OK Guys, it’s time to take a look at Game one between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL rookie showcase!
My thoughts? It was underwhelming as a Habs fan, not a good game.. BUT.. Its just one game!
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I think Dobes is pronounced “dough-besh” which could be perfect for a Newfie nickname like dough ball
Not much to cheer about in that game. Let's see what they bring today.
Not even regular season and I'm turning the games off before they are over 😢
No one seemed to play with any consistent intensity. The Forwards don’t have the skill either. Good third and fourth liners but we are lacking top end talent.
I'm still wondering why Xjekaj was even playing. Wasn't he a Montreal regular last year before his injury? Not sure he's still considered a "prospect"
Yak-ob Doe-besh is the goalies name people!
Here’s my take. Nobody stood out and that’s a problem. Please someone take the bull by the horns and control their own destiny!
Beck was the best forward for Montreal and he missed the net a ton, his offensive potential is still untapped and we don’t know how good it could get. His ceiling is a top 6 forward but if he becomes a solid third line center that’s still great moving forward
It was really funny when, someone asked if Hockey Junkie was in the Comment Section, then he replied 😂
Boy do habs fans love to overreact. We lose a rookie game against one of the best prospect pools in the league and everyone loses their heads.
They actually played OK the first 2 periods. But the first game of a rookie camp doesn't mean a lot. We iced a much greener team than Buffalo.
I thought Mailloux, Trudeau and Popcorn all looked very, very good in the O zone. Mailloux did struggle in this own end as advertised. However, I did like that he showed a nice nasty side. Let's not forget the huge gap in his development from missing valuable CHL time due to his suspension. Put him in Laval for the year and I'll be he improves leaps and bounds defensively. Popcorn and Trudeau were decent in their own end. Popcorn looks very poised overall.
The forwards looked REALLY bad overall. I chalk it up to nerves, rust and let's be honest, we didn't have a ton of blue-chip talent up front.
Overall, I'd reserve judgment until we see more.
PS: For Buffalo, I thought Rosen was their best player followed by Benson. You can easily see Bensons highly touted IQ on full display. Super-smart player. I wasn't all that impressed with Savoie or Kulich. Savoie looks like a perimeter player and Kulich to me looked really lazy. But same applies…it's one game of a rookie tournament. Not enough to give a definitive assessment.
His name is pronounced Doe-Besh. Ya-cub Doe-Besh. Got it Don Cherry? lol I love Don Cherry and how he screws up foreign names on purpose. Humor is not allowed anymore.
Montreal played the game in their own end. When they did get into the offensive zone they could only play the perimeter.
Buffalo drove the net🤷🏻♂️
Reinbacher man.. on that second goal yuk!
"Six to tree?" "I "taught" he looked pretty good?" Oy. Work on that.
Leo carlsson looked nasty
I was pretty impressed by Roy he had good puck protection a really good first pass was great when he was carrying the puck in the O zone
The Canadiens prospects are like my ex-wifes cooking…looks good but needs a lot more seasoning. The Habs may have been aggressive but Buffalo had much more poise. Buffalo played much better with and without the puck. They are miles ahead of the Habs in development. Even the prospects can't score on the PP. For the love of all that is holy, can we get special teams going. Somewhere in this organization, anywhere. And shoot at the net please. General direction of the net maybe, something. These games do mean something. Remember 2 years ago when Montreal flubbed everything in preseason. Everybody said that "it's preseason, it doesn't mean anything". Well, that lead directly to the worst Habs season ever and a first overall pick. Yes, these games all tell a story. This story is that we are not even remotely close yet. Patience though.
Its just a prospects Game after all. Its a bit dissappinting we lost but we have so many games ahead.
Even though he gave up 5, i liked Dobes.
Other than that, just loved seeing hockey.
Simoneau and Trudeau from the Charlottetown Islanders. This isn't a coincidence, that program turns guys into real pros.