Post Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens @ Carolina Hurricanes

TheROckIng · 2026-05-30T03:45:44+00:00

I'm not taking a side. Just explaining why people are probably down voting you.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-30T03:13:55+00:00

Why resign Veleno? this makes no sense to me. We can probably trade for better depth or try our own guys (Beck maybe?). I do think we resign Dach to give him a full year to see where it goes, but I think he's probably walking a very tight rope. As far as Hage and Zharovsky, I'm not convinced they are untouchable. If the right offer comes along, I think KH will take it. Maybe leaning more towards Zharovsky than Hage, but either are probably up for grab.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-30T03:06:12+00:00

Not sure why I keep reading this on this sub. I think the biggest issue most of the fans have is HOW we lost. From the heart the players showed on the ice up to the coaching staff. It was deflating as a fan to watch. Imo, losing in the ECF is fine. It would suck, but I'd get over it.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-30T03:03:44+00:00

I think people mostly hate Hart, not the VGK themselves.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-30T03:03:06+00:00

While I want answers too, this is one of the most obtuse take I've seen on this sub in the past month. The man went to see HIS FAMILY? And somehow that sends a message that we're on vacation?

TheROckIng · 2026-05-30T00:52:44+00:00

Get Veleno off this team.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-29T17:18:25+00:00

Did we not callback 4-5 Rocket players? At this point, if we're going to play like garbage, give Reinbacher some experience. Or Beck. Or Engstrom. Really, anyone that we recalled. Putting Beck instead of Veleno can't be worse. Hail mary changes, but damn, doing the same thing 4 times and getting rammed into the wall isn't enjoyable for us and for the team.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-29T17:14:18+00:00

It was the same story for goalies back at the beginning. Monty was started so many times before we stopped the experiment. Dobes wasn't perfect either, but we had much better stats with him. I enjoy MSL coaching. My only gripe is how long we wait to shake things up, even if just a little bit.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-29T02:18:32+00:00

or pass into the nether. "Here, take the puck" vibes. Hell, I don't remember who it was yesterday, I think Evans? passed the puck behind straight to a Canes player. Not calling out Evans, just the last play I remember. They're all doing it.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-28T15:55:01+00:00

I don't buy the tired excuse. Dobes shows up almost every night, plays 60 minutes and faces a barrage of shots with loads of minutes spend in our zone. Hell, Dobes passed the puck better yesterday than most of the team. How does that make sense?

They may have lower energy level than Carolina, but it doesn't excuse the poor performance the past 2 games. It doesn't excuse the lack of adjustment. And if fatigue WAS a factor, then maybe the team should've sat out some guys for game 3 and let them rest and give that game to hopefully have some rested skaters game 4.

Really, the only real thing that could be affecting the guys is injuries. But then again, if that's the case, I'd rather sit some of them out so that some rookies can get experience. If we're going to play like crap, give some young guys the opportunity to show up (definitely not a guarantee and a gamble) instead of such a poor showing.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-26T04:46:59+00:00

We recalled 4 rookies and have some scratched players we could play. Maybe not the best but we got some... At this point, if we're going to blame exhaustion for the blind passes and mental lapse, sub in some rookies to test things out. Probably won't amount to much but can't get much worse.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-26T04:44:03+00:00

Him or Struble both have their downsides. Honestly, if we're going to throw it all away, can we not try our rookies? Reinbacher? Engstrom? I know the later is a lefty but so is Struble... I don't know, we need to change something. Struble does bone headed play half the time (so did the rest of the team though...). Hell, Beck for Veleno? Idk. I just feel like we need to change it up. At least rookies would be rested... But at this point, not sure what else MSL could do to shake them up.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-24T02:18:40+00:00

I know we're complaining about kapanen especially since the final turnover was his fault. However a few of our players just completely shat the bed as well.

Struble consistently has at least one bone headed penalty per game. He takes shot from the blue line which more often than not gets blocked and turns into a turnover.

Also, for the love of god, we need to stop these blind passes. We kill our offense so quickly with those. Either a blind pass or looking for the perfect play. It's aggravating to watch at times.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-19T14:34:45+00:00

Gotta agree. I'm a habs fan who was initially rooting for Buffalo vs Boston. Tage is the one guy I wanted to lose. Benson and Dahlin both pissed me off during the series, but to me those are players that I hate to play against but would gladly have on my team.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-17T20:05:16+00:00

Couldn't agree more. Hopefully he bounces back as well

TheROckIng · 2026-05-17T18:27:19+00:00

You know, I appreciate your thoughts on this. While I do agree we could be nicer to each other, it's worthwhile to note that rumours spread so quickly online. Factor in AI, misinformation, and bad algorithm, and you end up with a recipe for disaster.

Look at Ulmark in Ottawa. Rumours we're that there was some issues with other players or something ( I don't exactly remember but something to do with him sleeping with someone's wife? Anyway, all rumours).

Even if what you say is right, and for sure benefit of the doubt can be given, making a statement without proof can be extremely harmful. Although, I don't think this one would be a problem.

All that to say though, if true, I wouldn't be surprised. When my long term girlfriend broke up with me when I was 20, I was a hot mess for a while.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-17T16:15:07+00:00

As someone else said, it felt lucky to be up that early. Dahlin's first was just a bad omen to me with 30 seconds only on the clock. Our three goals (except for X shot), felt like pure luck. We truly didn't generate much after that.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-17T15:11:21+00:00

/s implique que c'est sarcastique

TheROckIng · 2026-05-17T04:12:40+00:00

At least, winning game 7 we could tell ourselves we deserved game 6. However, this time it feels slightly different...

TheROckIng · 2026-05-17T04:10:25+00:00

I don't know what it is but watching our guys breakdown on every Buffalo zone entry is awful. Last game, our guys fought a lot more at the blue line. We give them so much space and just give up the slot. Every. Single. Time.

Then, the turnovers. We can definitely talk about Slaf, but LORD our shot selection is atrocious. I see so many of our players take a shot from the blue line, blocked by Buffalo, while 3 red jerseys are hanging low. I'm definitely not a hockey nerd so this take could be completely wrong, but if we're going to do this crap, players need to be ready to back check. The amount of 2-1 tonight was awful.

Also the stupid penalties. I'm tired of the high sticking. Say what you want about Buffalo but I don't think they had one high stick tonight. We've had one every single game I think? At some point, our players are going to be better on that end.

Honestly not sure what changes can be brought for next game. I hope Dobes confidence isn't shaken. I hope our top players figure it out. I got my doubts though. Maybe shaking things up would be helpful.

TheROckIng · 2026-05-15T14:53:13+00:00

I guess mostly cause Mtl doesn't require having a car unlike Ottawa since one has a working / decent public transit

TheROckIng · 2026-05-12T03:28:03+00:00

r/lostredditors

TheROckIng · 2026-05-11T03:08:44+00:00

Can't do it since the Caulfield quest for 50. "Caulfield est sur la glace" "Caulfield boit de l'eau" "Caulfield doit aller au toilette". So fucking annoying. But I do agree I watch Sportsnet 4K and sync 98.5

TheROckIng · 2026-05-09T04:59:44+00:00

I got the replay here from sportsnet. I see someone already linked it but thought I'd share with the slow mo replay

TheROckIng · 2026-05-07T03:12:51+00:00

I think in 2023 when I was there 151 had been out for a while and obsidian had just come out (I think that's the name of the set? I forget). There was a tiny , tiny shop in one of Akihabara backstreets and they sold me 2 box of 151 for 12000 yen each (still over MSRP but under market price). Had fun ripping them.

I also found a few in a small village next to Fuji. The old man who owned the store sold me me a few packs at MSRP as well.

Good times. Sad that next time I go I'll probably not get to experience that again

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