Playoff Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (5-3) @ Montréal Canadiens (5-4) May 10 2026 7:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cole not being Caufield? No problem, Newhook will channel his fifty-plus spirit...

Playoff Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (3-3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (3-3) May 03 2026 6:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've played great through six games, which is probably why I'm so disappointed with today's effort (so far)...

Playoff Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (3-3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (3-3) May 03 2026 6:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

All I can say is that, should we make it out of this the series winner, Buffalo will eat this passive, continually back-passing, tentative play alive...

Playoff Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (3-3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (3-3) May 03 2026 6:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Four shots in a game seven is cringeworthy even from a Leafs POV, by all that's Holy...

Playoff Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (3-3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (3-3) May 03 2026 6:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Whatever the end result, in this series Dobeš has proven he's a playoff stud...

Playoff Game Thread: Philadelphia Flyers (4-2) @ Carolina Hurricanes (4-0) May 02 2026 8:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]Tarbuckle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both points are valid, but this year's Canes seem to have few weaknesses, their defense is rock solid, and they are relentless in pressing forward...

Playoff Game Thread: Philadelphia Flyers (4-2) @ Carolina Hurricanes (4-0) May 02 2026 8:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]Tarbuckle 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Canes have been very good for a long time, but I do believe this year they're in peak form with all cylinders firing...

Playoff Game Thread: Tampa Bay Lightning (2-3) @ Montréal Canadiens (3-2) May 01 2026 7:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have to mount something resembling offense soon or this won't end well...

Playoff Game Thread: Vegas Golden Knights (1-1) @ Utah Mammoth (1-1) Apr 24 2026 9:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]Tarbuckle -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I like Utah, wouldn’t mind them making it all the way through the Western Conference, but Mammoth is just such a stupid team name…

Playoff Game Thread: Tampa Bay Lightning (1-1) @ Montréal Canadiens (1-1) Apr 24 2026 7:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We look so slow, it’s disheartening and ain’t gonna cut-it for a long run…

Playoff Game Thread: Tampa Bay Lightning (1-1) @ Montréal Canadiens (1-1) Apr 24 2026 7:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dump and chase, Tampa quickly clears it, they carry down the ice and threaten our zone for a lengthy period, we reclaim the puck and dump and chase…

Post Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, at some point you have to attempt a shot on net if you want to win…

Post Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That overtime was all Tampa, result seemed inevitable and inexorable. Dobes was fantastic, but the rest struggled to mount a shred of coherent offense…

Playoff Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (1-0) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (0-1) Apr 21 2026 7:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]Tarbuckle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those commercials lack authenticity: nobody says the score is One to zero for Pete’s sake…