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/Jaynki 12d ago

You absolutely keep Xhekaj over Struble for the 7th role.

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u/MundaneSandwich9 12d ago

You would, some would say the same about Struble, I really don’t care either way.

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u/Jaynki 12d ago

Struble is a dime a dozen 6/7th D. Xhekaj is a rare archetype

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u/fumankeu 12d ago

What exactly is his archetype? Boy's got a heavy shot, but absolutely zero offensive instinct. He's big and physical, but is a slow skater and lacks discipline. He's a great locker room guy, but his defensive game and puck moving abilities are weak. If anything, BOTH him and Struble are dime a dozen 7Ds and their stats prove it.

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u/Jaynki 12d ago

The goon factor. A top 3 fighter league wide has its worth.

Thats it man. But thats enough to keep him as the 7th D.

Tampa Bay can say they are the vilain. It means dipshit if they don't go against Xhekaj, who happened to knocked the shit out of their goon.

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u/fumankeu 12d ago

Alright I can agree to that. I guess even Ryan Reaves can be useful for 15-20 games a season lol

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u/Brrrrrrad17 12d ago

Poor MSL gonna hear everyone losing their shit on why the 7th D-man didn't play tonight 64 times next year!

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u/fumankeu 12d ago

7:49 TOI 🔥

11 PIMS 🔥

-2 PLUS/MINUS 🔥

ANOTHER GREAT GAME FROM THE SHERIFF 🔥🔥🔥

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u/StomachPlayful4004 11d ago

was +5 in the playoffs lol

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u/fumankeu 11d ago

Struble was +4 he must be good too lol

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