GHT120 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 TVA and Sportsnet Jake Allen gets the start. This is a bit of a surprise ... neither he nor Montembeault had a great pre-season ... Allen likely gets the start because he is the veteran ... loonnngggg-shot hope, some team wants to see him in regular season action before finalizing a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim.on Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Looking forward to hopefully seeing progress and good signs from Slaf, Newhook, Dach and Guhle Should be a fun game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Finally, hockey is back. Go Habs Go, let's ruin the Leaf's cup parade from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, GHT120 said: This is a bit of a surprise ... neither he nor Montembeault had a great pre-season ... Allen likely gets the start because he is the veteran ... loonnngggg-shot hope, some team wants to see him in regular season action before finalizing a trade. I think this is them deciding they want Montembeault for the home opener and since they don't want either goalie sitting for too long, that means Allen gets this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Scanned through the "seven million" Leafs related Tweets in the last hour and could find nothing for their lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, GHT120 said: Scanned through the "seven million" Leafs related Tweets in the last hour and could find nothing for their lineup. That youthful second line will be interesting to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: That youthful second line will be interesting to watch I'm interested in seeing the third and fourth lines in action, too, they are combinations we haven't seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, tomh009 said: I'm interested in seeing the third and fourth lines in action, too, they are combinations we haven't seen before. Third line seems like a waste of Monahan to me because I’m expecting 0 from Pearson or Gallagher. Second line looks really interesting Hopefully Anderson pumells the leafs in every category Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim.on Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Third line seems like a waste of Monahan to me because I’m expecting 0 from Pearson or Gallagher. Second line looks really interesting Hopefully Anderson pumells the leafs in every category Call me a foolish optimist but I still think Gallagher has something left in the tank, even if he doesn't reach 30 goals again. The body may be banged up but you don't loose the compete. Also he was playing with Danault when he was doing really well so I think it will help him to have a good center to play with. I was also seeing positive things Pearson in the preseason. He was in the right places at the right times and making smart decisions with the puck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdBurglar Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Should be calling that 3rd line the bubble wrap line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Just hope poor Allen dosent get lit up and Habs have some offense to make it interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 LOL - Evans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdBurglar Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Didn't take long for Xhekaj to show Reaves isn't so big or bad as he thinks he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, TurdBurglar said: Didn't take long for Xhekaj to show Reaves isn't so big or bad as he thinks he is. Kudos to WiFi 👍 That said, I really don't like that Guhle and Slaf have both been stapled by big hits 10 minutes into the season. That's how you end up missing half a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Its a shame that WiFi didnt really get to punch him, but Reaves got enough to realize how strong Arber is. I'm thinking most of the guys who were eager to fight WiFi last year will reconsider this year. WiFi's fists are so big so when he lands punches they seriously hurt and people instantly realize that he has legit knock-out power. Unfortunately, Reaves did not get to experience that, yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 26 minutes ago, TurdBurglar said: Didn't take long for Xhekaj to show Reaves isn't so big or bad as he thinks he is. Didn't take long for that video to get posted either... Not a bad first period. A gift goal for Evans considering the slip that led to the breakaway but that was a nice move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Solid period from the Habs. Mattheson looked really good, I thought. Allen is often overlooked, but I respect his very solid game. Slaf seemed to get better as the game went on...didn't see much from Newhook/Dach etc., at least not that I noticed, but it's early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdBurglar Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Solid period from the Habs. Mattheson looked really good, I thought. Allen is often overlooked, but I respect his very solid game. Slaf seemed to get better as the game went on...didn't see much from Newhook/Dach etc., at least not that I noticed, but it's early. Speaking of that line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Slaf seemed to get better as the game went on...didn't see much from Newhook/Dach etc., Caufield hasn't done much either. (hopefully that works) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, TurdBurglar said: Speaking of that line. Newhook - off da hook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just caught up ... TVA, and presumably Sportsnet, were showing "player identifiers" whenever a Leaf had the puck for a couple of minutes ... but not when the Habs took it back the other way ... all gone now but hardly a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Newhook - off da hook! Who was it that won the board battle and made that pass out of the Habs’ zone to set up the rush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 A power play with good entry, good movement—and a great shot by Caufield! Will it stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Who was it that won the board battle and made that pass out of the Habs’ zone to set up the rush? Slaf was excellent on that shift. 2 minutes ago, tomh009 said: A power play with good entry, good movement—and a great shot by Caufield! Will it stand? I had to laugh at the Leafs leaving CC completely in the clear, though. I'm sure we'll lose the challenge, the game is in TO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 A VERY Allen goal ... and then Kampf "accidentally" lost his balance and slid into Jake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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