Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Allen in net tonight but I have no idea what the lines might look like. Pearson is expected back and surely Xhekaj will be playing. I do expect an absolute beat down against Ottawa - a revenge game boosted by Xhekaj’s presence. Go Habs Go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3rd pair LD, Harris, sits this one out. Habs expecting physical play tonight: Arber Xhekaj and Johnathan Kovacevic will be in #Habs lineup tonight. Jordan Harris will sit out #HabsIO — Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) January 23, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 13 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said: A head scratcher: Putting a copy of this post here because it is indeed a head scratcher. So we are dressing 6 Dmen and 12 forwards but there won’t be a centre on the 4th line.. I'm curious Marty, WTF do you have in mind? 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 As long as Suzuki or Monahan do not get hurt from playing sooo many minutes, I do not care this season is meaningless except for development and trade returns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 10 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: So we are dressing 6 Dmen and 12 forwards but there won’t be a centre on the 4th line.. I'm curious Marty, WTF do you have in mind? 🤷♂️ During live play, I think they'll go with a 3-winger fourth line. On set faceoff plays, one of the three centres will go out for the draw and then probably change once possession is gained. You run the risk of an icing with the 3-winger line but if I was drawing up how to make this work, that's how I'd do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 40 minutes ago, dlbalr said: During live play, I think they'll go with a 3-winger fourth line. On set faceoff plays, one of the three centres will go out for the draw and then probably change once possession is gained. You run the risk of an icing with the 3-winger line but if I was drawing up how to make this work, that's how I'd do it. I hadn’t considered simply having a three person line where nobody played centre. I wouldn’t be surprised if Pearson is part of trio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 It’ll be more challenging to do the quick change in the second period though… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, alfredoh2009 said: As long as Suzuki or Monahan do not get hurt from playing sooo many minutes, I do not care this season is meaningless except for development and trade returns I would agree, it would be really bad timing for Monahan to get hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Poll results are 50-50 so far 🤔 I like this pic of the boys showing up for work. Ottawa is getting spanked tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 It's a nice feeling to have Wifi back! Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: It's a nice feeling to have Wifi back! Yay! Agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 For 14-17 minutes the front of Allen's net will be better protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 , Habs vs Sens is: Caufield-Suzuki-Slaf Roy-Monahan-Armia Pearson-Evans-Anderson Pezzetta-RHP-Gallagher Matheson-Savard Struble-Guhle Xhekaj-Kovacevic Allen Primeau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 11 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: , Habs vs Sens is: Caufield-Suzuki-Slaf Roy-Monahan-Armia Pearson-Evans-Anderson Pezzetta-RHP-Gallagher Matheson-Savard Struble-Guhle Xhekaj-Kovacevic Allen Primeau Harvey-Pinard makes some sense as the defacto 4C in that he is somewhat reliable defensively while Pezzetta/Gallagher are better on board battles. I'll be curious to see how much extra pressure this puts on the other three centres though. I'm also a bit surprised Xhekaj isn't in Struble's spot on the second pairing. Struble has shown he's not ready to be a top-four guy while Xhekaj is coming back from being an all-situations top-pairing player. If there was ever a chance to try him on the second pairing, now (or very soon) might be that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2-0 already. #### i hate the sens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 That's the level of effort coming off of back to back blowout losses?! Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Just now, sbhatt said: That's the level of effort coming off of back to back blowout losses?! Sad. Yeah, I was expecting more of a push. They were fine the first few minutes but that shorthanded goal got them down. And what lousy coverage on that first goal, Allen made a good first stop but how does Greig beat multiple players to that puck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 minutes ago, sbhatt said: That's the level of effort coming off of back to back blowout losses?! Sad. And people think they will be a playoff team in a year. We are watching the wheels fall off a bad roster. Last year it was the December road trip that led to.these blowout losses. We made it a month more this season, so thats progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Yeah, I was expecting more of a push. They were fine the first few minutes but that shorthanded goal got them down. And what lousy coverage on that first goal, Allen made a good first stop but how does Greig beat multiple players to that puck? I was told Barron and Harris were the problem. Too weak in front of the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I can't watch this one (too much work!) but I strongly suspect that we're seeing the "crash" of a group of young players still not fully used to the brutal NHL schedule - midseason blahs are generally rough for kids - PLUS the cracks showing from a team that has been injury-depleted. Add to that that we're not very good in the first place, and you get these kinds of breakdowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Starting a PP with no centre on the ice to take the face off seems suboptimal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, sbhatt said: That's the level of effort coming off of back to back blowout losses?! Sad. Is it effort, or we are finding out that contrary to the belief of some, we ar not close to a playoff team yet, and won’t be until the D has a chance to develop and are healthy AND we add more talent up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 52 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I can't watch this one (too much work!) but I strongly suspect that we're seeing the "crash" of a group of young players still not fully used to the brutal NHL schedule - midseason blahs are generally rough for kids - PLUS the cracks showing from a team that has been injury-depleted. Add to that that we're not very good in the first place, and you get these kinds of breakdowns. You're not missing much so far and you've hit the nail on the head. I'll add fragile to the description, there is not a lot of confidence or assertiveness out there at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Xhekaj has taken shifts with all the other D-men so far, with the exception of Struble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Habs new lines to start the third: Caufield-Suzuki-Anderson RHP-Evans-Armia Slaf-Suzuki (again)-Gallagher Roy-Monahan-Pearson Original lines were crap and these are too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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