Trizzak Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 De La Rose and Carr are back in the lineup. Sitting tonight, well, it's the end of an era... although it is the prudent thing to do, it's still a monumental occurrence that Logan Shaw will not be playing tonight in advance of the trade deadline. Tomas Plekanec is sitting as well. Niemi gets the start. Defense pairings are the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l<OV4L3V Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Has Niemi won back to back games at any given point this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, l<OV4L3V said: Has Niemi won back to back games at any given point this season? He won two straight games at one point but the starts were two weeks apart (and the only other win he has this year was Thursday). His last set of true back-to-back wins was February 2nd and 4th of 2016. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trizzak Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 The two changed lines tonight are: Byron - De La Rose - Gallagher Deslauriers - Froese - Carr Everything else is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 5 hours ago, l<OV4L3V said: Has Niemi won back to back games at any given point this season? The point is moot. The future is with Lindgren. Julien should alternate between him and Niemi because not doing so will waste the opportunity to give Lindgren more NHL experience. Heck, I would rather declare Lindgren the starter and give Niemi the official backup role starts (while Price is out of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 See if Juulsen is in for a wake up call, difference between Ranger B team and Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I had a strange feeling the Habs were going to keep Plekanec, but making him a healthy scratch almost clinches that he will be traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumpano21 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, habscout said: I had a strange feeling the Habs were going to keep Plekanec, but making him a healthy scratch almost clinches that he will be traded. Could be a bluff move. Might generate some panicky phone calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Danault and Galchenyuk should not be on a line together Carr is a solid hockey player. Not sure why this organization has neglected him so badly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 The Habs have the lead 1-0 ! Good tip in by Froese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 ... well that didn't last long. Tampa scores 3 minutes and a bit after the Habs goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 30 minutes ago, habscout said: The point is moot. The future is with Lindgren. Julien should alternate between him and Niemi because not doing so will waste the opportunity to give Lindgren more NHL experience. Heck, I would rather declare Lindgren the starter and give Niemi the official backup role starts (while Price is out of course). Still opportunity to showcase Niemi for a trade. I expect Lindgren will start Monday regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l<OV4L3V Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 27 minutes ago, habscout said: The point is moot. The future is with Lindgren. Julien should alternate between him and Niemi because not doing so will waste the opportunity to give Lindgren more NHL experience. Lindgren shouldn't be part of the tank, why ruin confidence in a broken system? You may be 5% of the forum that doesn't want this team to finish horribly in the standings at this point...I am in the 95% that wants just short of a firesale + MB gone + Geoff Molson stepping down. Niemi should start 90% of games til the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l<OV4L3V Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Trizzak said: Still opportunity to showcase Niemi for a trade. I expect Lindgren will start Monday regardless. The only team that may be slightly interested in hopes of rekindling his prior success is Chicago. Otherwise it's a pretty stale market for depth goaltenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXx..CK..xXx Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Most pleased I’ve been with Alzner all season is seeing him drop the gloves with Stamkos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Somewhat painful game to watch, if only because of the reminder of when these two teams were neck and neck, playoff rivals. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 I am really going to enjoy the day Mete realizes he's one of the better players on the ice. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, xXx..CK..xXx said: Most pleased I’ve been with Alzner all season is dropping the gloves with Stamkos Welll.....he didn't have much of a choice, as Stamkos almost mugged him to make a statement. I don't think Alzner meant to make a knee-on-knee hit but Stamkos acted like a true captain in that situation. We'll never see Max act that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Now Gallagher standing up against a much bigger Hedman. Later HNIC shows a replay of Max holding on to Sergachev's stick out of the play until it's out of Mikhail's hands. A couple of real interesting examples of a character player, and a player without character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXx..CK..xXx Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, habscout said: Welll.....he didn't have much of a choice, as Stamkos almost mugged him to make a statement. I don't think Alzner meant to make a knee-on-knee hit but Stamkos acted like a true captain in that situation. We'll never see Max act that way. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s the most positive thing I’ve seen Alzner do this season, other than skate beyond the opposing team’s goal line this one time. I missed his lone goal this year and all its replays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, xXx..CK..xXx said: Doesn’t change the fact that it’s the most positive thing I’ve seen Alzner do this season, other than skate beyond the opposing team’s goal line this one time. I missed his lone goal this year and all its replays. I agree, and it's sad that Alzner has been such a disaster for the Habs. It seems the other NHL teams that passed on trying to sign him had a better read of him than the Habs braintrust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 So Stamkos vs Alzner, Hedman vs Gallagher - what's next, Kucherov vs Mete? This game has a bit of an edge to it, something we haven't seen much of lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, dlbalr said: So Stamkos vs Alzner, Hedman vs Gallagher - what's next, Kucherov vs Mete? This game has a bit of an edge to it, something we haven't seen much of lately. Quite true. What's next? I predict Juulsen will stand up a Lightning player at the Habs blueline to level him, then another Tampa player will take exception to the hit, either at that time or the next shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Mete will score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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