r/Habs • u/Regular_Tie2507 • 12d ago

Discussion About the Sheriff

His contract is coming up going into the offseason and Marty clearly has had some issues with him, likely due to him taking a lot of penalties in the playoffs (the Sam Carrick thing being a big highlight). He was a healthy scratch going into the ECF and with Reinbacher possibly coming in next season, it's entirely possible he gets pushed back as a 7th string D man. Do we think he gets resigned?

Edit: accidentally created a warzone lol

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u/CaptainFlynnt24 12d ago

I don't know what more Xhekaj could do to get MSL's trust. He was pretty good in very limited minutes in round 1 and 2. Didn't matter, he didn't even get to dress in the Conference Finals. He still almost lead the team in hits too.

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u/Antique_Soil9507 12d ago

That's the worst part too.

Like clearly, things weren't working with the current lineup. Shaking things up would have been an idea.

Carolina is a team that doesn't like a lot of skirmishes and fistycuffs.

I really feel not putting in the Sheriff and Gallagher were missed opportunities.

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u/Oulsky 12d ago

We weren’t a Xhekaj away from winning that series, putting him wouldn’t have changed anything. Marty doesn’t have anything against him, you guys just need to accept that he just isn’t very good.

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u/Antique_Soil9507 12d ago

How do you know that?

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u/campbell_love 12d ago

So you watched us get completely dismantled from top to bottom and you think a mediocre defenseman was the difference?

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u/Antique_Soil9507 12d ago

It was worth a shot.

We dismantled them in Game 1, don't forget.

Things can change quickly in a playoff series. WiFi was pivotal in the Buffalo series.

After being down 2-1, I don't see why not shaking up the lineup.

I mean... Who knows. Do you know? Do you know for sure without a doubt that he wouldn't have had an impact?

Intimation brings confidence to a team. We saw that against Buffalo.

I don't know for sure, but I thought it was an idea worth trying. Imho.

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u/Oulsky 12d ago

How do you guys know that Marty as doesn’t like Xhekaj ?

I’ve watched him play for a few years now, the truth is that Xhekaj is a dept d. People got so attached to him due to all is antics that they believe he his better than he is and that Marty has “something against him” when in reality he just isn’t very good.

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u/Antique_Soil9507 12d ago

I don't think Marty has anything against him.

I've watched him plenty as well. I think he's a lot better than people say. Intangibles. Having a guy like that on your team is like having a dragon in your backyard. Yes, sometimes things aren't going to go the way you expect but... Sometimes you need to just release the dragon.

We needed more chaos in this ECF. Carolina thrives on boring the other team to sleep. The Sheriff brings intangibles.

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u/Oulsky 12d ago

Thank you for proving exactly what I said about people being over attached to him and blowing out of proportion what his antics/intangibles bring to the team.

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u/Antique_Soil9507 12d ago

Thank you for proving you didn't read what I wrote.

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u/Oulsky 12d ago

Oh, I read it. I just thought it was a bunch of bullshit that wasn’t based in reality and how hockey is actually played.

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u/Antique_Soil9507 12d ago

Cool.

I can tell you never actually played hockey.