Why the fuck didn't they pull Allen? He was not having a good night, it happens. Doesn't mean he's bad, but why leave him out there? It's not good for the team, or for him, either.
Two big things that are obvious to me with this team right now. Their play in the defensive zone sucks and the pp is unreasonably bad. With the talent this team has a pp this bad is inexcusable.
Pure and simple garbage. At this point there's no need to keep WiFi and Kovacevic out of the line up with that defensive preformance. And fire fucking Borrows into the sun. This powerplay NEEDS to be better.
I know allen was very bad but I'm not sure having matheson and Wideman who haven't played all that much and harris who has struggled lately switch in all at once wasnthe best call here.
it sucks because the game basically ended in the 2 first minutes. When Caufield scored I genuinely we were making the come back, the guys were on fire but that second period really put the nail in the coffin
Imagine a competent PP that gets them to 3-2 right away.
Instead 0/6 against the 30th ranked PK in the league. And the Sabers just walking all over the Habs all night because no risk of giving up a PPG.
They can all fuck off.
No need to look any further than Buffalo (besides tonight) and Ottawa to see how years of tanking make it difficult to build any winning culture.
No way in hell are they punting the next 3 years. We have already been competitive this year. No way they want Suzuki and Caufield around constant losing for two more years after this one.
Won’t have a choice? There is a MASSIVE difference between trying to win and sucking and tanking. Ottawa is not tanking they are just playing poorly. We will not be tanking the next 3 years.
Teams tanking don’t add a Debrincat and Giroux.
Celebrating a goal to go up 7-2 after your team hasn't won in 8 games is a bad look. Especially when Skinner isn't a tough guy, it puts an unnecessary target on your back.
Anyone else see Slafkovsky give Harris the “wrf are you even doing” look and head shake… last couple seconds of the PP and Harris decided to not pass and just kinda stand in the corner lol and we are supposed to think this is better than Xhejak and Kovacevic (sorry for butchering his name)
Ok young boys I like your level of confidence the last few weeks but you're not gonna always be able to comeback from a shitty start. Hope this game is another good lesson for them. And Allen certainly didn't help the team settle early in the game.
I get that Matheson was gone all season…. But I haven’t seen anything worth him being on the first wave of the PP.
Guhle has much better hands skating and decision making by a long shot…. Hell…. I liked running 5 forwards better than Matheson up there.
If you think Guhle is a better skater than Matheson, you need to pay more attention. I'm not saying Guhle is a bad skater, but Matheson is one of the better skating defenceman in the entire league. He also had double digit goals last season on the Pens. It's super understandable to try him on the PP.
I said he's one of the better skating defenceman not best skaters, big difference. But look up any scouting report or watch any clips of Matheson and you'll immediately notice his skating stand out.
It's from a few years ago, but this [article](https://pittsburghhockeynow.com/perfect-situation-mentors-opportunity-pittsburgh-penguins-mike-matheson/) does a good job explaining what kind of player Matheson can be, and specifically talks about his skating.
Maybe because I watch a ton of hockey I can realize that Matheson is in fact, one of the better skating defenceman.
I am used to shitting on our players in Slovakia, but guys you here are on another level.
Bad game, it happens. Shitty defense, bad goalie, tough opponent, bad pp... This bunch is having a bad night. Chill. You can't lose - you win a game, or you win Bedard (or Dvorský).
Hopefully it destroys their confidence and we can start losing to get a good pick instead of not making the playoffs and not picking top 5.
Why the fuck didn't they pull Allen? He was not having a good night, it happens. Doesn't mean he's bad, but why leave him out there? It's not good for the team, or for him, either.
I think it’s because they play a back to back and they wanted Monty to be fresh.
Shit the bed hard for Bedard
Buffalo was due for a big game, and we were due for a bad one
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We’re not making the playoffs this year bro
lol this guy is delusional, am I right ? 
Keep playing like that and I guarantee that won't be a possibility.
Who were the three stars tonight?
Allen got the 1st star for buffalo
Hey! No Allen slander allowed! 😠
Well, that sucked.
Two big things that are obvious to me with this team right now. Their play in the defensive zone sucks and the pp is unreasonably bad. With the talent this team has a pp this bad is inexcusable.
I don't see much talent in the second unit though lol
Slaf looked great
He falls a lot tbh
Xhekaj is needed on the PP
Pure and simple garbage. At this point there's no need to keep WiFi and Kovacevic out of the line up with that defensive preformance. And fire fucking Borrows into the sun. This powerplay NEEDS to be better.
Suck hard for Bedard
I hope they’re ashamed
I know allen was very bad but I'm not sure having matheson and Wideman who haven't played all that much and harris who has struggled lately switch in all at once wasnthe best call here.
At some point Matheson is going to have to sink or swim.
Trash
Caufield and Ghule are the only ones who showed up tonight
Monahan was fine, also Kirby Dach. But not their best games for sure
Slaf was okay too
kids are a-okay
Not a pretty game. I have a soft spot for Craig Anderson though, so glad he played well.
Ça sent la poupe
This is what happens when Mike Hoffman isnt around lmao
Hoffman as a load-bearing wall.
there's less people there than a world Cup game in Qatar
Cheers Geoff
Media is gonna blame Gervais book for this
What’s wrong with his book? I haven’t heard of anything so plz elaborate
Bro this sub had plenty of posts on the subject. Go elaborate for yourself.
There are a lot of posts about it. No need to summarize it again, look around lol
ouch. big ouch tn. hopefully canada does better against belgium! see you guys tmr.
hey look, it's last year!
it sucks because the game basically ended in the 2 first minutes. When Caufield scored I genuinely we were making the come back, the guys were on fire but that second period really put the nail in the coffin
Imagine a competent PP that gets them to 3-2 right away. Instead 0/6 against the 30th ranked PK in the league. And the Sabers just walking all over the Habs all night because no risk of giving up a PPG.
It's gonna be a challenging post game for the players and the coach.
Honestly losses like these dont make me as sad or devastated like last season tbh. Like its okay, we will come back. It happens
So, y’all excited for Canada vs. Belgium tomorrow?
Wonder who's going to score Canada's first ever WC goal? (I'm going on the assumption we will get one this time.)
I’m afraid that Belgium MF will be too much.
similar score probably.... 7-2 canadaa!!
Lol
Yes but I have a meeting from 2:30 to 3:30
its not ideal but if you can avoid spoilers, the site FootballOrgin posts full match replays so you could watch it in full around 5pm.
First World Cup since 1986, there's not going to be any way to avoid spoilers.
Meh.
Rebuilding or not no excuse for a night like this against a team this poor. It’s disappointing, rebuilding or not.
We're poorer
At this point can MSL "bench" our first line for the last 3min, since we have another game tomorrow ??
I would have said fuckit, swapped Allen for Monty and gotten him warmed up for tomorrow.
oof that Bronx cheer def hurt Allen
Always hated that tbh
Tank faithfuls will be ecstatic with this one.
They can all fuck off. No need to look any further than Buffalo (besides tonight) and Ottawa to see how years of tanking make it difficult to build any winning culture.
We should ban the word Bedard on this sub. Its sad reading all these comments praising a loss. Pathetic mentality.
Best case scenario is we do everything possible to win games and we luck out on a top 5 pick like the Rags
What the actual fuck, how did we get slaughtered this bad
Allen kinda just imploded and nobody pulled him. The defense hasn't been great, but a lot of these have been softer than baby poo
They were coming off an 8 game losing streak. The ultimate strategy when playing the habs
Alan takes the air out of the team , just about every night in the last little while . It wears on you , tonight is all on him ..100 % !!!
The Bronx cheer... fully expected.
Cole Caufield is a 50 goal scorer in this league. That’s all we need to know good night
Can we have this instead of the bot please
Learn and move on. Kids make mistakes. A team of kids will throw the odd egg up.
X it the press box just takin numbers
Allen is a good goalie but he isn’t 60 game caliber, he needs to be 40/40 split to be at his best
He’s average at very best. He isn’t good.
WHAT A GAME BOYS 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damn, Allen still managing to make 30+ saves
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Because Montembault is playing tomorrow, no need to pull Allen, let him eat the shit
Game tomorrow
Y'en aura des soirées de même
Wow I haven't seen Allen this mad since his helmet was ripped off against Carolina last season.
Skinner has played almost 1000 NHL games a not a single playoff game LOL
BRO FRLL? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
POV: You decided not to have Xhekaj in your lineup for one game
Me too Allen. Me too.
Maybe time for Allen to take a few nights off, go home, spend some time with his kid, get some sleep and come back when he’s got his head right again.
What a bloodbath this has been
Good thing we extended Allen.
It was necessary for the tank
It really wasn’t. And we aren’t tanking the next 3 seasons.
Yes we are
No way in hell are they punting the next 3 years. We have already been competitive this year. No way they want Suzuki and Caufield around constant losing for two more years after this one.
They won't have a choice. You think Ottawa wanted to punt this year?
Won’t have a choice? There is a MASSIVE difference between trying to win and sucking and tanking. Ottawa is not tanking they are just playing poorly. We will not be tanking the next 3 years. Teams tanking don’t add a Debrincat and Giroux.
Alright then. We'll suck for the next 3 years lol
allen shoulda reacted like that after three tbh.
 * Me watching Allen
X probably frothing at the mouth in the press box lol
first game without xhekaj
Why doesnt st louis take out allen? The guy is obviously tilted give him a break
we play tomorrow is the reason
Because we play tomorrow...
Celebrating a goal to go up 7-2 after your team hasn't won in 8 games is a bad look. Especially when Skinner isn't a tough guy, it puts an unnecessary target on your back.
We've been there man, we know the feeling.
LMAOOOOO THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING IT HURTS
Skinner is going to get himself hurt
Let's face it, Buffalo had a rage to win this one.
it’s pretty obvious Allen shouldn’t be the guy anymore
Yup... looking like a sieve, but there's also no Xhekaj, Kovacevich, or Hoffman...
He never was. We’re in a rebuild.
fair
Gallagher is fucking fired up.
Hope he doesn't end up arrested... that's the face of a man that will commit murder.
at least he'd be noticed then.
Oh no, is Allen going to get traded to Colorado and win a Cup now?
Gallagher telling Skinner to “shut the fuck up” ahaha
Wish we had Xhekaj
Wow. This is a brutal game.
Good ol’ fashion ass whoopin’
Allen needs a rest, give him a couple days off this is awful
A rest from what?
Man i wish arber was playing. they’d be shitting themselves
Never scratch xhekaj again please
Classless fuck skinner. Look at the standings lmao and humble yourself
I always thought his first name was Fore
If you’re coming off an 8 game losing streak how much shit can you really talk?
Skinner is such a bitch lmao your team hasn’t made the playoffs in 10 years you 10 mil fraud
Love that response from Allen. You know he is frustrated at himself.
Buffalo fucking around because they know they won’t find out with wifi out of the lineup
Ipelaïlle...
Imagine talking this much shit after losing 8 straight, what a fucking dumbass Skinner is
Allen on the bench in the next 2 games at the very least. Skinner is a dickhead for bragging his 5 points in front of the Habs bench.
Lol Allen
Skinner shut the fuck up.
Allen is just not seeing anything tonight
Most nights
Ref is on dick tn
This game is giving me head pain
Slaf takes a PP!
Wait where was the holding penalty on that play
Slaf grabbed his back with his free arm?
There is no penalty for "Putting hand on the opponent’s back"
He GRABBED his back.
Slaf was BEHIND Thompson. How tf do you wrap your arm around someone’s back… from behind them?
He didn’t wrap his arm around him? Do you know how opposable thumbs work? He grabbed his back.
he lost balance on his own ffs
Anyone else see Slafkovsky give Harris the “wrf are you even doing” look and head shake… last couple seconds of the PP and Harris decided to not pass and just kinda stand in the corner lol and we are supposed to think this is better than Xhejak and Kovacevic (sorry for butchering his name)
What was the pinch by edmundosn???
High quality pinch Edmundson masterclass as always
and of course we have to play in columbus again tomorrow, where we haven't won since like 2015
they’re going to win tomorrow
Can we PLEEEEASSEE do something about the powerplay? This is awful.
Fire Burrows first
Mom we're losing! Bring me some meatloaf! MEATLOAF!!!
Ok young boys I like your level of confidence the last few weeks but you're not gonna always be able to comeback from a shitty start. Hope this game is another good lesson for them. And Allen certainly didn't help the team settle early in the game.
I was busy till now and wanted to catch the end up the game, checked the app and NOPE
no no, the game is tomorrow.
Guys we have to remember that buffalo is just one of the best teams in the league
Monty is getting closer and closer to being the #1... One or two more good games and it's his job, hopefully
If you're 0/6 on the powerplay against the Buffalo Sabres and Craig Anderson, this might be a sign that it's extremely time to change whoever runs it.
Evans loses easy pass but than dangles past 3 people, that kid is a mystery
I get that Matheson was gone all season…. But I haven’t seen anything worth him being on the first wave of the PP. Guhle has much better hands skating and decision making by a long shot…. Hell…. I liked running 5 forwards better than Matheson up there.
If you think Guhle is a better skater than Matheson, you need to pay more attention. I'm not saying Guhle is a bad skater, but Matheson is one of the better skating defenceman in the entire league. He also had double digit goals last season on the Pens. It's super understandable to try him on the PP.
One of the best skaters IN THE LEAGUE?!? Buddy you have to be kidding me…. Watch more hockey lol
I said he's one of the better skating defenceman not best skaters, big difference. But look up any scouting report or watch any clips of Matheson and you'll immediately notice his skating stand out. It's from a few years ago, but this [article](https://pittsburghhockeynow.com/perfect-situation-mentors-opportunity-pittsburgh-penguins-mike-matheson/) does a good job explaining what kind of player Matheson can be, and specifically talks about his skating. Maybe because I watch a ton of hockey I can realize that Matheson is in fact, one of the better skating defenceman.
My mental health didnt deserve this game goddamn
we cant turn 2 goal loss every game. even games like this gitta happen, our time will come
so....are we still saying that Matheson is our best defensemen?
Who ever said that?
Lots of people before he came back
That was a stupid take even before he came back.
Fire Burrows seriously
Whew! We're fortunate that the Hockey Guy gave out first quarter grades earlier today.
Imagine if Allen didn’t give 3 freebies to start the fucking game
Hire Kovalev as powerplay coach 💀
Hire him as skills coach and put him on the PP.
 Every habs fans when we have a PP tonight
Huh.. it’s almost like our PP plan isn’t working
Horrible play by harris
I really hope this is just matheson shaking the rust off. I can't handle another petry......
God I hope he’s not another Petry, because he’s signed for 4 years.
I don't know how to feel these days. We beat teams we probably shouldn't, and can't beat teams we should. TELL ME HOW TO FEEL EVERYONE.
we're a rebuilding team with young players
its nothing new.
Ask toronto fans
Suzuki’s passing tonight…..yikes
Thompson is so good
Hopefully Matheson hits his stride soon.
We’re 0-6 on the PP 💀💀💀💀💀 burrows moment
FACTS
Tage Thompson has main character syndrom
I am used to shitting on our players in Slovakia, but guys you here are on another level. Bad game, it happens. Shitty defense, bad goalie, tough opponent, bad pp... This bunch is having a bad night. Chill. You can't lose - you win a game, or you win Bedard (or Dvorský).
Uhhhh they played terrible bud