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hrc666
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 Posted - 02/23/2011 : 02:35:52 AM
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DD scored a beauty of a breakaway goal on his backhand as Montreal defeated Vancouver 3-2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ihWZ54_B4
DD had a whopping 5 minutes of ice time (as did his linemates). The message boards suggested several reasons for this. Some of them were: Other players were being showcased due to the impending trading deadline, Canucks are a large and physical team which wouldn't provide ideal match ups for DD, part of coach Jacques Martin's strategy of bringing DD along slowly, the entire line was being penalized for a brutally stupid penalty by Pouloit and the possibility that Jacques Martin is incompetent
In any case, DD has 13 points (6g7a) in the 22 games since his recall. He has dressed in all 22 games in which he has been on the roster. He also has 28 career NHL games, surpassing former Cyclone Greg Stewart's 26 games. |
"The only way David Desharnais will see an NHL game is if he buys a ticket".
--donnie hockey
"David Desharnais will be invisible during 5 on 5 hockey. IN THE AHL"
--donnie hockey
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Edited by - hrc666 on 02/23/2011 04:31:59 AM |
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Hakeedude
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Posted - 02/23/2011 : 05:21:55 AM
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Donnie Hockey
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Posted - 02/23/2011 : 8:18:16 PM
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Nice goal!
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hrc666
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Posted - 02/24/2011 : 04:26:00 AM
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http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110224/mtl_habshub_habit_110223/20110224/?hub=MontrealSports
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Martin, based on the past history of the second half of last season and the playoffs, trusts Gomez and knows that he needs him to find his game for the team to have any degree of success this spring.
Is that fair to Desharnais? Probably not.
Will it change? Probably not.
But Martin might want to consider trusting his new sparkplug a little more and putting Desharnais in more challenging situations, because at this point it wouldn't be a bad idea to be developing a Plan B in case Gomez's funk is permanent.
There's no way of knowing whether Desharnais is capable of picking up some of the slack right now because he hasn't been given an opportunity to show it, having been very sheltered from difficult game situations.
His quality of competition number over at Behind The Net is the second-lowest on the team, ahead of only Yannick Weber, which proves just how reticent Martin is to risk exposing Desharnais to mismatches, particularly on the road.
Perhaps Martin's handling of DD is borderline genius in terms of development. Perhaps not. But, in any case, this article gives an interesting perspective on the use of DD by his coach. |
Edited by - hrc666 on 02/24/2011 04:29:18 AM |
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Donnie Hockey
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Posted - 02/24/2011 : 7:26:50 PM
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You can't be a second-line center (or top-six forward) in the NHL if putting you on the ice risks exposing you to unfavorable mismatches, particularly on the road.
Every point in the standings matters right now and you can't risk giving any away to see what someone might be able to do in more challenging situations. Once a playoff spot and conference finish is secured, then you can find out if somene can or can't play in certain situations. You don't experiement when there is something on the line every night. It could cost you two points in the standings.
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hrc666
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Posted - 02/25/2011 : 02:21:03 AM
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Perhaps Jacques Martin isn't the greatest coach.
15 seasons and zero appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Montreal management just can't come to terms with the fact that it made a $30 million blunder with Scott Gomez.
DD has passed every test he's been given. Gomez is a disaster at even strength and has a team worst plus/minus. Gomez is the one who is costing the team points; he has been all season. On the road, or at home Gomez hasn't produced. Martin & Co. are either in fantasyland or incredibly pigheaded to not move on from their colossal mistake of signing Gomez.
In fact, they may ride Gomez (@20 minutes per game) straight out of a playoff berth. If so, that failure will be richly deserved. As will the dismissal of Martin and, perhaps Gauthier.
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"The only way David Desharnais will see an NHL game is if he buys a ticket".
--donnie hockey
"David Desharnais will be invisible during 5 on 5 hockey. IN THE AHL"
--donnie hockey
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hrc666
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Posted - 02/26/2011 : 04:01:44 AM
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Martin gets slammed for misuse of DD and overplay of tired and ineffective Hab veterans.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/620052-canadiens-leafs-phil-kessels-four-point-night-sinks-habs
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David Desharnais too, who was full of energy and continued to setup excellent scoring chances, only played 8:53 minutes last night, 5:01 against the Canucks and is averaging only 12:21 per game.
Why?
These players have shown that they are capable while the veterans are looking more and more tired by the day. Bench management is a huge part of coaching and by giving so much time to clearly tired veterans, the coaching staff is setting the team up for playoff disappointment.
It is a massive failing by Jacques Martin and co. that they continue to overplay the vets while under-utilizing the young guns.
Let 'em play Jacques, and you'll probably win more games.
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Donnie Hockey
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Posted - 02/26/2011 : 11:44:37 AM
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Originally posted by hrc666
Martin gets slammed for misuse of DD and overplay of tired and ineffective Hab veterans.
Martin doesn't care what media and fans think which is one of the reasons former GM Bob Gainey saw him as a good fit for the head coaching position in Montreal. |
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Donnie Hockey
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Posted - 02/27/2011 : 12:06:32 AM
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| Desharnais had just 10:46 TOI in Montreal's 4-3 win over Carolina tonight, but won seven of 10 faceoffs and had a team-high four shots on goal. |
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hrc666
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Posted - 02/27/2011 : 04:26:49 AM
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Desharnais was paired with Pouloit and Tom f******Pyatt.
Pyatt has all of 3 goals in 88 career NHL games. I was a bit under the weather so I listened to the game. Habs radio announcer Sergio Mommesso made the comment (after Pyatt missed an empty net) that Pyatt would "score into an empty net 50 out of 100 times". As a side note, the Montreal play-by-play announcer is weak and Mommesso isn't much better. It's amazing that hockey's most famous franchise would have two sub par announcers-even if it is the English language broadcast Derrick Wills-the Hamilton announcer-is in a league far above these two and he's in the minors riding the busses making chicken feed and these guys are flying first class and making some real coin. Sometimes life just ain't fair.
On the Montreal PP goal, DD was involved in the cycling sequence and had two key touches on that scoring play.
DD's four shots in limited PT shows what an intelligent player he is. DD's not going to pass to a clown shoe like Pyatt if he has any sort of scoring opportunity (or possibility of rebound creating shot)for himself. Good players don't waste their time passing to stiffs who can't score-they alter their playing strategy if the situation (iron-handed line mates) dictate it. If Dustin Sproat, Eghoetz and Dale Hunter would practice the same strategy, then the Cyclones might have a few more points in the standings. |
"The only way David Desharnais will see an NHL game is if he buys a ticket".
--donnie hockey
"David Desharnais will be invisible during 5 on 5 hockey. IN THE AHL"
--donnie hockey
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Edited by - hrc666 on 02/27/2011 04:32:38 AM |
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Donnie Hockey
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Posted - 02/27/2011 : 12:19:00 PM
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Originally posted by hrc666
Derrick Wills-the Hamilton announcer-is in a league far above these two and he's in the minors riding the busses making chicken feed and these guys are flying first class and making some real coin. Sometimes life just ain't fair.
It's Derek Willis, not Derrick Wills. It's buses, not busses.
Derek's an outstanding broadcaster, arguably better than more than half the broadcasters in the NHL. As good as he is as a broadcaster, he's an even better person. You root for people like him to get an opportunity at the next level. He deserves it. |
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hrc666
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Posted - 02/27/2011 : 7:11:29 PM
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Originally posted by Donnie Hockey
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Originally posted by hrc666
Derrick Wills-the Hamilton announcer-is in a league far above these two and he's in the minors riding the busses making chicken feed and these guys are flying first class and making some real coin. Sometimes life just ain't fair.
It's Derek Willis, not Derrick Wills. It's buses, not busses.
Derek's an outstanding broadcaster, arguably better than more than half the broadcasters in the NHL. As good as he is as a broadcaster, he's an even better person. You root for people like him to get an opportunity at the next level. He deserves it.
No, clown, it's Wills
http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/page/broadcast_1019
Busses is also an acceptable plural:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busses
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plural buses also busses
Aren't you getting tired of being continually humiliated by yours truly? You're out of your league messin' with me. lol.
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"The only way David Desharnais will see an NHL game is if he buys a ticket".
--donnie hockey
"David Desharnais will be invisible during 5 on 5 hockey. IN THE AHL"
--donnie hockey
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Donnie Hockey
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Posted - 02/27/2011 : 9:48:47 PM
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Originally posted by hrc666
You're out of your league messin' with me. lol.
You're in a league of your own.
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Edited by - Donnie Hockey on 02/28/2011 01:39:49 AM |
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