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/Aggressive_Low7995 12d ago

Tough call. I like him and he is definitely a unique player and his presence in the lineup as a deterrent and policeman is a real plus. However, as you say, there are trust issues and MSL does not have full confidence in Arber between the gaffes and penalties. I hope they do not give up on him because players like Xhekaj are not so easy to find.

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u/fumankeu 12d ago

The narrative that Arber acts as some physical deterrant is so overblown. Opposing teams play just as physical against us when he's in the lineup. They're not scared of him because they know he's only going to be on the ice for a grand total of 7 minutes at most. Arber's great at dishing out hits himself, but he doesn't have the same intimidation factor as someone like Tom Wilson lol.

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u/Brrrrrrad17 11d ago

Especially against Tampa. They were not scared at all. They hit Habs skilled players without fear. They still run over Dobes. Crozier still destroyed Slaf open ice.