DON Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Niemi gets another start; 8-5-0-1 in 14 starts; 3.66gaa, 0.894 Devils projected lineup Marcus Johansson -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri Miles Wood -- Blake Coleman -- Jesper Bratt Brett Seney -- Pavel Zacha -- Kurtis Gabriel Brian Boyle -- Kevin Rooney -- Drew Stafford Andy Greene -- Damon Severson Will Butcher -- Mirco Mueller Egor Yakovlev -- Steven Santini Mackenzie Blackwood Keith Kinkaid Scratched: Eric Gryba Injured: Travis Zajac (undisclosed), Taylor Hall (lower body), Sami Vatanen (concussion), Joey Anderson (ankle), Stefan Noesen (lower body), Ben Lovejoy (upper body), Cory Schneider (abdominal strain) Canadiens projected lineup Jonathan Drouin -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher Tomas Tatar -- Max Domi -- Paul Byron Artturi Lehkonen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia Kenny Agostino -- Michael Chaput -- Nicolas Deslauriers Victor Mete -- Shea Weber Mike Reilly -- Jeff Petry Brett Kulak -- Jordie Benn Antti Niemi Michael McNiven Scratched: Matthew Peca, Charles Hudon Suspended: Carey Price Injured: Andrew Shaw (neck) Go Rams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Finally 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumpano21 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Need these weekend points. Brutal 4 game stretch begins after the EDM match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Agostino and Chaput are scratched so Peca and Hudon will be in the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hockey's back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 And so is Kotkaniemi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Kk is looking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 A great first period aside from the last couple of minutes. The penalty kill did well on the 5-on-3 but Niemi had no chance on the Butcher shot through that screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Tis the season to keep an eye on these things: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habopotamus Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I really like this 4th line This is the Habs from October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I'm fairly convinced that if Drouin, Domi and Armia were on a 3 on 0 break they wouldn't even get a shot on net. Domi and Drouin would pass it to each other approx 8000 times, and Armia would dump it in the corner to try to grind out a goal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Wow, 19-4 shots for us in the second, Kotka often looking dangerous. Hilarious penalty drawn by Deslauriers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Nice to see the power play looking better even though the goal came afterwards. There's rarely anything wrong with a shoot-first mentality and that was they did on their second man advantage. Someone needs to get Domi the message now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 18 minutes ago, Trizzak said: I'm fairly convinced that if Drouin, Domi and Armia were on a 3 on 0 break they wouldn't even get a shot on net. Domi and Drouin would pass it to each other approx 8000 times, and Armia would dump it in the corner to try to grind out a goal. It does seem that way, doesn't it? But when I look at the stats, I do see (through two periods) three shots for each of Drouin and Domi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, tomh009 said: It does seem that way, doesn't it? But when I look at the stats, I do see (through two periods) three shots for each of Drouin and Domi. Shots? No, passes the goalie intercepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, Trizzak said: Shots? No, passes the goalie intercepted. Fair enough, I can't watch today's game, am stuck with just following it on the NHL gamecentre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 After long layoff, I thought afternoon game would be more sloppy and boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Don't know why the whistle blew on that play, but luckily it did as it saved Mete the embarrassment of not scoring on a wide open net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I used to go to the bathroom during commercial breaks, but now I think I'll go during the Habs powerplay. I know I'll have 2 minutes guaranteed, and I'd rather watch ads for erectile dysfunction than see these guys bumble#### their way through a "man advantage." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Disappointing. The flaccid powerplay continues to cost the Habs points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Who came up with the defensive strategy of ignoring Hischier? Drouin skated away from him on the tying goal and Mete decided the best course of action covering him in transition was to turn his back on him first which gave Hischier the separation for the winner. That's terrible defensive coverage in both instances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Really should have gotten the two points there. Need to take care of business tomorrow before the schedule gets rough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard09 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 they should decline the power play. it's just horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Well, was entertaining game anyways, 3 of 4 pts will be a good weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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