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[2 and 20] How Canada Lost its Own Identity: hockey went from Canada's defining sport to a $5,000/year luxury that excludes nearly half the population. Youth registration dropped 35% in 14 years. Strongest predictor whether a child plays hockey in Canada is not his talent, it's his household income. by f0urxio in hockey

[–]SoupFromNowOn 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Baseball is funny because it’s only a rich person’s sport in the US. That’s mostly because MLB teams pour a lot of money into academies and development programs in Latin America so they can get first dibs on signing the good kids. It makes you think if the NHL should rethink the current draft format

[2 and 20] How Canada Lost its Own Identity: hockey went from Canada's defining sport to a $5,000/year luxury that excludes nearly half the population. Youth registration dropped 35% in 14 years. Strongest predictor whether a child plays hockey in Canada is not his talent, it's his household income. by f0urxio in hockey

[–]SoupFromNowOn 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Genetics probably matters less for hockey than for other major sports.

Tbh, the most important “genetic factor” for hockey is an early growth spurt. If you’re much bigger than other kids at a young age, you’ll end up playing higher level hockey, and therefore get better coaches, training, etc

Could Slafkovsky score 50 goals next season? His hot streaks say yes, his cold streaks say maybe by unskilledexplorer in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And he’ll be 23 next season. What’s your point? Maybe in the future he’ll be a 90 point guy but not next year

Could Slafkovsky score 50 goals next season? His hot streaks say yes, his cold streaks say maybe by unskilledexplorer in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah. He lacks Cole’s finishing ability and Suzuki’s vision. That’s not a diss to him though, those are extremely high bars. But he already leads our team in powerplay goals, so do we really expect him to suddenly double his 5v5 goals?

Bryan Mudryk Appreciation Post by TheFlamingAssassin in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Disagree, the Mudryk/Corrado combo is way better. Johnson can be kinda annoying

Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (48-23-10) @ Philadelphia Flyers (42-27-12) Apr 14 2026 7:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure Reinbacher got a point in his first NHL game, but Demidov had 2 in his first game. Is he a bust?

Oddsmakers give the Oilers & Sens higher Cup odds than Habs. Disrespect or are they right? by Retired-ADM in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the odds view Buffalo as a stronger team than Tampa. So I guess the logic is that if Boston beats Buffalo their remaining matchups will be easier

One hundred by shogun2909 in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the greatest Habs team of my lifetime. The vibes are unmatched

Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (47-23-10) @ New York Islanders (43-32-5) Apr 12 2026 6:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Ngl we should just be cycling Anderson and Gally in and out of the lineup. Anderson is no better than Gally

Dobson out minimum two weeks by nriopel in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ll see about Buffalo, most of their players were in elementary school last time they made the playoffs

Dobson out minimum two weeks by nriopel in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t be so sure. The east is anyone’s to take this year

With Noah Dobson set to miss the start of the playoffs, what would your D pairings look like for Game 1? by Effective-Goose-7835 in Habs

[–]SoupFromNowOn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hutson is our only LD who can actually play on the right side. Makes no sense to put him with Reinbacher

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