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Tampa Bay Lightning (0-1-1)

Projected Lineup

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Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Steven Stamkos
Alex Killorn - Valtteri Filppula - Ryan Callahan
Tom Pyatt - Cedric Paquette - J.T. Brown
B.J. Crombeen - Nate Thompson - Teddy Purcell

Victor Hedman - Andrej Sustr
Matt Carle - Radko Gudas
Eric Brewer - Mark Barberio

Anders Lindback
Kristers Gudlevskis

Team Leaders
G Steven Stamkos (2)
A 7 tied with (1)
PTS Killorn/Stamkos (2)
+/- 8 tied with (E)
PIMS Cedric Paquette (14)
Injuries: Ben Bishop, Brian Lee, Mattias Ohlund, Ryan Malone (personal), Sami Salo
Scratches: Keith Aulie, Mike Kostka, Nikita Kucherov, Cody Kunyk, Richard Panik
 
Montreal Canadiens (2-0-0)

Projected Lineup

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Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Thomas Vanek
Brandon Prust - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher
Rene Bourque - Lars Eller - Brian Gionta
Michael Bournival - Daniel Briere - Dale Weise

Andrei Markov - Alexei Emelin
Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban
Francis Bouillon - Mike Weaver

Carey Price
Peter Budaj

Team Leaders
G Rene Bourque (2)
A Eller/Emelin/Subban (2)
PTS Lars Eller (3)
+/- Francis Bouillon (+3)
PIMS Brandon Prust (7)
Injuries: Alex Galchenyuk, Travis Moen
Scratches: Douglas Murray, George Parros, Jarred Tinordi, Ryan White

Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST TV: RDS, CBC, NBCSN Radio: TSN 690 FM 98.5
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Which Hab team will show up, tight checking and hard working one, or one who already starting thinking about 2nd round and been reading too many press clippings?

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Let's hope its the same bunch of Professionals who showed up Friday night in Tampa. they took care of business without resorting to too many fancy plays!

Keep it simple boys, and work hard!

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Go Habs Go! Time to put home ice to good use. Tampa will be desperate tonight so this is a huge game.

By the way it was nice to see the NHL fine Lucic for the gonads shot to Dekeyser but they somehow were sleeping when he did the same thing to Emelin.

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Does anyone (Brian I'm typing in your direction) know the last time the Habs played on consecutive holidays?

Kinda weird to have a game on Easter Sunday.

Happy Easter y'all.

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Does anyone (Brian I'm typing in your direction) know the last time the Habs played on consecutive holidays?

2004 against Boston in the playoffs.

Apr. 9 - Good Friday - Boston 2, Montreal 1 (OT)

Apr. 11 - Easter Sunday - Montreal 3, Boston 2 - Markov with the GWG

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Yep, the question tonight is whether the Habs will have the killer instinct and play the way they need to in order to slit this team's throat. If they do that, then we'll have cause to really be impressed with this team's playoff mentality and we can start to dream of bigger things. You've got your boot on their neck, boys - put 'em out of their misery tonight!!

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Just seems overconfidence is one hard thing to keep in check.

Sort of same with 1st home game after a road trip, usually home team struggles.

Guess is where good veteran leadership may make the difference?

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Score a couple of early ones and this is over. Jon Cooper is well spoken but looking at his post game interveiw he seems a little lost, like The plan didn't work, and he is not sure where to go from here.

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The Vets such as Gionta and Plekanec remember the feeling when they were up by 2 against the Bruins.

There will be no let down tonite, and the HABS will show up to play tonite. MaxPac and Eller wil have a great game.....

It'll be good not to have to deal with Bishop once again, the faster they end this series the less chance that Bishop can stonewall the HABS.

MT will be able to create the matchups that he wants playing against Stamkos.

Go HABS GO, Happy Easter Sunday all.

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:gohabsgo:I can't wait for the game.... with the 2am starts here in Qatar the wait is long especially when I don't get a nap. Oh well, sacrifices must be made. My 11 year old son was up with me for games 1 & 2 but he has school tomorrow so we will watch together tomorrow afternoon when he gets home.

I hope my anti-jinx on Bourque continues to pay dividends :gohabsgo:

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On paper.. these are 2 different caliber squads.

I hope the Habs put the Bolts out of their misery.. crush all hopes.. squash all doubts.. and play like the contenders they are tonight.

GO! HABS GO! :halm:

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Tonight's referees are Francis Charron and Paul Devorski. Their stats: http://scoutingtherefs.com/2014/04/2913/tonights-nhl-referees-42014/

Lots of reported lineup changes for Tampa Bay...

In: Palat, Barberio, Crombeen, Pyatt

Out: Panik, Kucherov, Salo (upper body injury), Kostka

After having 7 D dressed last game, they'll go back to the more traditional 12/6 split. Lines are updated in the first post.

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:gohabsgo:I can't wait for the game.... with the 2am starts here in Qatar the wait is long especially when I don't get a nap. Oh well, sacrifices must be made. My 11 year old son was up with me for games 1 & 2 but he has school tomorrow so we will watch together tomorrow afternoon when he gets home.

I hope my anti-jinx on Bourque continues to pay dividends :gohabsgo:

Love that love your kid.

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Is there anyone who does ceremony better than the Habs!!!


loved the images of the past cups games on the ice!

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