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The Montreal Canadiens have come to a point of reflection on the status of Patrik Laine and other returning players as something has got to give in the lineup. Josh Gosse and Jesse Poirier chat about all of it on this episode of Habs Digest.
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0:00 Montreal Canadiens News
0:26 Bryce Pickford is insane
3:01 Josh Anderson back
5:26 It’s time…
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Arber Xhekaj,Zach Bolduc,Alex Newhook,Jake Evans,Brendan Gallagher,Mike Matheson,David Reinbacher,Juraj Slafkovsky,Josh Anderson,Cole Caufield,Nick Suzuki,Kirby Dach,Alex CarrierKent Hughes,Martin St Louis,Sam Montembeault,Kaiden Guhle,Owen Beck,Filip Mesar,Jayden Struble,Adam Engstrom,Sean Farrell,Lane Hutson,Ivan Demidov,Patrik Laine,Jakub Dobes
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Laine's play had better improve, and I mean big time!
Laine and Dach should be shopped around before they hit game play. Montreal does not need the league seeing their value drop. Get something for them with speed, effort and helps the team. Maybe package them with a draft pick to get a possible top six player. As for Gally he has been a rock for this organization over his career. A true warrior and he still puts effort in. But his play has dropped and value for a good size contract is not showing. People get traded every year. Hockey is a business that moves on to try and win. I believe he should be shopped to a young team who needs a veteran player to help their organization. For example a team like Buffalo could benefit from his experience. If Montreal could move them and regain some salary cap space to improve the team why not. The time is now to move Laine and Dach and possibly Gally.
69 points in 132 games for Dach while playing for Montreal. I just don't see the hype. He was drafted way too high for his talent level. Made of glass. Laine, same thing on the injury front and he's really slowed down through no fault of his own. I can see Blais and Beck being sent down. Gallagher as the 13th forward. Not sure if the cap numbers work though. Anderson with Bulduc and our boy that came back from lala land after ditching town could work.
Other than the obvious, skating and shot, the ONE single thing that scouts look at with NHL prospects are their pace of improvement. Pickford is on a skyrocket trajectory in that department. His skating is surely good enough and as you mentioned, his shot alone might get him a job in the NHL. He's a keeper in my opinion.
PP is struggling because there's no true one timer sniper and they tend to pass the puck too much, Laine could be the guy they need to shoot on the PP.
Liane needs to be traded immediately, dach sorry to say is also trade bait. Would love to get a 100pt player on the team and would give back Liane, dach, struble, Roy, Beck, even Hage and a couple picks to do it. Just as long as this person is under 30 years old.
They never tryed Laine on the first line because l Slaf was there. Now with Slaf on the 2nd line. Can't they try him on the 1st if he shows some effort when he comes back ? Imagine if he fit well with Suzy and Cole.
trade laine now… he's a liability on the ice in 5-on-5 – also, i reckon it's easy to look smooth and quick on the ice when there's NOBODY else on it
laine , gally & anderson need to go , can free up 20 million of cap space , then you can get 1 or 2 more stars and boom , DYNASTY
Pickford is so fun to watch as a habs fan in Medicine Hat I hope we keep him
I think liane still has value. He can score goals, I hope he comes back and shows what he can do, and we trade him at the deadline. As for Dach, im sorry but he is damaged goods, he hasnt played a healthy season since we got him, i wouldn't be too hurt to see him gone. Gallagher, well he is pure heart and i think he would be good in a management system somehow, but his usefulness has come to an end he dosen't get into the dirty areas, he hasnt been able to score or even contribute to the team the way he use to, i think with the current team, he dosen't fit into the system anymore .
One thing that concerns me about Pickford is that a LOT of talent has bailed on the WHL opting for the NCAA. Is Pickford really this good, or is he a beneficiary of a more diluted talent pool because of that? I hope he is as good as he’s shown, but that’s a very big question.
I say Look at plus MINUS go from there . I say Gally first its a young team try a few different moves… Hard to change fisrt and second line load up a third line… All this offensive defencemen dont win cups Look at oilers Best player in world and no cup we need another stay at home D KEEP ARBER look at plus minus..
They need to try Laine on the first line, get his value up and try to trade him
I was of the mind that a top winger to put with Cole and Nick was in order but its hard to imagine that anyone not named mcdavid could out produce texier since he joined the top line.. time will tell but we may be sellers (laine) at the deadline and still have a solid lineup for the playoffs
Laine’s greatest strength in giving hope to a fanbase as they anticipate his return and the excitement around what he Could and Should do for a team.. he just doesn’t do it when the time comes..lol
Gally might get the odd game or 2 of rest and recovery but no way the habs scratch him outright from the line up..
Some moves need to be made and soon
Love Laine. But because of our young guns he's gonna need to step it up more than we've ever seen . Talent pool is only going up.
Can't wait to see Laine in another team's uniform.
Laine does not fit in the lineup. He has all the tools to be an Allstar player. He always looks good in practice. His problem has always been between the ears. He doesn't have the drive and motivation during games. Never has, never will.
I can’t see how Pickford doesn’t produce at the next level it’s just to easy for him right now
Throw laine on the top line after a couple games back, give him at least 1.
Laine has no place on this new team. I don't forget who he was and what he's done in the past but he would be a liability today with this team.
Just trade Laine
If Texier doesn’t work out on the top line I’d move him the 4th with Anderson going to the 3rd and dach trying the 1st line🤔
with how Veleno has been playing recently, i think he s gonna be in contention for the 12th spot w Bolduc, esp if u want to make that 4th line more of a checking line, stonger in Dzone
this packed up season just killed Gally. maybe he still has what it takes to be a plus for this team, but he should not be playing all the games. esp not back to back. its too much for him at this point.
Laine, at best, is a forth line player in terms of minutes played. His value is being a power play specialist only. He doesn't even pretend to play defence and he can not complete a pass.
Like Dach, Hughes does not want to admit he made a mistake with Laine but there is no way he should be on this team. Trade him to a team in the Western Conference for whatever we can get.
Let's be honest…if the Habs are already one of the worst 5 v 5 teams in the league, how can they justify making room for Laine?
It's the perfect time to try Laine with Suzi and Caufield
Can't wait for Pickford to arrive and push arber out
NFW Laine is a Hab next year. He's really not into hockey the way he has to be to fit into this team. I understand he has his own demons — we all do. But his make him an odd-man-out for this team.
LAINE, ANDERSON, EVANS, DACH IN = BLAIS, VELENO, BECK, GALLY OUT
Send Laine and Roy to the Canucks for Debrusk.
Ummm… “he’s looking incredible as he skates”. Now that was super stupid funny. Come on. lol.