over here we should have a more balance front group and some more bad contracts off the books! What are your thoughts? Yeah, i still feel like there may be a couple of changes to start the year. - I think that MLS would like to leave the Gallagher-Newhook-Armia line intact as our 3rd so i think that either Dvo or Evans will be shopped. - I think Hughes will still be looking to shop a LHD. I dont think he'll move someone if the deal isnt right - he'd rather go into the year with someone on their off-side - but i think he will be looking. - I think someone will surprise at camp. Could be Heineman, could be Beck - or maybe someone we dont expect - but i think when the puck drops on game one, the roster will be a little different. I like Beck and I do hope he makes the team out of camp he is a good all around player who should be able to find a spot on the roster.
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Post by HTL on Aug 15, 2024 21:12:37 GMT
I feel we will be better this year for sure if we can stay reasonably healthy. Goaltending is settled unlike last year. CC seems to have rebounded from his shoulder injury in the second half of the year. Slaf was markedly better as the season wore on. Our PP seemed to get stronger as the year went on. A full year of Dach should be a bonus. The kids on D looked ready to take that next step. The building blocks are are all there to be better IMO
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Post by maasart on Aug 16, 2024 14:15:12 GMT
I feel we will be better this year for sure if we can stay reasonably healthy. Goaltending is settled unlike last year. CC seems to have rebounded from his shoulder injury in the second half of the year. Slaf was markedly better as the season wore on. Our PP seemed to get stronger as the year went on. A full year of Dach should be a bonus. The kids on D looked ready to take that next step. The building blocks are are all there to be better IMO Agree with all of this & goaltending in particular. imagine if we didnt have Jake Allen's 6-12-3 with 3.65gaa and .892 sv last year? Monty and Primeau both had substantially better numbers.
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rkgoalie
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Post by rkgoalie on Aug 16, 2024 16:09:55 GMT
imo. if everyone plays at the level expected of them, and baring big injuries we are a playoff team
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Post by habulator on Aug 16, 2024 16:24:27 GMT
I'm looking for a positive season and hope to see a lot of growth in some of our young players. I don't know how much this will translate into extra points or wins but I think we might challenge for a playoff position if all the stars align. It's a tough one for sure and we are in the league's toughest division, so points are hard to come by. The keys are good consistent goaltending, less injuries, and internal growth. A comeback season from Josh Anderson would be a big boost, and I think it's much more possible than some of you. It's easy to forget his high ankle sprain at the end of the 23 season, those can really take a toll on your confidence and can take a long while for you to feel "right". If you've ever had a high ankle sprain you know what I mean. Gallagher and Armia playing at their best levels from last year would also be a tremendous lift.
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Post by maasart on Aug 16, 2024 17:41:46 GMT
I'm looking for a positive season and hope to see a lot of growth in some of our young players. I don't know how much this will translate into extra points or wins but I think we might challenge for a playoff position if all the stars align. It's a tough one for sure and we are in the league's toughest division, so points are hard to come by. The keys are good consistent goaltending, less injuries, and internal growth. A comeback season from Josh Anderson would be a big boost, and I think it's much more possible than some of you. It's easy to forget his high ankle sprain at the end of the 23 season, those can really take a toll on your confidence and can take a long while for you to feel "right". If you've ever had a high ankle sprain you know what I mean. Gallagher and Armia playing at their best levels from last year would also be a tremendous lift. The thing that makes me cautiously optimistic about anderson is that i read he's working with a few different mental coaches this summer. The team identified that confidence was a real problem for him last season & have taken it upon themselves to get him some help to to harness that. Its a far cry from the old regime who would have just told him to get it together.
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Post by archey on Aug 16, 2024 20:01:44 GMT
It's those one goal games. It's like they say. Bronze medalists are a lot happier than silver.
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Post by HTL on Aug 19, 2024 20:51:35 GMT
So,,,, with the addition of Laine, does that change anybody's mind about having a shot at the playoffs. Big 6 foot 5 winger that ( if he rebounds) gives us another weapon for the PP and potentially a strong top 9. I think our odds just got a boost. Praying for a rebound over here.
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Post by maasart on Aug 19, 2024 20:55:24 GMT
So,,,, with the addition of Laine, does that change anybody's mind about having a shot at the playoffs. Big 6 foot 5 winger that ( if he rebounds) gives us another weapon for the PP and potentially a strong top 9. I think our odds just got a boost. Praying for a rebound over here. if he is healthy yes. We've just added a guy who could *possibly* be the best player on our roster this year & what we lost was a (good) depth defensman who plays a position we are stacked at. I have a feeling they want to do something like: Slaf - Suzuki - CC Laine - Dach - Roy(?) Armia - Newhook - Gallagher And honestly, if Laine rebounds, that 3rd line plays like it did in the 2nd half of last season and the top line continues to be good, I think we have a shot.
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Post by ramcharger440 on Aug 19, 2024 21:19:16 GMT
So,,,, with the addition of Laine, does that change anybody's mind about having a shot at the playoffs. Big 6 foot 5 winger that ( if he rebounds) gives us another weapon for the PP and potentially a strong top 9. I think our odds just got a boost. Praying for a rebound over here. if he is healthy yes. We've just added a guy who could *possibly* be the best player on our roster this year & what we lost was a (good) depth defensman who plays a position we are stacked at. I have a feeling they want to do something like: Slaf - Suzuki - CC Laine - Dach - Roy(?) Armia - Newhook - Gallagher And honestly, if Laine rebounds, that 3rd line plays like it did in the 2nd half of last season and the top line continues to be good, I think we have a shot. Add to that no three goalie mashup and a Dcorps that has another season under its belt we will be better for sure, how much better remains to be seen!
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Post by RCAF48 on Aug 19, 2024 21:33:29 GMT
Don't know about a play-off spot but it sure made the upcoming season more interesting.
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regis
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Post by regis on Aug 20, 2024 0:14:29 GMT
Not sure what this does
Were all hoping that the Laine were getting is the guy who got drafted 2nd overall and was putting up goals and points like in his first couple years . Hopefully he can get back to that guy .
The bottom six are a year older and a bunch of slugs IMO ( sorry )
And Dach , not sure what we’re getting cause he’s always been hurt
But we should be better . Still not good enough IMHO
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Post by maasart on Aug 20, 2024 18:19:30 GMT
Not sure what this does Were all hoping that the Laine were getting is the guy who got drafted 2nd overall and was putting up goals and points like in his first couple years . Hopefully he can get back to that guy . The bottom six are a year older and a bunch of slugs IMO ( sorry ) And Dach , not sure what we’re getting cause he’s always been hurt But we should be better . Still not good enough IMHO The promising thing about Laine is that he had a complete shift in his play once traded to columbus. Now, we may get columbus laine but its not like he just fell off a cliff in a vacuum - maybe he just really couldnt click there. The hope is that he will here. Clearly he has had some personal issues so hopefully those are behind him now. Its definitely not a guarantee but the upside to acquiring him *could* be huge. As far as the other things - i think our 3rd line could be quite good but agree our 4th is nothing special but what team's is? Most good teams have borderline AHLer there. Dach is the biggest question mark to me. Last year we had 50, 60 and 70+ point scorers on our top line. if Dach stays healthy and puts up 60 or 70 himself? this is a different team. Especially if Laine does too. There's lots to be hopeful for, albeit its all just dreaming right now.
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Post by habulator on Aug 20, 2024 18:57:57 GMT
Not to be rude at all, but really this thread is a duplication of the 2024-25 Season thread. For all intents and purposes we are already moving into the preseason. Seems to me we are talking about the same things in a couple similar threads.
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Post by ramcharger440 on Aug 20, 2024 19:22:59 GMT
Not to be rude at all, but really this thread is a duplication of the 2024-25 Season thread. For all intents and purposes we are already moving into the preseason. Seems to me we are talking about the same things in a couple similar threads. Which thread is that? the state of the habs thread?
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Post by habulator on Aug 20, 2024 21:46:04 GMT
Not to be rude at all, but really this thread is a duplication of the 2024-25 Season thread. For all intents and purposes we are already moving into the preseason. Seems to me we are talking about the same things in a couple similar threads. Which thread is that? the state of the habs thread? That's what I was thinking. To me pretty much the same thing. Hey - I'm not looking to ruffle any feathers - there's not a lot of traffic here so maybe not too much of a problem.
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Post by ramcharger440 on Aug 20, 2024 22:45:26 GMT
I was kind of thinking this would be more of a thread about the upcoming season which would kind of end once we got to it and the State of the Habs was more of an ongoing thing?
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