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[Patrick @PatrickET]

Guhle logging 22:17, Hutson playing 26:47, and Montreal holding one of the league’s best teams to one regulation goal.

One of their best defensive efforts of the season.

Still waiting to see this massive hole Matheson supposedly left.

[HabsFinn @HabsFinn]

Kaiden Guhle entry defense against the Wild. #GoHabsGo

[Patrick @PatrickET]

@pennypacker_h I said they haven’t desperately missed him like his apologists are suggesting . You somehow turned that into me saying he has zero value. Two different arguments.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

I’ve yet to see the blueline that “desperately misses” Mike Matheson. Those tough minutes everyone insisted only he could handle seem to be getting handled just fine.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

@pennypacker_h So we’re ignoring nine games of actual results because you’ve decided Matheson would’ve prevented a blown lead? Compelling stuff.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

@campbellamoeba So they’re 5-1-2 with Matheson and 6-2-1 without him. Two winning records. Thanks for confirming they can function without him.

And Suzuki being more difficult to replace shouldn’t require much explanation.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

6–2–1 without Matheson.

The blueline isn’t collapsing. The minutes are being absorbed. The team keeps winning.

Remind me what exactly they’re desperately missing?

[Patrick @PatrickET]

@pennypacker_h Grasping at straws

[Mike Kelly @MikeKellyNHL]

McKenna averages the most OZ turnovers per 20 among Leafs forwards at 5v5.

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

ADAM ENGSTRÖM WITH HIS FIRST NHL GOAL

...AND IT IS A BIG ONE!

[Patrick @PatrickET]

At some point, maximizing players’ trade values becomes counterproductive if keeping them costs you wins. Who cares if their returns drop from mid-round picks to 7ths if moving them improves the team? The objective is winning games, not protecting depreciating assets.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

Apparently Owen Beck dropping the gloves is a bigger threat to the Habs than their historically embarrassing defensive coverage. Good to know. Would hate to reward a young player for bringing something this team desperately lacks.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

The Habs have a surplus of bodies and some pretty obvious decisions to make. Instead, we’re watching the same players get endless opportunities while others actually earn their minutes. This is starting to feel a little too much like the Bergevin boys club era.

[Joey🏒 @190joey_joey]

Oct 28: Trump declares, “Montreal will pay if he loses the midterms.”

Nov 3, 10:02 PM ET: James Talarico flips Texas blue for the first time in 38 years.

10:04 PM ET: Winnipeg erases a 4-goal deficit in 2:40 and beats Montreal 5-4 in OT. U.S. Olympian Kyle Connor scores twice

[Patrick @PatrickET]

Yeah - give Slafkovsky a night in the press box.

[Eric Macramalla @EricMacramalla]

That’s the type of loss that results in changes. #Habs

[Patrick @PatrickET]

Struble gets traded and all of a sudden Xhekaj looks like Jacob Slavin.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

@ReclinerSports4 Quality of competition and ice time tell us who Matheson plays against and how often. Neither tells us how well he actually performs. Playing a lot of minutes isn’t an accomplishment in itself. The NMC is an obstacle though.

[Patrick @PatrickET]

Two more weeks for Engström to prove that Mike Matheson is a luxury Montreal can afford to move, not a necessity they need to keep.

[Eric Engels @EricEngels]

Mike Matheson out two weeks with a lower-body injury

[Patrick @PatrickET]

How many more seasons with Kucherov, Jon?

[Patrick @PatrickET]

@Tiekv1004 Playoffs ghost last 3 season