dlbalr Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (Lines are from last game and are likely to change with 2 more COVID protocol placements today) Drouin - Suzuki - Gallagher Harvey-Pinard - Poehling - Caufield Belzile - Evans - Ylonen Pezzetta - Paquette - Vejdemo Romanov - Savard Kulak - Clague Schueneman - Niku Montembeault Niederreiter - Aho - Teravainen Svechnikov - Trocheck - Necas Kotkaniemi - Staal - Jarvis Fast - Stepan - Lorentz Slavin - DeAngelo Skjei - Pesce Cole - Bear Andersen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Do the Habs have any players that will be exiting the COVID-19 protocol in the near future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Do the Habs have any players that will be exiting the COVID-19 protocol in the near future? Lehkonen is out of it today, Hoffman, Dauphin, and Toffoli will be out tomorrow (though Toffoli is out for 6 more weeks due to injury anyway). None of those players will be available to play on Saturday though due to Canadian border crossing restrictions (which are 14 days instead of 10). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 hours ago, tomh009 said: Do the Habs have any players that will be exiting the COVID-19 protocol in the near future? BAD NEWS: Habs add two more players to the Covid list GOOD(?) NEWS: it's Louie Belpedio and Gianni Fairbrother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Drouin is a late scratch so Baddock is in and Vejdemo moves up to the front line. Why not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Go Rocket Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 It's still bleu, blanc et rouge! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Tough penalty call on Belzile leads to a PPG for Niederreiter. They were off to a decent start before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Hmm, interesting. I'm watching the Cannes feed and the announcers said that Gally's non goal in the TB game was controversial. 2 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Tough penalty call on Belzile leads to a PPG for Niederreiter. They were off to a decent start before that. It seems odd that this lineup was doing really good against the Cannes. Hopefully, the Habs get a PPG and get that goal back. It would be wild if the Habs win this game. D'oh! SHG Cannes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 29 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Drouin is a late scratch ... In case anyone was wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 The first PP was terrible, but have they even had a chance to do PP practise with these combinations? The second and third (duh, Trocheck again) were much, much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 18 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said: Hmm, interesting. I'm watching the Cannes feed and the announcers said that Gally's non goal in the TB game was controversial. It's definitely controversial - when I saw it, my first thought was no goal but I know plenty see it otherwise. It's hard to evaluate that period - they're trying but there's a big difference in talent out there so the second half, in particular, was a bit rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Some perspective on the lineup for the Habs tonight - it would be illegal for a preseason game with not enough 'veterans' in uniform. Meanwhile, the combined cap hit is $25.4 million, about $35 million below the cap floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Yes, well...it's tough to watch a team with so little NHL talent, especially up against a high-impact squad like Carolina. Just boring, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Yes, well...it's tough to watch a team with so little NHL talent, especially up against a high-impact squad like Carolina. Just boring, really. Anything but KK scoring a goal I can live with. Maybe I shouldn't have said that. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Paquette is showing why he's not a goal scorer, he has missed on a couple of good chances so far (including an empty-netter). Hard to fault Montembeault on either of Teravainen's goals - both perfectly placed one-timers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Paquette is showing why he's not a goal scorer, he has missed on a couple of good chances so far (including an empty-netter). Hard to fault Montembeault on either of Teravainen's goals - both perfectly placed one-timers. This might be Montembeault's best game so far, in spite of those three goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan89 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Anything but KK scoring a goal I can live with. Maybe I shouldn't have said that. LOL Does that still matter now that Bergevin is gone 🤔 need to get pass it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Suzuki has topped 25 minutes in each of the last two games and he's on pace for even more tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan89 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Suzuki has topped 25 minutes in each of the last two games and he's on pace for even more tonight. I think he would be more effective if we get an elite center to take the pressure off him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Habsfan89 said: I think he would be more effective if we get an elite center to take the pressure off him. Agreed. But we don't really even have a 2C to take some of that ice time right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 He is supposed to be our elite C…or at least a legit #1 guy. At least give him a #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 If the Habs lose tonight I figure they will have to go approximately 39 - 10 in the last 49 games to make the playoffs. Has a Hab team ever been out of the playoff race this early? At least it's painfully obvious to Gorton what must be done. There are really no other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: He is supposed to be our elite C…or at least a legit #1 guy. At least give him a #2. Well ... even Dvorak would be better than the options Ducharme had for tonight's game. And the Habs are 24% in the faceoff circle tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 12 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: He is supposed to become our elite C…or at least a legit #1 guy. At least give him a #2. Made an addition above that I consider to be a very important ... this is just his third season in the NHL ... IMO expecting Suzuki would be an elite or even high-end 1C this season was being overly optimistic ... as nice as last season was for him he was 36th amongst players designated on NHL.com as centres in points per game ... 52nd in goals per game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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