GHT120 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 hour ago, huzer said: Why is Edmundson switching sides? I can't see breaking up the Edmundson-Petry pairing. 30 minutes ago, BCHabnut said: Yup. Not my preference, but in the (unlikely) event that the Habs were to get a top 4, LH-puck moving defenceman then Joel is the logical move ... don't see Chiarot moving to the right-side, even on the third pairing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I thought Chiarot was better than Edmundson on the Right Side last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IN THE HEARTS OF MEN Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 6:05 PM, Commandant said: I thought Chiarot was better than Edmundson on the Right Side last year. Edmundson and Petry will most certainly be our top pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:42 AM, alfredoh2009 said: Ok, staring from your line combinations, and expanding with @The Chicoutimi Cucumber's idea of duos: we may have: 1. I can only see these two duos as very likely LW1-[Suzuki-Caufield] LW2-[Dvorak-Gallagher] 2. Leaving the bottom 6 like this: LW3-Evans-RW3 LW4-Paquette-RW4 3. Toffoli and Drouin seem to have chemistry with Suzuki, and Toffoli seems to be more consistent. Hoffman is probably better if playing with Dvorak and Gallagher who are responsible on both sides of the puck. Toffoli-[Suzuki-Caufield] Hoffman-[Dvorak-Gallagher] 4. Out of the remaining forwards, Drouin would be useless on the fourth line and Anderson is too good to be playing in the fourth line Drouin-Evans-Anderson Which leaves: Lehkonen-Paquette-Armia and Perrault as an extra forward. Hopefully more like Perry than Frolik last year. Hoffman and Drouin may play higher if they get hot. Anderson can play higher if he gets hot. Lots of internal competition. Paquette-Armia may be great together camp is over, which I think it is a good time to revisit lineup projections, Based on what I've been able to see an dread: Duos in bold: Toffoli-[Suzuki-Caufield] Drouin-[Dvorak-Anderson] (injured *Hoffman) Armia-[Evans-Gallagher] Perrault (until Hoffman is back)-[Poehling (injured * Paquette)-Lehkonen] Belzile as 13th forward Poehling until Paquette is back (injured*Edmundson) Chiarot-Petry Romanov-Savard Kulak (until Edmundson is back, then Chiarot moves here)-Wideman Niku as 7th defenseman Allen & Montembault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 "Dread" is a very apropos typo given the current situation! Poehling's pre-season results are not terrible but I'm not yet convinced. Belzile is probably roughly equivalent level at this point in time. On D, my biggest concern is Romanov-Savard. Romanov hasn't yet shown his early-season form from last year and Savard's performance has (in my opinion) been worse than Wideman's -- it seems that he has not really yet adjusted to Ducharme's system. Hopefully this will not take much longer. Montembeault ... need to see more. Not comfortable with him at the NHL level at this point yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, tomh009 said: "Dread" is a very apropos typo given the current situation! Poehling's pre-season results are not terrible but I'm not yet convinced. Belzile is probably roughly equivalent level at this point in time. On D, my biggest concern is Romanov-Savard. Romanov hasn't yet shown his early-season form from last year and Savard's performance has (in my opinion) been worse than Wideman's -- it seems that he has not really yet adjusted to Ducharme's system. Hopefully this will not take much longer. Montembeault ... need to see more. Not comfortable with him at the NHL level at this point yet. 😬 I just saw it, that's funny and may be an omen of what's to come I'll be cheering them on, because that's what I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 hour ago, alfredoh2009 said: ... (injured*Edmundson) Chiarot-Petry Romanov-Savard Kulak (until Edmundson is back, then Chiarot moves here)-Wideman Niku as 7th defenseman ... I wonder if DD won't want to stick with Petry-Romanov, at least to start the season ... playing Chiarot with Petry likely provides a stronger top pairing but Savard/Chiarot seems like a stronger/steadier second pairing on a more balanced defence corps ... Wideman/Kulak doesn't strike me as winning DD/Richardson's confidence and Savard/Romanov on a weaker 2nd pairing would/could then lead to an overload of 5-on-5 icetime for Petry ... not IMO ideal ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I think romanov will start the season with petry. Id split the other two pairs. Not enough speed in a chiarot-savard pair and not enough grit in kulak - wideman. Id go Chiarot wideman and kulak savard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Savard was simply horrible with puck. Is he really that bad or simply slow out of gate? Romanov 4pts in 4gms. Poehling again just seemed so ineffective and not sure he even held on to the puck for more than 1 second at a time, aside from his breakaway. Just 6:37 for Ylonen...why not at least give him a 1/2 decent chance to do something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 hour ago, DON said: Romanov 4pts in 4gms. Yes ... but 5-on-5 he has 3 GF and 7 GA. Playing with Petry should improve this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Poehling was very good in the first period. Not so much in the second and third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 20 hours ago, Commandant said: I think romanov will start the season with petry. Id split the other two pairs. Not enough speed in a chiarot-savard pair and not enough grit in kulak - wideman. Id go Chiarot wideman and kulak savard. That makes sense…wonder if DD sees it that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 when Hoffman is activated, who do you think comes out of the lineup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 9 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: when Hoffman is activated, who do you think comes out of the lineup? It should be Perreault or Paquette but we know Ducharme isn't a Lehkonen fan so I'll pick Lehkonen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 2 hours ago, dlbalr said: It should be Perreault or Paquette but we know Ducharme isn't a Lehkonen fan so I'll pick Lehkonen. I hope not ... but sadly I totally get the logic ... AL's best bet for staying in the line-up is that he leads Habs forwards in PK-TOI (3 minutes per game), 42 seconds more than Evans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 2 hours ago, dlbalr said: It should be Perreault or Paquette but we know Ducharme isn't a Lehkonen fan so I'll pick Lehkonen. sadly, I think you are right I expect Paquette to come out when Brooks is added to the lineup. I prefer Perrault's play over Paquette's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) New third line line? Ce matin à l’entraînement du #CH, on remarque surtout que Mike Hoffman se retrouve à la gauche d’Adam Brooks et Brendan Gallagher patine à droite. #rds — Luc Gelinas (@LucGelinasRDS) October 18, 2021 Jake Evans not on the ice this morning. Adam Brooks taking his spot between Brendan Gallagher and Mike Hoffman. @CanadiensMTL — Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) October 18, 2021 Edited October 18, 2021 by alfredoh2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 this will be an improvement À la ligne bleue. Sami Niku pourrait remplacer Chris Wideman. Romanov-Petry Chiarot-Savard Kulak-Niku Wideman — J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) October 18, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said: New third line line? Ce matin à l’entraînement du #CH, on remarque surtout que Mike Hoffman se retrouve à la gauche d’Adam Brooks et Brendan Gallagher patine à droite. #rds — Luc Gelinas (@LucGelinasRDS) October 18, 2021 Jake Evans not on the ice this morning. Adam Brooks taking his spot between Brendan Gallagher and Mike Hoffman. @CanadiensMTL — Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) October 18, 2021 clarifying: Canadiens say it's a therapy day for Jake Evans. Jake Allen will skate with goaltending coach Eric Raymond on his own after practice. — Eric Engels (@EricEngels) October 18, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, alfredoh2009 said: this will be an improvement Is it really an improvement, though? 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I like Romanov getting a chance with Petry, he shouldn't be asked to carry the pairing with Wideman or Niku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Is it really an improvement, though? 😐 I think so, leaves Kulak with Petry. Kulak has produced offense also, Niku is a big guy and not as easily pushed off the puck as Wideman. If he defends better, it is a plus; if he can skate with Romanov and complement his play, it is much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Neech said: I like Romanov getting a chance with Petry, he shouldn't be asked to carry the pairing with Wideman or Niku. Romanov looked pretty shaky at times last game for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 This looks more like it: #Habs practice: Drouin - Dvorak - Anderson Hoffman - Suzuki - Gallagher Toffoli - Perreault - Caufield Lehkonen - Evans/Brooks - Paquette/Armia Kulak - Petry Chiarot - Wideman Romanov - Savard Niku Allen Montembeault@TSN_Edge — John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) October 20, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Poor Toffoli and Caufield, though. It is very clear that unless Evans takes a step forward, the hole in the #3C position is a real void on this roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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