tomh009 Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 On 12/10/2025 at 10:33 AM, Prime Minister Koivu said: Dach isn’t scheduled to return until late February - 3 months from now Very, very slow drills being done so clearly no imminent return but if he is skating now then he must be ahead of schedule ? They said 4-6 weeks on 2025-11-16, just over four weeks ago, so I think skating now makes sense. Quote
GHT120 Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 On 12/10/2025 at 10:33 AM, Prime Minister Koivu said: Dach isn’t scheduled to return until late February - 3 months from now Isn't that Newhook, late February to mid-March Quote
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 21 minutes ago, tomh009 said: They said 4-6 weeks on 2025-11-16, just over four weeks ago, so I think skating now makes sense. 10 minutes ago, GHT120 said: Isn't that Newhook, late February to mid-March I must have mixed Dach up with Newhook 🤷♂️ Quote
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 17, 2025 Posted December 17, 2025 Habs need this guy back 1 Quote
GHT120 Posted December 17, 2025 Posted December 17, 2025 16 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Habs need this guy back Projected return is still 4-6 weeks away ... and given his history they need to be VERY cautious Quote
tomh009 Posted December 18, 2025 Posted December 18, 2025 9 hours ago, GHT120 said: Projected return is still 4-6 weeks away ... and given his history they need to be VERY cautious Expected return date (as of mid-November) was "early January", which would be 3-4 weeks. Or is there some more recent information? Quote
GHT120 Posted December 18, 2025 Posted December 18, 2025 14 hours ago, tomh009 said: Expected return date (as of mid-November) was "early January", which would be 3-4 weeks. Or is there some more recent information? My original source was an AI search.Habs website, November 14, 2025: Guhle, who hasn’t played since October 16, underwent surgery on Thursday (November 13, 2026) in New York City to repair a partially torn adductor muscle. The surgery was performed by Dr. Mark Zoland and Guhle is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks. 8 weeks: January 8th 10 weeks: January 22nd So 3-5 weeks, if on schedule ... with Guhle's history and style of play, I hope for extreme caution Quote
dlbalr Posted December 27, 2025 Posted December 27, 2025 4-6 weeks for Evans as of last weekend when he was injured: That would put him back in mid-to-late January. Quote
GHT120 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 Of course, he also took part in yesterday's morning skate, was expected to play and then at the last minute didn't dress. Quote
tomh009 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 Where we are now: Matheson - day to day Dach - mid-January Guhle - mid-late January Evans - late January to early February Dach - late February Newhook - late February to mid-March Laine - February to March Matheson, Dach and Guhle might all be back within four weeks, which would be a huge boost. As for Anderson, the speculation is that it's a hip injury, which is definitely not a good thing. I don't think he has injured his hip before, though. Quote
JoeLassister Posted January 5 Posted January 5 On 1/2/2026 at 3:22 PM, tomh009 said: Where we are now: Matheson - day to day Dach - mid-January Guhle - mid-late January Evans - late January to early February Dach - late February Newhook - late February to mid-March Laine - February to March Matheson, Dach and Guhle might all be back within four weeks, which would be a huge boost. As for Anderson, the speculation is that it's a hip injury, which is definitely not a good thing. I don't think he has injured his hip before, though. Are you already expecting another 4 to 6 weeks injury to Dach or what ? Quote
Helmethead Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Sources saying Guhle might be back on Wednesday.. 1 Quote
tomh009 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, JoeLassister said: Are you already expecting another 4 to 6 weeks injury to Dach or what ? Duh! Sorry about that ... Quote
tomh009 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 18 minutes ago, Helmethead said: Sources saying Guhle might be back on Wednesday.. It will be interesting to see what the defence lineup will look like. They will have three top-four natural LD (Hutson, Matheson, Guhle), two natural RD (Dobson, Carrier), a flexible one (Engstrom) and two bottom-pairing LD (Xhekaj, Struble). Something's got to give ... Quote
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 5 Posted January 5 I’m guessing Hutson goes back to RD but that’s not perfect. Engstrom back to Laval and Arber/Struble take turns playing with Carrier Not perfect Quote
tomh009 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Just now, Prime Minister Koivu said: I’m guessing Hutson goes back to RD but that’s not perfect. Engstrom back to Laval and Arber/Struble take turns playing with Carrier Not perfect Hutson is very good on RD but better yet on LD. I think my preference would be to have something like Matheson - Dobson Hutson - Carrier Guhle - Engstrom with fairly balanced minutes across the three pairs. Sub in the seventh D (Xhekaj or Struble) when the opposing team's expected play calls for some heavier D. Quote
GHT120 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 28 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Hutson is very good on RD but better yet on LD. I think my preference would be to have something like Matheson - Dobson Hutson - Carrier Guhle - Engstrom with fairly balanced minutes across the three pairs. Sub in the seventh D (Xhekaj or Struble) when the opposing team's expected play calls for some heavier D. An interesting option that might be worth exploring ... unless Struble or Xhekaj is moved it would mean going to 3 goalies to meet the 23-man roster limit ... unless Anderson goes to IR and they only carry 12 forwards Quote
DON Posted January 5 Posted January 5 I would not consider playing Carrier 20+ minutes and have Guhle on 3rd pairing. Guhle even playing on the right-side is better than Carrier. But, just hope he is healed up and ready to go, will help the goalies out. Quote
tomh009 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 19 hours ago, DON said: I would not consider playing Carrier 20+ minutes and have Guhle on 3rd pairing. Guhle even playing on the right-side is better than Carrier. But, just hope he is healed up and ready to go, will help the goalies out. Hutson-Carrier on 5-on-5 doesn’t mean 25 minutes for Carrier as he won’t play Hutson’s PP minutes. Anyway, am waiting with interest to see how St-Louis configures the D corps. 1 Quote
GHT120 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 On 1/5/2026 at 10:12 AM, Helmethead said: Sources saying Guhle might be back on Wednesday.. For those who require proof Quote
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 6 Posted January 6 I look forward to 10 games of Guhle before his next major injury Quote
GHT120 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Can't say this in any way excites me for the team, but happy for Patrik Quote
tomh009 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 44 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I look forward to 10 games of Guhle before his next major injury I do worry about that possibility but I still cling to hope that he will have found a way to stay healthy. Quote
tomh009 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 22 minutes ago, GHT120 said: Can't say this in any way excites me for the team, but happy for Patrik That's a regular practice sweater, so he would seem to be not too far away from returning. He looks to be well ahead of schedule. Quote
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