Why the Montreal Canadiens Won't Stay at the Bottom for Long!

This video talks about the interesting last two seasons of the Montreal Canadiens. I also talk about the smart moves they have made over the past year and why the fans of Montreal should be excited for the future of their team!
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[@DarthVader-eg9jm]

Without overstating the obvious, Gorton and Hughes (GH) are systematically dismantling the Bergevin archaic thinking of slow gritty players for speed and IQ. I can't see Galley, Hoffman and Price being around much longer. I'm not a Galley hater but he epitomizes how the HABS work harder but not smarter. Anyways, I like the direction and I'm still longing for the Lafleur Habs and their glory years.

[@xavierdube6520]

You can still have a guy like Gally in the lineup I think he can still be a spark on offense. But i agree with most of what you said

[@DarthVader-eg9jm]

@@xavierdube6520 It's the 6.5 million dollar salary. He's a warrior and he deserves it but he's on the downslide of his career. There is little doubt the Hughes is trying to dump him to hometown Vancouver or maybe LA where Bergevin can reignite their bro love. I'm not being disrespectful here....Bergevin was all about the personal and not the objective. Why would you give Carey Price 8? years at 10.5M except for loyalty. Yzerman wouldn't do that and he's all about the business and that's what you have to be if you want to win the Cup in this cap era. Go HABS go!

[@jamesianv]

the fan support is incredible, our softball game almost came to stop during the draft.

[@terrytitus5291]

The east is tough but Habs are moving in the right direction!

[@salianni16]

That would be down!

[@jeanny003]

I got on the slavkofski (sp?) bandwagon after he had that interview right after he got picked. He was asked if he was going to make the team in the fall and he simply replied, "I will train, and I will be ready." I don't know why but he convinced me right away. It made me think of the Russian from the Rocky movies, but we got him!!! He's going to be a great Hab, I'm sure we took the right guy 1st overall.

[@ktowniecity7269]

They have cap space next season (over 25 million with only Caufield to sign) which is the most important asset. They can reload fast after the 2023 draft

[@SmHy23]

And just imagine being able to trade hoffman in march on top of that

[@DropthePuckHockey]

Yeah they are gonna be in really good shape

[@kyuketsuki_72]

Do not forget that the 25M is enough to Sign Caufield and bring in Dubois and Huberdeau.

[@davechan8613]

@@kyuketsuki_72 They’ll need a #1 D and a #1 goalie to obtain and pay.

[@ktowniecity7269]

@@davechan8613 2024 has many free agent goalies like Helle and Jarry. #1 will be tough to find.

[@Splinter]

good angle on that nick suzuki's first career penatly shot

[@drewdickson8306]

Top 5 would be great

[@robertlegault9226]

Habs just need one mire top 5 pick

[@DropthePuckHockey]

A top 5 in next years draft is almost a guaranteed star

[@AKAKATTACK_YT]

YESSSSSS

[@Ryukasan1]

@@DropthePuckHockey Exactly, I dont think Habs are gonna win another lottery, but if they can pick 3rd or 4th, we can either choose Adam Fantilli or Dalibor Dvorsky, two guys who would have been picked first in the last draft. Some people don't know that, but Adam Fantilli is the oldest player of next draft, being born a 12th of October, he's actually going to be 19 even if he immediatly plays in the NHL. A big centerman who's NHL ready right away is a big plus.

[@GreyZonex]

We will be like the leafs in 2 yrs .. No goalie

[@AKAKATTACK_YT]

@@GreyZonex oof

[@dkproducer]

Jake Allen is solid. I think most people realize that he was better than his stats may indicate

[@jeanny003]

We're going to make it out of the first round before the Leafs do :)

[@M2xim]

Can't wait for this stupid summer to end.

[@markfacchino3007]

This summer is stupid lol

[@drewdickson8306]

Caufeild, Dach, to sign maybe Monahan if the price is good Bye to Armia, Hoffman, Drouin, Allen before trade deadline maybe Dvorak and Dadonov too thats perhaps a couple first rounders, a couple seconds and a prospect or two. In Habs best interest to give all the above ice time a PP time over the youth to bump up there stats and sell high

[@jimkellyfan3989]

as a habs fan we should tank get good picks in a better 2023 draft class and in 2024 just go for it

[@AKAKATTACK_YT]

EXACTLY

[@tobiecastonguay835]

I was very surprised when the Habs didn't take Wright 1st overall and thought they made a big mistake... But then NJ passed on him and I was like "hummm...interesting..." ...then Phoenix also passed on him "OK, there is something with Wright that we clearly don't know about...". Finally, Seattle took him... I've read a little here and there and apparently Wright's work ethic is apparently not very good (?)...and I also read a many places that he is a very egocentric player...the "all about me" type... True or not ? I honestly don't know... Time will tell if passing on Wright was the good thing to do or a very big mistake as he could turn out to be an elite player....maybe not a franchise player but within the elite nonetheless...

[@drewdickson8306]

I wasnt surprised Was overjoyed they did there homework

[@RayzeR_RayE]

1 more year! (At the bottom PLEASE) BEDARD is worth it

[@drewdickson8306]

Bedard was average in World Juniors small frame overated Mitchkov

[@drewdickson8306]

We are looking at at least 2 more years out of playoffs but we wont be bottom Hawks Arizona Seattle are much worst and the Sens are always there too even though on paper they look good, a pic in the top 10 is plausible

[@alexmartel4896]

if mtl do playoff they will be soo fun to watch omg

[@elvisisalive2716]

so many holes on the blueline and in net.. not sure how they fill that quickly.

[@williambergeron516]

3-4 years we’re solid ( of course there’s always two side to a medal )

[@idontgivea1769]

Blue line got better when Petry was traded. Mickey Mouse would be better. Some promising prospects as well.But a 1# goalie will definately be a problem once Price is done

[@williambergeron516]

@@idontgivea1769 i mean he done already tbh like when ur goalie can’t even play 3 games in a row it’s over

[@patricebrunelle1159]

@@williambergeron516 Thank you! That's what I keep trying to tell every Price fanboys out there; even if he had a Sv% 0.99 it means squat if he misses 1/3 - 2/3 of the season every year. When it's not his crouch or his knee it's his god damn mind. There's always something with Price. I'd rather have a mid-level goalie that is reliable than a superstar who doesn't show up.

[@stephanel6637]

Montreal begin the season without their star goalie Price injured, Weber the captain injured too...same for Edmundson... Perry is out to Tampa... so the core was broken! And don't forget that the Canadiens made a NHL record for the most games lost because of injuries!!!

[@siriusxmproductions5697]

Bruh Weber was trade a while back.

[@Hubcool367]

@@siriusxmproductions5697 he's talking about the beginning of last season, Weber was traded near the end of the season

[@tomcrouchman]

Dobes is the goalie of the future. Primeau is a stop gap at best till Dobes is ready.

[@alexbarrette9762]

Primeau had better stats in ncaa while being younger. Goalie developpement takes time. They become mature around 25 to 28 years old.

[@tomcrouchman]

@@alexbarrette9762 Primeau had a much better team. Dobes carried his team on his back.

[@OmegaMaximuss]

Patience

[@jordanm3007]

Bro just had to Nick Roll us

[@tonydiciero3864]

You forgot Logan mallioux

[@sconnors8721]

Let’s not forget Logan mailloux

[@francisbernier7921]

They need to trade drouin hoffman gally .. but its gonna be hard

[@dartymarty9668]

Drouin Hoffman Dvorak. Keep Gally for captain unless they plan to give it too Suzuki. Could maybe even dish Anderson.

[@slipperynodd578]

Montreal already has 11 picks in this draft and the season hasn’t even started. Imagine if we are able to trade Dadonov at the deadline to a contender (salary retained of course)

[@TheHenryDuong]

And they're guaranteed bottom 5, Hopefully they can develop players unlike the past decade or so .Otherwise those draft picks are useless.

[@VsXLucKy]

@@TheHenryDuong And Have u seen the Panthers roster so far this postseason i pick Ottawa over them to make the playoff which mean we might have 2 picks in the top 15

[@CoachGarcia]

@@VsXLucKy you're on crack if you think panthers pick will be this high 😆

[@wolfdreams1545]

​​@@VsXLucKy Never underestimate Aleksander Barkov and his mini-me, Anton Lundell. Bringing in Matty Tkachuk adds grit to their team. But losing Weegar I think will hurt. As long as Bob plays good again, they should be fine.

[@VsXLucKy]

@@wolfdreams1545 I dont think they'll be bad bad i just think that Ottawa might be in better position to make the playoff ahead of FLO

[@misteur7494]

Who is going to stop the puck?

[@alexandremartel516]

I really hope we have 2 more season in the bottom... we need another elite offensive talent and a top 2 defenseman...

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

i say 29 th overall; ahead of Azirona// Chicago// and Winter peg>>>> the Coupe run was totally delusional ! A 21 st place team out playing Tampa? NO surprize they fell to 32 nd...... this rebuild will take at least another 3 years before they can enter 10 th place and up

[@Darkside-to6bs]

you just know this creep is a leaf fan

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

@@Darkside-to6bs >>> bite yer NOSe youngster! Habs fan since 1955. When did you jump on our wagon?

[@Darkside-to6bs]

when they traded Ralph Backstrom to the Kings for their 1st round draft pick

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Trade Hoffman, Dadonov and Savard sometime next year, maybe at the deadline, let Drouin into free agency, pick up a top 5 pick in this draft, sign Hurberdau or at least try to, try to develop young players during the 23-24 season and then we have a roster that hopefully looks something like this… Hurberdau-Suzuki-Caufield Slafkovsky-Dvorsky/Fantili-Mesar Anderson-Dach/Dubois-Gallagher Pitlick-Dvorak/Dach-Mysak

[@AKAKATTACK_YT]

Na, just let Dadonov leave as well, no1 wants him

[@TheHenryDuong]

Lol another top 5 pick ? Hopefully you can develop players properly unlike those busts who were drafted 3 Rd like Galchenyuk and KK , Drouin and Dach lmao 🤣🤣🤣 Dump fire trading top Romanov for worse kk in dach . Once Price returns retires , expect bottom 10 for awhile .

[@jozefmasny8349]

Slafkovský - Dvorský - Mešár, lol all Slovak line. Šťastný brothers vibes.

[@xxdarkassasinxx39]

nobody is taking savard n hoffman but with a salary retain we can trade dadanov for a pick or 2 to a contender since his contract ends next yr

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@TheHenryDuong Are you stalking me or something, get a life, honestly.

[@patricklafleche5847]

lets not plan the parade any time soon.

[@GreyZonex]

In 2 yrs.. Habs will look like Leafs .. great players in front of the net but no goalie .. We MUST get a star goalie. No cup can be won with average joe goalies.. Allen and Motembeauly are both avg at best.

[@UltraViolence90]

You can win with 5m $ goalie look at avalanche. We need star forwards, enough with the goalies

[@GreyZonex]

@@UltraViolence90 avalanche is one example … Look at last decade .. how many teams won cup with an average goalie ? And actually .. i have one better .. How many teams have awesome offense and got eliminated precisely because bad goalie ? Oilers, Flames, Leafs all got eliminated last year precisely because of weak goalies. Give Leafs a Vasilevsky and they woukd of gotten the cup.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Maybe Price will stick around and get one last shot at a championship in 2025. If not, Montembault looked great last year and they have a lot of prospects that can be traded for a goalie.

[@pierre-pete-martin7576]

Hab Fans are the toughest critics in the NHL. There is a lot to be very happy about so far in the off-season . I can hear it now, stupid so and so , stupid move , stupid .... Geez talk about fan support, over 700 man-games missed by team players will surely be a league record til the end of time. I can imagine the grunting that will occur when Petry plays for real without sabotaging the team because he doesn't like the coach. The Canadiens are sitting pretty , 23/24 will be a major breakout year. I doubt Montreal will take Huberdeau with his MASSIVE salary, the Price issue will be done and over with, habs will have a TOP tier goalie or he will be put on LTIR. A real Montreal fan will enjoy the sport and stop being so moody.

[@gerardvinet8448]

How true , still a lot of murmurring with fans & with non fans of the Habs !!!!

[@Hubcool367]

Wait, who are you talking about, top tier goalie? You're saying Price will be a top tier goalie in the spring/summer of 2024, at around 37 years old?

[@pierre-pete-martin7576]

@@Hubcool367 , no , I'm saying Price;s future will be determined THIS summer, before the start of the season 22/23 . if he plays it will be because he will be able to be a top tier.He wants a Stanley cup and deserves one, I hope he gets one before retirement.

[@Hubcool367]

@@pierre-pete-martin7576 oh, I see what you mean. Top tier goalie OR LTIR, but either way the issue will stop being an issue. Unfortunately I'm really not sure about Price being top tier ever again, so LTIR sounds like the best thing that could happen, but I'd be happy if Price is able to prove me wrong.

[@TiimaxxOW]

you forgot montembault signed 2years

[@Syrax3221]

Anyone who knows European leagues knew the big guy would go first. Shane wright was never the top player in the draft at any point of last year or this year.

[@TheHat--Man]

let's wait and see, as a habs fan, i can say that unlike our inferior counterparts from toronto, we dont have the ''it's our year every year'' mentality.

[@miraposajehano4309]

Trading Romanov was a huge mistake. You think they would have learned after trading Mcdonagh for Scott Gomez and Sergachev for Jonathan Drouin but hey no they keep on making bad trades. Each five years there comes a new savior in the form of a new general manager who try to make the team competitive. The problem with Montreal is that not one general manager since Serge Savard follow their initial rebuilding plan because the media pressure to win instantly is so overbearing that they all panicked eventually and try via bad trades to hit a homer. Kirby Dach is a failure at the same level that Jonathan Drouin is a failure. The Lightning and the Blackhawks are laughing at these trades because they got rid of underachieving prospects that will amount to nothing for hard working defensemen that both are at the top of their game. Right now in the NHL, the teams that have won recent Stanley Cup are teams that have accepted to be not only bad for a time but the worst so they can pick in the early round of the draft. Colorado is no exception, Brisebois with the Lightning did it also and if my memory is good, Stan Bowman with Chicago was the one that start that trend and it pay off big time. Get rid of Drouin, Dach while they are still young, trade Gallagher who spent more time on his knees during Montreal's run for the playoff than a brand new convict in a federal prison. If you look at the histories of two of its last general manager namely Bob Gainey and Marc Bergevin, both guys came in and did pretty well at the beginning but then the media pressure made them do stupid trades like Mcdonagh for Gomez or, in Bergevin's case Sergachev for Drouin. As far as Hughes is concerned, he has already screw it up with Romanov for Kirby Dach. As a good friend of mine said to me recently....I wish I could like another NHL teams but my heart is in Montreal.

[@Intruder-xw6ye]

....before I agree with you....can you please tell me what your credentials are? in other words; what is your authority on this...you seem very confident. Thanks

[@miraposajehano4309]

@@Intruder-xw6ye We're all very confident behind a keyboard aren't we? Just an Habs fan for the last fifty years.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

You should probably stick to five sentences max per paragraph.... then we might read that novel you typed.

[@miraposajehano4309]

@@TheCrazyCanuck420 You remind me of a bumber sticker I once saw, it read: my dad can send me to college but he can’t make me think. Go back to college or high school and learn how to read. If we’d all stick to catchy three words sentences, we’d be living down south in Trump’s Land.

[@mattkelly9516]

Yeah I'm too sure about the Romanov trade I was disappointed when that happened good hard nosed defenseman are hard to find might be a terrible mistake

[@patrickx6696]

😒 🅿🆁🅾🅼🅾🆂🅼

[@miraposajehano4309]

Psssst, I forgot to say....Martin St-Louis is a great hockey player but he ain't no coach. The motivation factor won't last long in an 82 games seasons.

[@vladdyguerrerojunior7414]

Lol no.

[@prestonjolly71]

leafs fan?

[@elsalva8337]

Habs always take bad round picks .

[@galkanftw]

The still have terrible contracts which is why they will remain a bad team.I like StLouis but MTL finished 1-7 at home in StLouis don't be fooled by a coach coming in with no chance to do worse it was a win win for him. Claiming Dach was bad because he was on a bad team is a poor excuse.So are we not rating players at all anymore if on a good team they are good and a bad team they are bad? MTL needs D mmen who can skate the puck out creating a great transition game.They also lack going to the net as they are a small perimeter team.They have a LOT of work to do. Easy to say they will improve...how could they not?So by the time their bad contracts are up their prospects will be ready for bigger contracts so nothing will get better on the cap crunch. We all like Suzuki but he makes 7.5 mil as a good SECOND line center he is paid like a first line player but he is NOT that good. Management has never got itr right never able to recognize how to build a cup contending team.Easy to sit and wait every 20-30 years for a LUCKY run but it takes good management to build a LEGIT contender.

[@TheHenryDuong]

Lmao bottom dwelling team for the last 15 years or so .only reason is price been carrying them this long. No development system .

[@elvisisalive2716]

totally, Price has saved coaches and GM's his entire career.

[@TheHenryDuong]

@@elvisisalive2716 Like it was so fluke they won against the Leafs , you could see bergervin so excited high fiving the players in the finals cause his job was saved for the beginning next season .

[@slipperynodd578]

@@TheHenryDuong ah, you’re a leafs fan. That explains a lot. Have you ever wondered why Toronto is by far the most hated team in the league? It’s because people like you are going to other teams stuff and being toxic while your team hasn’t done anything in the last 18 years.

[@HunterMagunter]

@@TheHenryDuong where's the leafs fluke? It's been 18 years since they've won a round, they have a 60 goal scorer and still find a way to lose, you're still so mad about 2021 it's great

[@rickmartin4886]

@@TheHenryDuong How come the Loser Leafs always lose in the first round to EVERYBODY??? 🤣😂🤣🍁💙🤡

[@darcybarnes6970]

The best player in the draft was Shane Wright, The Analytics for Wright off the charts, His OHL stats show he was online with Connor McDavid after two years in the OHL, Plus Wright had special status in OHL, Only a hand full of players who have been given this status! So the Habs ignore all this and take Slafkovsky who's Analytics are dog shit, He Scored .33 points per game in Liiga, The same league KK played in but scored over .50 points per! Seattle won the draft. As far as a time line i can't see the Habs being any major threat for 5 years, Maybe longer, I hope we can finish low enough next year so we can get a top 5 pick, Top 3 would be nice.

[@magicmike7198]

Only time will tell. If they would have picked Wright, the majority of the sport ''experts'' would have been mad. They all seemed to think that Slafkovsky was the best pick. So they take him and of course, a lot of fans are mad they didn't pick Wright. There just no way to make a unanimous choice. But i trust in the new Montreal managers. In the end, only time will tell.

[@sb0182]

You’ll need to go a little further than just pull up hockeydb stats sheets for once in your life on this one, brother. If you wanna understand. You would need to know that Slafkovsky was played on the 3rd & 4th line in Liiga, with poor teammates & poor icetime quality. (AND Liiga is a defensive league. AND TPS Turku is one of the most defensive teams… AMONG this already defensive league). His coach in Turku was a bit of an idiot tbh. When Slafs came BACK from the Olympics… after TORCHING the tournament, being played 20mins a night on the top line & being named Tournament’s MVP… NOWWWW his coach in Turku realized this guy was really good and that he (the coach) had been an absolute DOOFUS for burrying him on the bottom lines. He started putting him on the first two lines, With better players and better icetime… And… CAN YOU GUESS WHAT HAPPENED my little Darcy? Oh yes! Slafs had SIX POINTS in the following SEVEN GAMES. On the other hand… Shane Wright didn’t play last year, right. Well that’s the thing… He COULD HAVE… played By going over to Europe Like other players have (Mason McTavish, Connor Bedard, etc) But NOOO. Mr. Wright decided instead to pick up the GUITAR. And start learning and playing the GUITAR. While other guys were actually getting better at…….. HOCKEY. And also… Beyond hockeydb stats sheets… You know what there is? WATCHING the actual GAMES the players play. Had you actually DONE THAT… THIS YEAR (And not : watch highlights compilations from his 15YEAR OLD ROOKIE SEASON, that goes back 2years) You would’ve noticed what NHL scouts have… Shane Wright was EXTREMELY LAZY. Guy is compared to Patrice Bergeron by the medias, right? HOW COULD THE HABS PASS ON THE NEXT PATRICE BERGERON. Let me ask you this. Does Patrice Bergeron… -arguably the best defensive forward inthe game- does he………. BACKCHECK ????? Cause that seems like the absolute most basic aspect of being good defensively, am I right? Of course he does… RIGHT?! Well Shane Wright DID NOT. This year. AT ALL !!!!!!!

[@iamryoshi177]

Dumb Darcy.. Wright is good playing whit little boys.. Slaf dominates mens teams.. you will be deleting this stupid comment after couple of games

[@vergy]

@@sb0182 Why did you have to do Darcy dirty like that? xP

[@elvisisalive2716]

Only have a handful of players - John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad, Connor McDavid, Sean Day and Shane Wright. 2 of the 4 are draft busts so far lol. Wright is talented, but a well known head case. His ocd is off the charts. Time will tell, lets not pretend we passed on Connor McDavid, Wright is NOT that type of a prospect

[@rockjohn2308]

Passing on Shane Wright was certainly a mistake. Wright is by far better than Slafkovsky

[@TheHenryDuong]

Dude it's Montreal, they don't know anything about developing players

[@GrooviestSnow]

@@TheHenryDuong tHey dO t KnoW aNYtHinG aBouT dEveLopIng PlaYERs , you clown you realize the front office has completely changed? People that say this are still stuck with Bergevin lol

[@HunterMagunter]

@@TheHenryDuong pretty sad that a team that can't develop players still beat yours in a playoff series within the last year and has had more playoff success from 2004-2021 than leaf fans could dream of seeing

[@rickmartin4886]

@@GrooviestSnow He’s too stupid to comprehend that concept. 700 lost man games is something else Hairy Dong is oblivious to. He’s just a poor lost loving loser leafs soul in need of retribution for his loser leafs shortcomings! 😂🤣😂🍁💙🤡

[@rickmartin4886]

@@TheHenryDuong Dude it’s Toronto, they don’t know anything about winning playoff rounds

[@nadaduo1765]

they've already gone cup less for over 30 years lol won't stay bottom for long lol they suck, maybe if it was a 6 team league they might win something lol

[@rickmartin4886]

1967! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣Leafs? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@UltraViolence90]

1967

[@gottohaveitnow100]

@@UltraViolence90 laffs are the joke of the NHL. Porn star is their best player

[@francoisgendron9762]

The Canadiens never won a Cup with less than 12 Quebec native players. Until they fill up in that department, they won't win jack shit. Sorry to break your enthousiasm but they will suck for a loooooooong time.