Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Islanders are on a back to back so Habs should win tonight. Montembault in net Will post lines when they become available. I'm hoping for another end to end, give and go rush from Struble with a beauty goal to finish. Go Habs Go EDIT to add lines Looks like the same lineup and Evans is good to go: Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky Monahan - Evans - Anderson Armia - Dvorak - Gallagher Pezetta - Stephens - Ylonen Monahan - Savard Guhle - Barron Struble - Kovacevic Montembault 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 52 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Islanders are on a back to back so Habs should win tonight. I don't think the Habs have yet won this season against a team playing the second game of a back-to-back. But maybe tonight will be the first ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, tomh009 said: I don't think the Habs have yet won this season against a team playing the second game of a back-to-back. But maybe tonight will be the first ... What a terrible stat! I had no idea the Habs lose with such an advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Some Christmas sweater power is going to propel Caufield into a hat trick tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmethead Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Some Christmas sweater power is going to propel Caufield into a hat trick tonight. Traded for him in my fantasy league 3 weeks ago. Time for him to get his 😁out of his 🫏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Will Heineman dress? Canadiens Notebook: Anderson feeling weight of slump, Heineman ready for NHL (sportsnet.ca) "I talked to (Canadiens director of development) Adam (Nicholas) after half the camp and just said I’m not where I want to perform out there,” Heineman said on Friday. “I just basically had to stop thinking too much and just play and be aggressive and use my strength more. That was kind of like a turning point — the last two weeks of the camp, and it really made a difference.” There will be no hesitation this time, he insists." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyrealist Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, DON said: Will Heineman dress? Canadiens Notebook: Anderson feeling weight of slump, Heineman ready for NHL (sportsnet.ca) "I talked to (Canadiens director of development) Adam (Nicholas) after half the camp and just said I’m not where I want to perform out there,” Heineman said on Friday. “I just basically had to stop thinking too much and just play and be aggressive and use my strength more. That was kind of like a turning point — the last two weeks of the camp, and it really made a difference.” There will be no hesitation this time, he insists." I kind of hope so, and that he slots in for Anderson in a top 6/9 role rather than on 4th line. Anderson has never stopped working but just thinking a shift in view/perspective may help and don’t want Henineman on fourth line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyrealist Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Ugh @ Evans playing top 6. Dont get why Monahan isn’t playing that spot and Evans goes back to his 4C spot. Stephens hasn’t been bad, but also doesn’t bring much. Evans/Ylonen could be together for a while and perhaps a long run together could establish a future third line duo. They do well with Pezz most of the time, rarely is that line the problem given the expectations. Monahan at C insulates Suzuki in a way as well b/c teams are not worried about game planning for a second line centre by Evans; whereas, one with Monahan at C demands attention and focus that detracts from attention given to 14/22/20. Ugh, side note : The spell check/auto correct part of this forum is horrible to deal with on mobile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 I really don't understand why St-Louis is playing Pezzetta and especially Stephens rather than Heineman. He already has four centres in Suzuki, Monahan, Evans and Dvorak so that's not the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 One more nice sweater picture because Slafkovsky needs a hat trick too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Well, hope Habs can draw a ton of penalties... cause a few will be fugly as per normal... but Isles PK is somehow even worse than the Habs PK, so there is some hope for some offense... from Barron or Matheson or Guhle is my guess. Canadiens Statistics Islanders 12-13-4 Record 14-7-8 46.6% (27th) Scoring-chances-for % 47.1% (24th) 2.62 (28th) Goals per game 3.10 (18th) 3.38 (24th) Goals against per game 3.17 (15th) 17.0% (22th) PP% 25.6% (7th) 72.4% (30th) PK% 70.1% (32nd) 1-2-0 Head-to-Head Record (22-23) 2-0-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, DON said: Well, hope Habs can draw a ton of penalties... cause a few will be fugly as per normal... but Isles PK is somehow even worse than the Habs PK, so there is some hope for some offense... from Barron or Matheson or Guhle is my guess. Canadiens Statistics Islanders 12-13-4 Record 14-7-8 46.6% (27th) Scoring-chances-for % 47.1% (24th) 2.62 (28th) Goals per game 3.10 (18th) 3.38 (24th) Goals against per game 3.17 (15th) 17.0% (22th) PP% 25.6% (7th) 72.4% (30th) PK% 70.1% (32nd) 1-2-0 Head-to-Head Record (22-23) 2-0-1 Wow the Isles PK is even worse than ours. They offset that a bit by scoring PP goals - someday the Habs will too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Sorry "Snacks" Montembeault; but I am hoping for a high scoring fire-wagon game... fill the nets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 Lots of Habs chances and the Suzuki line is crushing the Islanders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Lots of Habs chances and the Suzuki line is crushing the Islanders. Fourth line also at 90% xGF, and the third line at 70%. Now, about that second line ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Not a bad first period and the Habs had some o-zone pressure which we don't always see; they're sometimes more of a rush team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 Sure seems like the threat of playing in the minors has motivated Armia. He has played well since being called up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 Is this the game that changes Anderson’s season? Bit of a pushback by NY but Habs were all over them most of that period too. 53 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Fourth line also at 90% xGF, and the third line at 70%. Now, about that second line ... That second line would look so much better like this: Anderson - Monahan - Ylonen Sends Evans back to the fourth line, he simply isn’t a second line centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Is this the game that changes Anderson’s season? It'd be nice but I wouldn't count on it. This feels more like one of those 'positive regression to the mean' games. He couldn't carry a sub-2% shooting percentage forever, something had to break his way eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 What a terrible third period but we escape with a win. Road trip time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 A sloppy, undisciplined period, kept giving opportunities to the Isles. You really can't be this lackadaisical in the NHL, not even for just a period, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I would have hoped that Columbus blowing a 5-goal lead in the third earlier this week would have been a good reminder to not take their foot off the gas. Credit to the Islanders who found their skating legs as well but the Habs were going through the motions for way too long. At least they pulled it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Nice to see the folks scored who did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Everyone keeps saying why isnt monahan at centre. I strongly suspect hes playing with an injury and its easier for him to play wing right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Bummer - I couldn’t watch this one, and happened to miss Anderson’s breakout game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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