...et MONTEMBEAULT a été brillant....mérite 2 autres départs....a besoin de bâtir une solide confiance....et qui sait???...l'ai toujours bien aimé.
......en train de s'installer comme véritable #1...et à 26 ans c'est le bon timing.....go SAM !
Everything is just fine here there is very little drama or controversy, like goaltenders are stopping the puck, coaches/management have been excellent since their hiring and Caufield is playing phenomenal hockey on one of the best line in the NHL so far this season.
The Habs are certainly getting better value for the money being paid to their duo than the Leafs are from their duo. I really think we need to focus on some stats that measure production in ratio to the salary being paid for the production. In a salary capped league, all that matters is the bang you are getting for your buck. Suzuki/Caulfield are probably the highest production value in the league in as compared to the salary being paid for that production. If someone can identify a more cost efficient scoring duo in the NHL, name them. Maybe Hughes-Bratt on the Devils?
Absolutely but, as @Doc Holliday pointed out, they are pretty useless in their own zone. They need to learn when and who to cover when defending.
I really don’t see Nick Suzuki being useless in the D- zone, he’s very well rounded and plays with poise. Many hockey analysts are comparing him to a young Patrice Bergeron and I think personally that it’s a legit comparison, he’s getting close to Bergeron’s level.
Juste cette saison j'ai vu au moins 4 buts compter contre Mtl directement à cause de la mauvaise couverture de Suzuki. Cette année lui et Caufield file directement en zone neutre aussotôt qu'un défenseur a la rondelle, même quand il y a déjà un couvreur sur lui, ce qui laisse très peu d'option de passe. Il y a une raison pour laquelle Suzuki et Caufield, malgré une bonne fiche offensive, n'ont pas un gros différentiel dans les +/-. Si tu as 12 buts et 12 passes, mais un différentiel de +3 (Suzuki), et 12 buts et 9 passes, différentiel de 0 (Caufield), c'est parce que tu t'en fait scorer autant que tu en score.
For me i’d take Marchand & Pastrnak over Suzuki & Caulfield any time. The biggest problem i have with the habs duo is mostly with Caulfield. His skating is average & he’s allergic to backchecking. He reminds me more of a Brett Hull type who has a big shot & that’s about it. And because of his pint size I’m skeptic about his longevity in this league. Maybe that’s why Hughes is taking his time extending him. Bergevin would have already re-signed him to a $10 million contract. As for Suzuki i like his game more & more. But i still have trouble seeing him as a true #1 centre.
The 2 habs kids share a huge advantage over the existing top nhl duos: their youth. Suzuki is an amazing multi talented player already, he needs some polishing in his own zone but I'm not worried about his ability to learn quickly.
Marchand and Pastrnak… Who’s gonna take the faceoffs? For me Bergeron/Marchand might be the best duo in recent history I guess that’s why they formed the perfect storm with Sydney Crosby for Team Canada at the Olympics.
I’m also cool with either a Bergeron-Pastrnak or Bergeron-Marchand duo but Bergeron’s career is coming to an end so that’s why I initially left him out.
He's played 98 nhl games, enough to have a clear idea of what he's able to do in the league. As for pint size player, well bring me a Martin Saint-Louis anytime, or a Theo Fleury, how about a Henri Richard? Marcel Dionne? Alex Debrincat, well the list can be long.
98 games isn’t enough. Especially when the majority of those games don’t mean anything. Non-pressure games. Games mostly played within a country club atmosphere under a coach who doesn’t have a care in the world about defensive hockey.
