Bob Hartley talks about the three Montreal Canadiens players who are up to their necks in mud
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Jeff Drouin
October 18, 2022 (8:16)
In the Habs' season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the offense managed to score four goals, while last season it took the tricolore five games to score that many.
In a way, it wasn't that big of a surprise to many people, because after all, there is still talent in the Habs' offense. However, the team scored only one goal in the next two games, which suggests the old expression, "Hunt the natural, it comes back".
While the likes of Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield have done well so far this season, the same can't be said for some players, and as Keven Mawn of Fanadiens.com reports, a former NHL coach has identified three CH forwards who could have given more.
Speaking on BPM Sports, Bob Hartley was pretty scathing about Jonathan Drouin, Mike Hoffman and Evgeny Dadonov, three players who didn't get a shot on goal in Saturday's loss to the Washington Capitals.
"How can you tell me that Hoffman, Dadonov and Drouin have no shots on goal? Those three are up to their necks in mud. I don't see any intent to say, 'Hey, the rest of us are going to mess with that gang. I look at them and they look like they're not interested at all."
If we take into account that Drouin may not be 100%, the fact remains that these three players give absolutely nothing good to the Habs, even with playing time on the power play, at this point, why not give Juraj Slafkovsky the chance to play five-on-four?
Basically, if Kent Hughes ever wanted to get good trade value for Drouin, Hoffman and Dadonov, let's just say it's not going well.
POLL |
Which of these three players has disappointed you the most so far this season? |
Evgeny Dadonov | 71 | 28.4 % |
Mike Hoffman | 125 | 50 % |
Jonathan Drouin | 54 | 21.6 % |
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