Bienvenue sur PuckTalk MTL LIVE, votre destination pour des discussions en direct sur les Canadiens de Montréal, des analyses de la LNH et des discussions avec les fans en temps réel. Les Canadiens de Montréal ont ENFIN résolu les Sabres de Buffalo ! Après avoir lutté contre leurs rivaux de division au cours des trois dernières semaines, le Tricolore a remporté une victoire massive au KeyBank Center pour s’adjuger la 3e place de la division Atlantique. Dans cette analyse d’après-match, l’entraîneur K analyse exactement comment l’équipe a exorcisé ses démons et ajusté sa stratégie pour mettre fin à la pression de Buffalo. Nous plongeons en profondeur dans la performance exceptionnelle de Jakub Dobes, qui semblait dominant devant le poteau, et dans l’étincelle offensive fournie par Cole Caufield. Ce n’était pas juste un autre jeu ; c’était une victoire éclatante pour la saison 2025-26 de la LNH. Nous discutons des ajustements clés de l’entraîneur, des « vraies discussions » sur les améliorations défensives et de ce que cette montée critique au classement signifie pour la poussée de Montréal en séries éliminatoires. Si vous voulez une analyse honnête du Tricolore et des opinions non filtrées, c’est le récapitulatif dont vous avez besoin. Regardez maintenant pour voir comment le récit des Canadiens contre les Sabres a officiellement changé ! 0:00 – Début du spectacle 0:51 – Faits saillants du match – Caufield et Dobes ouvrent la voie ! 4:59 – Rapport de match de l’entraîneur K – Pourquoi seulement 7:09 pour Xhekaj… ENCORE ? 10:58 – Dobes a-t-il remporté la première place de gardien de but ? 15:07 – Le rôle de Dach sur le 1er trio est CRITIQUE à leur succès 20:24 – Ce n’est pas Jake Evans qui a été la meilleure soirée défensivement #GoHabsGo #MontrealCanadiens #Habs #JakubDobes #ColeCaufield #NHL #Hockey #PuckTalkMTL #AtlanticDivision #Sabres Dans chaque épisode, Kosta Papoulias plonge en profondeur dans les dernières nouvelles des Canadiens de Montréal impliquant Ivan Demidov, Patrik Laine, Juraj Slafkovsky, Josh Anderson, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Joe Veleno, Jake Evans, Zach Bolduc, Brendan Gallagher, Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, défenseurs du Tricolore, Arber Xhekaj, Kaiden Guhle, Sam Montembeault, Lane Hutson, Jayden Struble, Alex Carrier, Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson, Jakub Dobes, Jacob Fowler, Kent Hughes, Martin St Louis. Dans chaque épisode, Kosta Papoulias analyse en profondeur les dernières nouvelles des Canadiens de Montréal concernant Ivan Demidov, Patrik Laine, Juraj Slafkovsky, Josh Anderson, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Joe Veleno, Jake Evans, Zach Bolduc, Brendan Gallagher, Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, Habs Defencemen, Arber Xhekaj, Kaiden Guhle, Sam Montembeault, Lane Hutson, Jayden Struble, Alex Carrier, Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson, Jakub Dobes, Jacob Fowler, Kent Hughes et Martin St Louis. Please Click to Subscribe / Veuillez cliquer pour vous abonner : https://bit.ly/mtlhockeytalk
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I agree with your analysis of Arber … it’s getting ridiculous… I don’t know what to say anymore.. I disagree about Marty has no confidence in Arber… I relieve he sees what we see – but he doesn’t do anything about increasing his ice time … I think it starts with Marty… but I can’t complain about how he has coached the team as a whole that’s for sure ..
And Dobbie was awesome… doing good… steading the net… I love how he fights for the puck…
And Caufield… it’s unbelievable!! And this guy isn’t going to the Olympics????
I thot Hutson had a tough one tonight… Buffalo was brushing him off easily … sometimes I think he tries to do too much sometimes…IMO
Good show – GO HABS GO!!’
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LOL. Arber isn.t that good. You are whining too much.
Dobes is our #1
Slaf will score many goals on the pp parked at that location. Seen a few already this season. He's big and strong and quick release. Will be his office.
Coach… Re: Olympics
I would love the Olympics revert back to amateur status for men’s hockey… I’m an old guy – and as a kid I had far more interest in watching and listening to our amateur players fight for the gold… it just seemed like it was more like the Olympics should be… I go back so far that I remember listening to the il Smoke Eaters representing Canada… I tel you it was fun …
Today – ya – it just seems like we the pros – bully some of the smaller nations and it takes some of the fun out of it…
Pros have their time
Let the amateurs put the Maple Leaf sweater on and enjoy their 15 minutes of fame … that’s a bit of what I feel about the Pros in the Olympics… see ya Coach
Xhekaj is a key piece. He needs more ice time to keep developing and the other d men need to have their ice time managed as games get more intense heading into the playoffs.
That third goal was exactly why I thought Dach was a great player to finish out that line. Dach digs it out perfectly, Suzuki sets it up and Caufield bangs it home it doesn't get much better than that
I think the win over Colorado with the great performance by Jakub Dobeš has the team oozing confidence. And yes, what they’re doing to Arber is not only a crime to him but a disservice to the team.
good takes ..Blackeye should be getting a larger role for sure..
15:20 Dach is actually the biggest guy funny enough. He’s 6’4 221 pounds which is a pretty big reason why he’s so good at shielding the puck similar to Slaf. I like him on the 1st line for that reason.
Hey coach, very good point today, especially about Xhekaj. I’m really sad seeing how little time he’s been given considering he’s the most physical guy on the team who stopped making mistakes and his game visibly improved.
After the second period they were a very few people thinking we might be able to turn it around knowing how strong has been Buffalo playing recently. And here we go- 2 from “ Goal Clutchfield” and finally one for Kapanen and surprise was done. I still believe we deserved the win tonight as we played better 2 out of 3 periods and wanted it more than Sabres. I’m super excited about what the team produced today!!! GHG
Despite Dobes heroics, the Montreal D got manhandled all night. Both Buffalo goals were defensive giveaways, and that is not counting the numerous high danger chances and a couple of goalposts. Without Dobes standing on his head, another L to a larger, more physical team. Great that they won, but in a best of seven, Buffalo takes it in 5 or 6.
Enough of this man-on-man BS the Habs are too small to execute it properly, they need to go to a zone D, like the rest of the league.
Another GWG for Clutch
MTL didn't solve the Sabres they solved themselves.
Every single game MTL looks bad it is because they do the same things over and over that are bad decisions.Like over passing or as I mentioned a few days ago going too much to Caufield not giving anyone else a shot at the net.Suzuki's great pass to SlaF when usually that is another 5+ passes trying too hard to set up Caufield.MTL still has many shifts were they still make poor decisions but when they look better they at least have some good shifts where they make great decisions.
Where I get frustrated is thinking WHY do they have all these shifts where it is like mind boggling how they play.Well it tells me their hockey IQ is just NOT there they manage to come up with some great decisions like Suzuki's pass to Slaf …sometimes but most often it is over passing or no look passes that are just turnovers.D holding the line and yeah those small wimpy forwards NEED help from the D but often the D is already backing out even when they have no risk to stay in tight.
Let's see what happens at the trade deadline. We don't know what players other teams are calling Montreal about.
This is the hard part…what players to keep, going forward, and who is coming up. I'm sure HUGO may have a wish list of a couple of players but organically, players may fill those positions. No rush moves are required.
Hello Mr. Coach Talk…I had a good week with hockey watching Habs and Rocket win. 🙂 What I saw this week with the Habs that I think is promising:
(1) Habs played well vs. good teams by playing "60 mins of good hockey" which is something that we haven't gotten all year. We even had a game where we didn't have to worry late in the third period!
(2) they were able to adjust to counter the strengths of the other teams.
(3) Doby is trending positively right now and, along with the old standby Suzuki, I think he doing his part so the ship sails straight ahead. I am usually not a fan of goalies as much as skaters (because I love brilliant moves/passes that confuse the defense), but I really enjoy Doby and Fowler!
(4) Demidov is playing with greater confidence to try moving the puck into the middle and shoot (but he has to stop using those prank sticks that explode).
I love watching this team develop and learn. It creates the satisfaction I feel in the last couple seasons. Sure it is nice to get the Cup, but I think if we just let this thing cook we will be there in two years (2027-2028). I want to see them figure it out, little by little. This is fun!
Olympics (you invited a rant)– My patience with the current mainstream (Trump) US politics and (pro-big business) values and (arrogant, mean-spirited) demeanor is thin, and it makes me embarrassed to be lumped into that group (by those outsiders who are thoughtless just like Trump), supported 100% by people like the Tkachuks. I HATED that four-nations thing last year because of all the politics. I also do not like my NHL season to be affected by yet another money-grabbing venture, and I think the US should have been banned from the Olympics like Russia was when they invaded Afghanistan in the 1980s. It is not the same as the "Miracle" 1980 Olympics, which was the most exciting thing that transformed me into a full-on hockey fan while I was still in elementary school. I want to see the people we don't know yet play…Like I said, I hope I see a lot of vid about what Hutson and Demidov are doing over this break. I'd even love to see what they eat for breakfast, and when they eat it (before or after skating). I just love everything about those two, and I hope they never grow beards because they are adorable! 😀
Have a good day!
Hey something I forgot…Did anyone notice that little camera shot of Dobes in the third period, visualizing something and positioning his body to make his play? It is a sign to me that he is incredibly focused. I used to do this when I played soccer during my alone-time practice: look at something like a leaf on the ground and pretend it was a defender I had to get around. I've seen other athletes do things like this for whatever sport they play and I really like to see it. It tells me that they have care and curiosity.
thought bolduc looked a lot better with dach than veleno. hope texier isnt out too long
the penalty on dach was a joke especially right after suzuki gets kaid out at the blue line where the puck is no where to be found