GDT | Game 41 | at Washington | Friday, January 10th | 7:00 PM EST

[legoalie]

When did I mention to stop trying ?

Keep building the team and don't change course

There are different stages in building a team.. no one here thought the Habs would be 2 games above 500 in mid-Jan. Lets see how the team handles being in"da-mix" , it will help on gauging where we are.

 

[Sal_Butera]

I know. My point was that it’s a not a big deal. You can play a raw rookie when you’re just aspiring for a WC spot.

But as Hughes said at presser this week, you need to find the right balance can’t just keep introducing young players to the starting lineup.

I’m not overly concerned given Beck has reportedly an elite understanding of how to play hockey

 

[GEEMAN]

Wow, i didn’t even realize that. I guess this will be our priority this summer.

Who cares about a R or L center , not an issue like the D

 

[Habsy]

Who cares about a R or L center , not an issue like the D

It is in the D zone depending on which side the faceoff is on. Teams have set plays off the draw and we've fallen victim to them before.

 

[CH1]

RH Centers are rarer (just 34%) so we’ll be fine

 

[GrandWazoo]

Who cares about a R or L center , not an issue like the D

You need at least one center on each side in the lineup. No if or but.

 

[GrandWazoo]

RH Centers are rarer (just 34%) so we’ll be fine

I know, which is why it’s crazy. But it also means we’re not going with Suzuki, Dach, Evans, Beck next year.

 

[GrandWazoo]

It does put a question mark on things.

Oliver Kapanen? RH too.

Crazy

Wtf, Hage too!!

 

[Habsy]

Wtf, Hage too!!

The good news is moving a RH center isn't difficult.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

You need at least one center on each side in the lineup. No if or but.

Why? The Habs always lose most faceoffs anyway. They haven't had a decent face off guy since Yannick Perreault.

 

[Habsy]

Solid rebuilding logic there

 

[GrandWazoo]

Why? The Habs always lose most faceoffs anyway. They haven't had a decent face off guy since Yannick Perreault.

Dvorak

 

[Habsy]

Anderson is 69% on faceoffs

 

[GrandWazoo]

Anderson is 69% on faceoffs

Also a righty

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Anderson is 69% on faceoffs

Anderson isn't a center so I'm thinking that's a small sample size.

 

[Habsy]

Evans 50.2%
Dvo 56.8

 

[GEEMAN]

It is in the D zone depending on which side the faceoff is on. Teams have set plays off the draw and we've fallen victim to them before.

Kindly explain , so Nick takes a draw in the D zone against Matthews

You either win or lose the draw

 

[Habsy]

If you're RH you win the draw to the center of the ice from the left dot. In the offensive zone that can set up a set play off the draw. In the defensive zone it creates a problem being in the slot so you want to have a LH center to draw to the boards in the D zone.

Where's Peter Puck when you need him?

 

[GrandWazoo]

Kindly explain , so Nick takes a draw in the D zone against Matthews

You either win or lose the draw

Jesus Christ, do we really need to explain the needs for centers with different handeness?

 

[GrandWazoo]

Although maybe you don’t think faceoffs matters.