dlbalr Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 35 minutes ago, DON said: Price placed on IR, supposedly just for roster purposes? He had to be. With Montoya staying on the active roster, they were at the max of 23 before Fucale's recall (3/7/13) so Price had to go on IR to free up the spot. However, they can backdate it and since he last played more than a week ago, he can be activated at any time so it's not of any real concern. Ales Hemsky and David Schlemko both skated today as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Holy cow, I had completely forgotten Hemsky was even on the team. Ha! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, huzer said: Holy cow, I had completely forgotten Hemsky was even on the team. Ha! That's okay, because based on his play this season, I am not sure Hemsky remembered he was on the team either. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, Trizzak said: That's okay, because based on his play this season, I am not sure Hemsky remembered he was on the team either. A lesser man would have implicated the concussion in Hemsky's forgetfulness... I guess I'm that guy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXx..CK..xXx Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Long live Hemsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Montoya has a concussion and is out indefinitely. https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/al-montoya---concussion/c-292892486 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Price misses practice again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, Stogey24 said: Price misses practice again... Though he did work with Waite earlier in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhfarber Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Looks like Price may have had a setback. He's speaking to media soon, but not skating today or tomorrow. Sounds ominous. Hopefully not a long-term injury, although Lindgren playing so well certainly helps soften the potential blow (somewhat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 23 hours ago, Stogey24 said: Price misses practice again... Not this again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 hour ago, nhfarber said: Looks like Price may have had a setback. He's speaking to media soon, but not skating today or tomorrow. Sounds ominous. Hopefully not a long-term injury, although Lindgren playing so well certainly helps soften the potential blow (somewhat). He says his recovery has stagnated, so he's going to take a few days off from skating. Says he shouldn't be out long. Turns out the injury came from warm-up in that game against Minnesota. He didn't really recognize that something was wrong until the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 13 minutes ago, lazy26 said: He says his recovery has stagnated, so he's going to take a few days off from skating. Says he shouldn't be out long. Turns out the injury came from warm-up in that game against Minnesota. He didn't really recognize that something was wrong until the next day. Nice to hear.. now I can tell all the little paranoid voices in my head to climb back under the bed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 This wouldn't be a story if we hadn't had exactly the same kind of bafflegab about Price's injury in 2016. "He'll be back soon...oh, wait, it's taking a bit longer than expected...oh wait, HELLO BEN SCRIVENS!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: This wouldn't be a story if we hadn't had exactly the same kind of bafflegab about Price's injury in 2016. "He'll be back soon...oh, wait, it's taking a bit longer than expected...oh wait, HELLO BEN SCRIVENS!!" The difference is that they didn't have a veteran like Montoya (who is concussed) and instead had the Condon/Tokarski combo. Oh yeah and by the time Scrivens was acquired (and Tokarski sent packing) the team was already in a tailspin. In this situation... Lindgren is playing great, but there is literally nothing behind him. At least Tokarski had been a back up before. In this case, we have no backup right now. Zach Fucale is plain and simple, not an NHL goalie. So in the first situation... the goaltending is failing and its a desperate attempt to bolster it, knowing that Price is gone for a long time. Today... the goaltending we are getting is fine, but we are reaching the point where one more injury means a kid who was in the ECHL last year is going in net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Lehkonen out indefinitely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Indefinetely in this case means that Lehkonen has been playing hurt for a while, but it became unbearable and he has been shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 18 hours ago, Commandant said: The difference is that they didn't have a veteran like Montoya (who is concussed) and instead had the Condon/Tokarski combo. Oh yeah and by the time Scrivens was acquired (and Tokarski sent packing) the team was already in a tailspin. In this situation... Lindgren is playing great, but there is literally nothing behind him. At least Tokarski had been a back up before. In this case, we have no backup right now. Zach Fucale is plain and simple, not an NHL goalie. So in the first situation... the goaltending is failing and its a desperate attempt to bolster it, knowing that Price is gone for a long time. Today... the goaltending we are getting is fine, but we are reaching the point where one more injury means a kid who was in the ECHL last year is going in net. Lindgren has been a godsend. I was speaking more about how the information about Price is extremely reminiscent of what we heard in 2016. I'm not saying that we're looking at a replay of 2016, just that, so far, it's playing out more or less the same. At this point fans can be forgiven for trusting neither Price's knee nor the 'information' the team supplies us about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 13 hours ago, Commandant said: Indefinetely in this case means that Lehkonen has been playing hurt for a while, but it became unbearable and he has been shut down. He's been a pretty big piece this year. Shitty news for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 54 minutes ago, Stogey24 said: He's been a pretty big piece this year. Shitty news for sure He sure has been shooting the puck right into the goalkeepers chest a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Its neck and neck between Lehkonen and Byron as to who is the best two way winger on the team, so its a loss for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 12 minutes ago, Commandant said: Its neck and neck between Lehkonen and Byron as to who is the best two way winger on the team, so its a loss for sure. I would take Pacioretty over both of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Just now, JoeLassister said: I would take Pacioretty over both of them... Offensively sure. in his own end... he's not bad, but he's not as good as those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 51 minutes ago, Commandant said: Offensively sure. in his own end... he's not bad, but he's not as good as those two. So ? Are we talking two-way or not. Cuz IMO, Pacioretty offensive + defensive contribution is still better than Byron or Lehkonen offensive + defensive contribution. Mainly because of waaaaaay better offense. In other words, 70 + 30 is better than 30 + 60. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Ok, i'll concede that. Doesn't change the fact its a big loss as you want a good defensive winger with Drouin - Galchenyuk to clean up for their flaws, and you also want a good defensive winger with Plekanec given the matchups and defensive zone starts he gets. This means that only one of those two spots is now filled, unlike before where both were filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I like Lehkonen . He has shown that he can score goals, and he is useful when he is not scoring. I agree with commandant. I like the forwards this year better than last. The defense is another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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