How concerned should Canadiens be about Arber Xhekaj?

How concerned should Canadiens be about Arber Xhekaj? | HI/O Show

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@randylavoy6196 Ай бұрын

Arber is a mainstay on the Habs defense. He forces the other team to behave themselves and not take liberties with the Habs smaller players . You need his presence to keep the apponents honest. Sign him long term and watch him develop into a beast d-man .His shot is also a weapon that is underutilized . The second P.P. should include Arber .!!!

@PositronMcHappy Ай бұрын

I liked your post, but he lied to everybody about his injury. All year.

@brianhimmelman420 Ай бұрын

Xhekaj deserves more respect

@dandesjardins2552 Ай бұрын

Not concerned about Arbor Xhekaj hope his surgery went well and glad to see his brother coming up also

@simgraveline Ай бұрын

We don’t talk enough about Kovacevic who has the best +/-.

@PositronMcHappy Ай бұрын

He was reliable, but prob gone. Blame Slaf's $250K bonus. jk Extensions to Gallagher, Mr. Anderson, Price, etc., via Bergevin. Bergy brought us playoffs we had no biz in, & he also had the balls to draft Mailloux. He didn't follow his own advice, but had one of the best quotes in history: "If you want loyalty, buy a dog" - Marc Bergevin on whether he expected loyalty from Radulov after taking a chance on him last year."

@simgraveline Ай бұрын

@@PositronMcHappy So... you used my comment to dump a bunch of ramblings that have barely anything to do with what I'm saying? Why didn't you create your own post? All I'm saying is that Kovacevic deserve a little bit more attention by the press than he does. I'm simply trying to be positive here by highlighting his good work. Please be negative somewhere else.

@pierrelalonde3705 Ай бұрын

Slavkovsky works hard and he wants to be better. He keeps improving, I'm glad we chose him as our number 1 choice.

@pierrelalonde3705 Ай бұрын

The guys are comfortable wit Xhekaj around

@johnkardos1937 Ай бұрын

Like Chris, I've always liked Armia and happy for his comeback. If he keeps playing like this next year, he'd be great trade bait. On the other hand, I wonder what are the chances he'd be resigned at a lower cap hit...

@mathieubelliveau428 Ай бұрын

Let's hope for an 8 year contract for him as well. He deserves it. My absolute favorite NHL player. I can't lie

@leezwatz3339 Ай бұрын

no, that would be crazy. 8 year contracts are for stars. a 3 to 4 year contract at 3m$ a season is more appropriate.

@PositronMcHappy Ай бұрын

Nope. He also lied to everyone about his injury; all season.

@leezwatz3339 Ай бұрын

@@PositronMcHappy What do you mean when you say he lied? I mean, how to you know?

@PositronMcHappy Ай бұрын

@@leezwatz3339 He admitted that he hid a shoulder injury all-yr long. "Arber Xhekaj played with an injury (left shoulder) practically the whole year. “It’s my fault, I was hiding it, I wanted to play.” - Xhekaj - J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontLNH) April 16, 2024 “It’s my fault, I was hiding it, I wanted to play.” - Arber Xhekaj"

@jackmac6304 17 күн бұрын

A bunch of very talented young players and the perfect coach to bring them along and teach them the right way to play and win this league. Marty is the straw that stirs the drink (no alcohol half the team is under aged)

@Roma1251 Ай бұрын

Great show! Thx

@spooley Ай бұрын

Arber stays, even if he can't fight as well. He has natural talent and has developed an NHL skillset. How many players have put a puck through the net with a wrist shot, none I can recall in over 50 years watching.

@scottm9010 Ай бұрын

When I was a young athlete I had major issues with my knees. It wasn’t caused by injury it was a conformation issue, just the way I was built my kneecaps would dislocate. Finally I had surgery and it was like I had brand new knees and they never gave me problems again. I would be more worried about Arber if it was the same shoulder. Could just be a corrective surgery.

@garydutton3959 Ай бұрын

You can call the Suzuki line - The Franchise Line as there is not much else this season.

@CS58420 Ай бұрын

I doubt they wont sighn him after giving Florian a 3 year ELC

@markorr999 4 күн бұрын

Don't forget his 100+ MPH slapshot. I'm willing to bet they see him as a future "Weber" a man mountain with a hell of a slap shot on the second unit pp.

@pierrelalonde3705 Ай бұрын

Chris you should invite Slafkovsky on your podcast.

@pierrelalonde3705 Ай бұрын

He's 20 and 1 month old, wow

@russell7995 Ай бұрын

Lock him in for eight more years!!!! Upgraded shoulders will help him in the years ahead! Chis said it best when he spoke about being in the lineup going into Boston... Montreal played bigger when he was in the lineup and they're doing again with Arber in the lineup.

@frankhuber9912 Ай бұрын

New for next year, WiFi and BlueTooth. Sounds like a new IPhone, or sump'n...

@frankhuber9912 Ай бұрын

Not sure I'd trade Armia. Realistically, what rational GM would offer us anything even close to what he's worth? Remember, he's had concussion issues and he's disappeared for long stretches of time. If Hughes is a betting man then this is one worth taking. Renew his contract at the current hit and tell him he's staying put, he's part of the gang. If this finally delivers the real Armia, then we will collect in spades on this bet. At the very least, we will have a great penalty killer at an affordable hit.

@lucprovencher1922 Ай бұрын

amazing that nobody says anything about Matheson giving the puck away 15 to 20 times a game.

@rickysmith7168 Ай бұрын

What happened to Jess????

@HabsInsideOut Ай бұрын

Jess is off on maternity leave.

@powers1500 Ай бұрын

There is something wrong with NHL hockey when enforcers like Xhekaj are still needed in 2024 to police the ice behaviors of other players. You don't have that in most other professional sports !!!

@BayBye2011 Ай бұрын

he is also a very skilled player not like reaves in toronto or remke in new york....it is just that he can fight but does not look for them like other players

@fx1883. Ай бұрын

Go watch soccer

@cathybelanger3354 Ай бұрын

Really? Baseball has bench clearing brawls!

@andrewwhyte9944 Ай бұрын

Hockey has always been one of the most physical games and players sometimes get pissed. That's when you need players who can respond to the bullies. Also, it's a fact of life in the NHL playoffs that some teams intentionally try to injure good players on the opposing teams. In pro sports you have to earn a living to support your family, and tough, physical play, is the solution for a lot of players. If you remove fighting from the game, it will be an open season on the more talented and softer players! What's wrong with the NHL is there are too many faint hearted observers like you that just don't get it. If hockey is too violent for you then stick to touch football.

@frankhuber9912 Ай бұрын

All "most other sports" aren't hockey.