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Habs Season Thread: 2024-25 Regular Season

CH1 said:
I don’t think MSL comes off as bad in that clip. WiFi on the other hand….
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It's something that was discussed this summer. Will Xhekaj becoming anything more than a guy who punches people? If he doesn't, he's going to move around a lot before finishing his career in the AHL. If he can figure out how to be steady, he'll have a long career.

St. Louis's behavior reminds me of when they signed Farrell at the end of his third season at Harvard and he had to be placed in the lineup. St. Louis basically told reporters, paraphrasing, that he wasn't the one who wanted Farrell in the lineup.
 
GGpX said:
The shine's worn off pretty quickly, hasn't it?

It's never a good sign when the coach tells the reporter to answer his own question.
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As soon as he's started getting endorsements you knew that management was going to cut him down to size. That train is never late.
 
The Habs need a John Ferguson in the lineup, not a John Kordic. And because Xhekaj is a defenseman, you can't hide him at the end of the bench like an extra forward. Defenseman who are dressed must actually play a regular shift and they'll be on the ice more than a 4th line forward. So if Xhekaj is to have a future, he needs to get his shit together the way Chris Nilan did years ago when he morphed from being a one dimensional enforcer to being a 19 goal scorer on a good checking line.

Being able to beat people up is great but if you're a liability as a hockey player every time you're on the ice then you're ultimately as useless as Reaves or Simmonds.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
The Habs need a John Ferguson in the lineup, not a John Kordic. And because Xhekaj is a defenseman, you can't hide him at the end of the bench like an extra forward. Defenseman who are dressed must actually play a regular shift and they'll be on the ice more than a 4th line forward. So if Xhekaj is to have a future, he needs to get his shit together the way Chris Nilan did years ago when he morphed from being a one dimensional enforcer to being a 19 goal scorer on a good checking line.

Being able to beat people up is great but if you're a liability as a hockey player every time you're on the ice then you're ultimately as useless as Reaves or Simmonds.
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Nilan scored 21 one season
 
At the start of last season Xhekaj was being used on the pp. Talk was more about developing his game and increasing opportunity. He didn’t live up to the role for sent down and here we are now.
 
GGpX said:
I don't think they'll actually trade for a RHD.

It wouldn't shock me if they poached one off of waivers like they did with Kovacevic, though.
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MA Godin suggested they look for a veteran D this summer. Too late now, cost would be very high.
 
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