Many teams would die to be in the position the Habs are in. Young, high scoring, locked into affordable deals.
20 teams in the league would die for that.
We as fans are focused on the minute details. Defense sucks, PP is a yo-yo, goaltending is great one game, shite the next.
GlorifiedHobo
Anyone who is mad or worried at a team being 3-4 years ahead of schedule is delusional.
OppositeAd5568
Fully agree, we are still building the future, this season it just so happens to be going well. Theyre winning a cup in the next 3-10 years for sure.
Pazzaaaaaa
We have 8 years minimum of playoff contention ahead of us is what he’s saying and this year is the worst the team will be in that 8 year span.
I’m 32, been a fan since I can walk. There was never a moment in my life where I can say that we should make the playoffs easily for the next 8 years. We can be happy.
Aggressive_Low7995
Logical.
Nighantic
This guy not the typical r/habs fan day after loss « sale whole team or shoot some into the sun » type of guy
EyrSlayer02
He sounds reasonable to me.
OkAction6017
That’s why when I see people say bring Reinbacher because our defensive struggle a bit , I don’t agree with them. Let him play top 2 minutes in Laval and maybe win the calder cup and then we will see next year where he will play. There’s not rush we are in the mix as planned.
DarkSunFemme
I think he’s pretty on the money
Subject_Translator71
As a former Nordiques fan who experienced a pretty terrible rebuild rescued by the Flyers overpaying for Lindros, this rebuild has been very impressive so far. The remaining pieces will be a lot easier to get than what they already have.
antrage
I mean I think most people who aren’t paranoid hyperfocused fans think this. Detroit should be worried though. For the third year in a row i’d be fucking pissed if I was that fanbase
Low_Cod_3758
Anaheim’s assistant coach has five more years NHL coaching experience than Montreal’s entire coaching staff. Just the assistant… and that’s just Anaheim…
falloutisacoolseries
Thg always gives due credit
MisterBootaay
He isn’t wrong tho. We weren’t even supposed to be in the playoffs last year. It was an unexpected and welcomed surprise. We shouldn’t be worried.
okmijnmko
It’s not a championship team, so one issue that’s been around forever is overall player size & physical strength. They need to see that because the Sharks & Ducks dominated & physically imposed their hard/fast playing – we lost both games. Add in their skill, it showed me a big Habs weakness – lack of diverse size & strength.
UFA signings or trades are coming, because we need bigger/stronger bodies. Can Florian, Thorpe, Tuch be that? None are proven but Engstrom is right there. Blais is a possible option, Paupanekis would be years away. Reinbacher is not huge (just tall) & has injury history, so I hope there’s no rush put on him.
Fine-Standard1232
Thg should get nominated for the order of Canada instead of don Cherry. He is a national treasure.
chickenceas
He’s right
ytew6
Where’s the lie?
Beepimaj3ep
Are we not agreeing with this take? I think he’s dead on. The habs have given us another dream season this year so far. Full of PBs across the lineup. But as a team, they just aren’t there yet. They will be very, very soon. If they miss, obviously, everyone will be disappointed, but to say or think the future isn’t insanely bright is disingenuous
ApokatastasisPanton
He’s exactly right. The problem is that people took an overperformance at the start of the year for a sustainable growth. We aren’t as good as 3rd in the league (or whatever was our highest rank), and we aren’t as bad as « should lose to 2 of the worst teams in the league ». For a young team, we are exactly where we should be.
BTW, it’s also very clear that there are missing pieces. If you look at the scoring it’s very obvious we have little contribution from the bottom 6. Night in and night out it’s Suzuki / Caufield / Slaf / Hutson / Demidov who make the difference. But there’s reason to be optimistic. Better depth is coming.
okokokoyeahright
His long suffering Canucks fandom, which IIRC is of about 40 years, gives him a clarity of purpose in that he has seen much that is worse than anything in the history of the Habs. (Lord, give him strength, he really needs it).
His assessment of most teams is as neutral as any I have seen in my 60+ years of following this team. Perhaps even more so, in part because he also is a fan of the Bruins. He is also fair and reasonable as to that particular subject. I have followed him since before he hit 300K in subs. He is worth a follow too, for some the more odd ball topics he delves into, all of which are examined with a fair and reasonable assessment. For examples, any of his videos on Dept of Player Safety… and any of his rules discussions.
Good solid fan of the game. Would enjoy a beer with him. preferably at a game somewhere, even in Abbotsford.
On a personal note, I agree with his assessment of the current team. No reason to get excited or over react on things. No major changes can be made right now anyway. Settle down, settle back and enjoy the ride. The PO beckons.
hyperspacial
Hes absolutely right dont you dare throw shade at The Hockey Guy
Autate
I love this guy
Otherwise_Cod_3478
Following other team really put in perspective some struggle a team can go through during a season. Even the best team in the league go through some. When you only follow one team everything seem a bigger deal and you compare the team vs a non-existent perfect standard.
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a reasonable take unlike most takes on this sub
Bright as the light
He is looking on the grand scale.
Many teams would die to be in the position the Habs are in. Young, high scoring, locked into affordable deals.
20 teams in the league would die for that.
We as fans are focused on the minute details. Defense sucks, PP is a yo-yo, goaltending is great one game, shite the next.
Anyone who is mad or worried at a team being 3-4 years ahead of schedule is delusional.
Fully agree, we are still building the future, this season it just so happens to be going well. Theyre winning a cup in the next 3-10 years for sure.
We have 8 years minimum of playoff contention ahead of us is what he’s saying and this year is the worst the team will be in that 8 year span.
I’m 32, been a fan since I can walk. There was never a moment in my life where I can say that we should make the playoffs easily for the next 8 years. We can be happy.
Logical.
This guy not the typical r/habs fan day after loss « sale whole team or shoot some into the sun » type of guy
He sounds reasonable to me.
That’s why when I see people say bring Reinbacher because our defensive struggle a bit , I don’t agree with them. Let him play top 2 minutes in Laval and maybe win the calder cup and then we will see next year where he will play. There’s not rush we are in the mix as planned.
I think he’s pretty on the money
As a former Nordiques fan who experienced a pretty terrible rebuild rescued by the Flyers overpaying for Lindros, this rebuild has been very impressive so far. The remaining pieces will be a lot easier to get than what they already have.
I mean I think most people who aren’t paranoid hyperfocused fans think this. Detroit should be worried though. For the third year in a row i’d be fucking pissed if I was that fanbase
Anaheim’s assistant coach has five more years NHL coaching experience than Montreal’s entire coaching staff. Just the assistant… and that’s just Anaheim…
Thg always gives due credit
He isn’t wrong tho. We weren’t even supposed to be in the playoffs last year. It was an unexpected and welcomed surprise. We shouldn’t be worried.
It’s not a championship team, so one issue that’s been around forever is overall player size & physical strength. They need to see that because the Sharks & Ducks dominated & physically imposed their hard/fast playing – we lost both games. Add in their skill, it showed me a big Habs weakness – lack of diverse size & strength.
UFA signings or trades are coming, because we need bigger/stronger bodies. Can Florian, Thorpe, Tuch be that? None are proven but Engstrom is right there. Blais is a possible option, Paupanekis would be years away. Reinbacher is not huge (just tall) & has injury history, so I hope there’s no rush put on him.
Thg should get nominated for the order of Canada instead of don Cherry. He is a national treasure.
He’s right
Where’s the lie?
Are we not agreeing with this take? I think he’s dead on. The habs have given us another dream season this year so far. Full of PBs across the lineup. But as a team, they just aren’t there yet. They will be very, very soon. If they miss, obviously, everyone will be disappointed, but to say or think the future isn’t insanely bright is disingenuous
He’s exactly right. The problem is that people took an overperformance at the start of the year for a sustainable growth. We aren’t as good as 3rd in the league (or whatever was our highest rank), and we aren’t as bad as « should lose to 2 of the worst teams in the league ». For a young team, we are exactly where we should be.
BTW, it’s also very clear that there are missing pieces. If you look at the scoring it’s very obvious we have little contribution from the bottom 6. Night in and night out it’s Suzuki / Caufield / Slaf / Hutson / Demidov who make the difference. But there’s reason to be optimistic. Better depth is coming.
His long suffering Canucks fandom, which IIRC is of about 40 years, gives him a clarity of purpose in that he has seen much that is worse than anything in the history of the Habs. (Lord, give him strength, he really needs it).
His assessment of most teams is as neutral as any I have seen in my 60+ years of following this team. Perhaps even more so, in part because he also is a fan of the Bruins. He is also fair and reasonable as to that particular subject. I have followed him since before he hit 300K in subs. He is worth a follow too, for some the more odd ball topics he delves into, all of which are examined with a fair and reasonable assessment. For examples, any of his videos on Dept of Player Safety… and any of his rules discussions.
Good solid fan of the game. Would enjoy a beer with him. preferably at a game somewhere, even in Abbotsford.
On a personal note, I agree with his assessment of the current team. No reason to get excited or over react on things. No major changes can be made right now anyway. Settle down, settle back and enjoy the ride. The PO beckons.
Hes absolutely right dont you dare throw shade at The Hockey Guy
I love this guy
Following other team really put in perspective some struggle a team can go through during a season. Even the best team in the league go through some. When you only follow one team everything seem a bigger deal and you compare the team vs a non-existent perfect standard.