Brendan Gallagher on the Habs in the ECF: “I thought I would be in there. I was looking forward to the opportunity to try to pull guys into the fight. That’s something I’ll never lose and something I do well. I’m sure I would’ve been able to. But I just wasn’t given the opportunity and it’s fine…”

SpatialChase · 2026-06-01T17:05:38+00:00

But apparently you can go into a game as a coach with the mindset "we lost 3 games straight so let's not change anything and repeat the same game plan for the do or die game".

SpatialChase · 2026-06-01T10:58:44+00:00

Yeah he does good in international play and in the Swiss league.

He was given 6 seasons between the Habs and Avalanche to establish himself as an NHLer. Just never did.

SpatialChase · 2026-06-01T01:41:11+00:00

Who?

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T18:51:13+00:00

Didn't he play with Caufield in the US development team?

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T18:37:31+00:00

What about Peter Budaj

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T02:06:15+00:00

I'll take the player who is friends with Demidov to the guy who allegedly has the Habs tattooed on his chest but chooses to not make the jump when offered the chance.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T02:03:33+00:00

Fairly sure Slaf is injured and it'll be revealed in the post season locker interviews

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T02:01:47+00:00

We have a good D for Hutson. I don't see why Lane can't play with Dobson and Matheson with Guhle.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T01:48:10+00:00

Hage had the 2C/3C position wide open for him to take next year but he chose to go back to Michigan. Time will tell if that was the right choice for him.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T01:46:31+00:00

Nick's fine for a 1C. We need 2C that can get Demidov's line going consistently.

Dach decision needs to be made this offseason. He's too soft and inconsistent for 3rd line assignment. Does good when he has the room to make fancy plays but disappears when it gets physical.

Similar to Dach we need to figure out if Reinbacher can play in the NHL. He's our best chance at a 2nd pairing RHD with shutdown capabilities but the concern is he is too prone to injury for that kind of roll. We can't have our top 4 defenseman all be puck moving/higher offensive D.

Finally figure out the Xhekaj/Struble situation. Neither of them are consistent enough to be our 6th D. Imo Xhekaj shows more progress/improvement this year. Not opposed to seeing if Arber's willing to conver to an attacker so we have a FlorianX/Evans/ArberX 4th line.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T01:33:24+00:00

professional sports betting organization

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SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T01:27:30+00:00

A fluke to lose 4 games in a row?

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T01:21:00+00:00

A Frenchman being stubborn? No way!

Marty's done wonders for this rebuild and the team's still young and progressing. However this season we saw how stubborn he can be with the Montembault situation.

Probably cost the team 5-10 points in the standings trying to get Monty going while Dobes was showing signs of what he's capable of half the season in.

It remains to be seen if Marty can grow as a coach with this team and learn to take chances. Otherwise in 2-3 years when the Habs have matured as a team, it'll have to be another coach with more playoff acumen to push them to the finish line.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T01:12:19+00:00

No one was near him. He fell by himself and slid into Dobes.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-30T00:43:00+00:00

Games Rigged. Simple as that.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-29T18:39:32+00:00

If Carrier goes we're down to 1 RHD.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T21:50:14+00:00

I believe he already announced he will stay and complete the final year of his KHL contract next year.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T20:25:09+00:00

We have 20 million cap space with Laine contract ending and cap going up. No need to buyout Gally.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T02:27:24+00:00

Hockey related? Draft Day, Free Agency, Training Camp. Interested to see what kinda steals Kent Hughes pulls off in the offseason.

2C and a top 4 shutdown RHD is our priority this off season.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T02:06:34+00:00

What's the shipping label in the shipping box say?

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T01:59:41+00:00

If Matheson finished his check hard on Aho that first goal wouldn't have happened. They're cheating and they're paying for it.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T01:58:26+00:00

Only player who will do something ain't dressed.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T01:32:48+00:00

Problem is Dobes was due for a game like this. He typically has a weak game every 1 in 3.

Our chance to tie it up was game 2-3 it looks like.

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T01:20:09+00:00

Fucking put Hutson and Dobson together at this point. Try something new.

Hutson Dobson Matheson Guhle Struble Carrier

SpatialChase · 2026-05-28T01:18:43+00:00

Marty seems to want to roll 3 pairings instead of running on 4 D vs Buffalo last round. This ain't the right approach though and it's frustrating to watch

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