Which Canadiens players have been the biggest disappointments this season? | HI/O Bonus

[@TheDuffer99]

"Apart from Josh Anderson" Yeah, can we all agree that he has been the biggest disappointment for the Habs this season? Kent Hughes has waited too long to trade him, now he's stuck with a disengaged player with a huge contract.. As for Primeau, to me he's been a pleasant surprise.

[@andrewmarcon5405]

Die hard Habs fan. But I have to say Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson and Christian Dvorak would be at the top of the chopping list.

[@bikesbees9392]

Finally we talk about poor Galy,,,, he is totally out of any timing during the game. flat on his face 10x during the game no pass dumping pucks and taking penalties.!!!! Get rid of him faster the better

[@richardbonte8641]

I can only listen and comment on KZbin because the amount of commercials in the Gazette make the small podcasts impossible to listen to. The Canadiens need forwards and puck-skating defensemen who can both forecheck and get the puck out of our end. In that way, cut down on shots against.

[@broadcastmedia]

St. Louis

[@markgaudreau8053]

St-Poohy is a joke

[@robertn2951]

He is by far the greatest star on the team. Rightly so.

[@broadcastmedia]

@@robertn2951 He's a putz.

[@She_26]

HAHAHA ​@@robertn2951

[@jjevans1693]

100 percent. MSL needs to go.

[@charlestessier7843]

That it took as long as it did to settle the goaltending situation......among others. Josh Anderson . These top my list.

[@markgaudreau8053]

Jake Allen and the team management for sure, period.

[@toddlauretteHabsFan]

Can't really blame Allen, he needed more minutes to play well, it wasnt a good situation for none of them, Montembeault, Primeau, or Allen. I think Allen is doing pretty well in New Jersey. He still has some good hockey in him for sure.

[@lucprovencher1922]

Matheson.....15-20 and once (37) giveaways per game. how do you think the other guys feel? Ylonen,White,Pearson should go back to juniors, its like they have no idea what to do. But.....Dach,Roy,Hutson,Arber back should be nice to see next year.And hire Rick Green as defensive coach.

[@alanstorm6915]

I don't know what's going on with Josh Anderson but I know he's a better player than the season he had this year.

[@shawnperry3815]

Anderson, Harvey Pinard and Ylonen. That said, if a second, a third and a fourth liner are the most disappointing out of 19 players, your team is doing ok. There has been a lot of solid development this year, as well as a couple of rebounds in terms of Gallagher and Armia.

[@merc340sr]

Agree....

[@Robin.Woods.]

Gallagher, rebound? He has his worst season in career.

[@merc340sr]

@@Robin.Woods. Except Gallagher...sorry... my bad...

[@mafmaf6417]

Special teams, especially the penalty kill. Look at last nights game.

[@robertdufour5386]

The challenge with Anderson is that he gets at least one good scoring a game. His % of goals/shots has to be the lowest of his career. My biggest disappointment was how management got stuck with 3 goalies. This was foreseeable last summer and they were cornered. They could have papered Allen to Laval without sending him down (à la Samsonov earlier this season out of Toronto)

[@galkanftw]

Pretty much everything has been as I would have expected except maybe Caufield.Most thought 40 for sure I expected a minimum of 30 likely 35 with a MINUS.His entire line was a minus as expected so in reality the only difference this season and last was less injuries and a few lucky wins stolen by goalies otherwise same team same expectations. Suzuki was obviously above expectations goal scoring wise but his shooting % will not be maintained so expect less next year unless of course Hutson makes a huge impact.

[@mikedonovan7776]

Anderson ; Harvey Pinard ; Pearson ; Yellonnen ; Caufield ..

[@allanvaillancourt5896]

Anderson..RHP..Gallagher..Ylonen

[@breaka1]

JOSH ANDERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BY FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SachBaylinStern]

Ylonen!

[@Davidov956]

Anderson period

[@jjevans1693]

MSL and Matheson cost us atleast 10 games. I don't care that Matheson got over 60 points. Over 90 goals were scored when he was on the ice.

[@4Pete]

Ignorant

[@Killerjy]

The biggest disappointment is that the habs lose 12mil for 3 more seasons paying Anderson and Gallagher

[@jeanlucstamour6242]

Anderson no doubt

[@ericbaker2025]

My 2 cents here Andrew.....your going with a disappointment with Ylonen.....you have to give the young guys grace here....the major issues are with the vets on the team Gallagher and Anderson have been terrible, the defense has been horrible and goal tending has been less than par. Example Habs and Detroit last night...4-1 lead and they gave up 4 unanswered goals including the OT goal and you just can't have this. Montreal for years has struggled keeping leads and giving up ridiculous goals due to mistakes. Montreal still has major work to do in the off season. They need a top goal scorer and they need help on the PP, they need help on defense to work with the younger D....and I'm sorry but Premeau is not a decent backup goal tender. Monty should be the backup and we need to target a # 1 goal tender.....

[@noluck9679]

Primeau.? I think Primeau is doing fairly well.

[@markgaudreau8053]

Primeau is doing awesome, considering...

[@chrishansen8477]

all of them except he first line, matheson defensively, guhle was ok, wish he would go back to the ld, they still have plenty of those plugs for next year with there contracts as well.

[@markgaudreau8053]

on the positive side, and only positive; Suzuki and Slaf

[@andrewwhyte9944]

It's been 2 yrs and they still cant get the puck out of their own end. Forget about getting more offence until you fix the terrible defence!

[@zip5644]

only 2 good answers were stu and andrew. primeau has one of the best gsaa in the nhl and obviously team defensive structure is going to be bad when you have 3 lines of 3rd and 4th line players and a defence made of a bunch of 4-6's lol

[@thai2go]

Josh Anderson

[@darrenpinard1658]

Colin White, Anderson, RHP, Ylonen Gallagher until he got paired with Armia 3.0

[@TrendyTopiques]

Anderson RHP 🤔

[@viper29ca]

Primeau? Really? Have you even been watching the games?

[@breaka1]

pearson,anderson,white,ylonen gotta go

[@markgaudreau8053]

its funny Jake allen has been lights out for the Devils and couldn't stop a volleyballl with the Habs

[@galkanftw]

I know most would point to Josh anderson but I have never liked him I consider him a dumb hockey player who plays by himself doesn't utilize his teammates.He is also often leaving the defensive zone early again a selfish move the habs if anything need a LOT better defensive mind set coaching is not doing it so the players themselves need to THINK better defensively.

[@TheRuz23]

of all people you pick primeau ? what a horrible pick...Harvey Pinard has been terrible

[@Killerjy]

Primeau is a weird pick but RHP sucks and if you had any expectations for him this season you just played yourself

[@markgaudreau8053]

too easy, Anderson and Allen

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

Harvey Pinard.

[@alphamale4182]

Anderson Rhp Ylonen Allen St louis Id add caufield also in goals but he did improve other assets

[@mikepouliot3630]

Apart from Anderson it has to be Ylonen. I give RHP a pass due to all his injuries. Ylonen was given chances and never really created much.

[@idarthcadeus]

@mikepouliot3630, 8 or 9 minutes on the fourth line, what kind of chance is that ?? RHP came from Laval and put on the first line with top minutes.

[@mikepouliot3630]

@idarthcadeus Sure that's one argument. But did he to anything yo deserve a permanent promotion to play higher up? It didn't take long for Roy to perform and be promoted. Ylonen never showed that consistency.

[@idarthcadeus]

@@mikepouliot3630 , well Roy didn't do anything but go directly from Laval to second line while Ylonen has been paying dues with minimal fourth line opportunities. He needs to be given the proper chance to succeed or fail. I believe if given 16 to 20 minutes on first or second line for at least 10 games he would impress. Habs had the perfect year to do this but dropped the ball in my opinion. I just don't think he has got a fair shake with Montreal.

[@She_26]

@@idarthcadeus You're exactly right. Ylonen, since November, was given at most, 10 min. on ice per game and on the 4th line. Then again, he's also not one of MSL favourites. 👿

[@bondjames652]

St Louis . Without a coach with experience it's a slap in the face to all watching their pathetic system. Man to man d? I'll tell you something else... Slavkosky is feeding off his line mates and choking their output at the same time. Suzuki started ignoring him on the ice after the All star break and started producing... Caulfield is following suit... Trust me ... 50 points for top minutes and PP 1st line playing with 2 top snipers should be 80+ That way Susuki can get 115. Caulfield 100... I'd also look at playing Matheson up front top line and PP.

[@garydutton3959]

Other than Josh Anderson - he looks so out of place on almost every shift. When he circles the opposition net with the puck at full speed and creates nothing, I want to walk out of the room. I agree with Rick as the Team Defence is horrible - yes the Canadiens have a great number of young defencemen BUT they are still in the bottom four of Goals Against. So are these just young defencemen who have great potential or is the system they are learning not helping the team.

[@idarthcadeus]

Roy in his first season as a pro in Laval gets called up and is on the second line getting good minutes. RHP, initially played over twenty games on the first line. Ylonen, who works hard every shift, plays well in the D zone and finishes checks gets 8 or 9 minutes on the fourth line. Ylonen is also the more senior of the playes. What kind of opportunity has he gotten to succeed ?? Management has failed him in his development here, he is a high skilled player who needs to play with top six players to succeed. In my opinion, it looks blatantly clear that that Roy and RHP have been given preferential treatment in this regard, and the main reason I can think of is that they're French Canadian, and that is concerning.

[@hELLOGUY-gy5hg]

RHP took opportunities last year. They gave him chances this year. Ylonen did not capitalize on his opportunities. As opposed to Roy, who came in and produced. What's concerning is you gave a terrible assessment and blamed it on language.

[@idarthcadeus]

@hELLOGUY-gy5hg, you didn't comprehend a thing I said. I also didn't say anything about language but while I'm on that point, the Canadiens will greatly increase their chances of winning when they start hiring the best coaches regardless if they speak French or not.

[@hELLOGUY-gy5hg]

@@idarthcadeus "In my opinion, it looks blatantly clear that that Roy and RHP have been given preferential treatment in this regard, and the main reason I can think of is that they're French Canadian, and that is concerning."- You I understood clearly and I called you out on it. The fact you even mention Roy makes me question if you're a troll or that bad at assessing talent. When I said Language it inferred French Canadian. It didn't seem that hard to comprehend. Considering you can't wrap your head around MSL's hiring shows your lack of understanding. They keep mentioning they are in a rebuild. Do you think they will hire the best coach? They don't want to increase their chances of winning right now. Likely for next year too.

[@idarthcadeus]

@@hELLOGUY-gy5hg, I like Marty, and I hope he's with the club when they are contending but they need to change the hiring criteria. Also, Ylonen can not be assessed properly unless he is given the top minutes on top two lines for at least ten games. If he doesn't impress well he's gone then. You can't make apples to oranges comparisons here.

[@keithgreene6641]

COACHING IS THE MAIN PROBLEM

[@chrishansen8477]

Scotty Bowman couldn;t win with that roster, give me a break

[@jjevans1693]

9 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS? PROBABLY 11 OR 12 FIRST ROUNDERS NEXT YEAR. MSL sucks​@@chrishansen8477

[@She_26]

Exactly MSL needs to go.

[@jjevans1693]

@@chrishansen8477 You mean the roster with 9 first round draft picks? 11 or 12 next year.

[@jjevans1693]

MSL needs to go!

[@2010ChargerRT]

Primeau? What a stupid take. Good lord.

[@4Pete]

Imagine crying about a guy on a rebuilding team playing 20 plus minutes a night having a bad plus minus haha i hate ignorant "fans"

[@merc340sr]

Gallagher sucked this year...

[@Samuel-dk9zw]

Get rid of Ylonen

[@joeluna5342]

savard is a clydesdale, he screens the goalies & sucks. i hate watching him play

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

Seriously??? Primeau???

[@markgaudreau8053]

Primeau could have walked away with his middle finger in the air. Habs are lucky he is still here.

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

@@markgaudreau8053 I'm not dissing him

[@cathybelanger3354]

Ylonen plays like he was invited to a tea party. He's a very polite hockey player. I don't like polite hockey players

[@She_26]

EASY....MSL. He sucks. Matheson needs to go. Ylonen never had a chance to flourish this season. Another one of MSL's "unlikeables".

[@jjevans1693]

100 percent. I agree.

[@noluck9679]

Josh Anderson