GDT Game #5 - Nashville @ Montreal - October 16, 2025 - 7 p.m

[GHT120]

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[Prime Minister Koivu]

[sbhatt]

Looking forward to this game.  Hoping to see good offensive output (4+ goals) paired with a better effort defensively (2ga or less) tonight.  More Demidov magic would be nice too.

[DON]

Who will be paired with Carrier in this one?

[GHT120]

 

[GHT120]

I expect Dobeš is starting because Montembeault is the current Mr. Saturday Night, and they are serious about not overworking Montembeault in what will be a compressed schedule as the season wears on

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Struble has to be great tonight if he has any shot of getting a regular place on the roster 

 

 

[dlbalr]

3 hours ago, GHT120 said:

I expect Dobeš is starting because Montembeault is the current Mr. Saturday Night, and they are serious about not overworking Montembeault in what will be a compressed schedule as the season wears on

 

It also helps that this is an out-of-conference matchup.  Safer to start him against the West in that it's not a 'four-point game'.

[Commandant]

27 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

It also helps that this is an out-of-conference matchup.  Safer to start him against the West in that it's not a 'four-point game'.

 

I also think 2 starts out of every 5 games is pretty fair for this split.  60%/40%

 

We rode Monty pretty hard last year when we couldn't trust Primeau early and playoff chase got close late, but if we can get closer to 65 or 60% this year, thats probably better.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Kapanen saved a sure goal by lifting Stamkos’ stick - what defensive awareness

 

Struble is obviously rusty with some good and some meh so far

 

On pace for a 5 shot period again 😵

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Dobes has been fantastic 

[GHT120]

3 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Struble has to be great tonight if he has any shot of getting a regular place on the roster 

Would not surprise me that MSL's plan has been to rotate them for 4 game stretches until one wins the job outright

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Not a bad period.
 

Bolduc, Dach, Gallagher are pretty good together 

[Commandant]

1 minute ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Not a bad period.
 

Bolduc, Dach, Gallagher are pretty good together 

 

I liked that line a lot.

 

Also thought Anderson had a really good period.

[hab29RETIRED]

Garbage PP again. Can we finally change it up. Slafkovsky on the line makes zero sense.

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Interesting that Marty changed the D pairings

 

Struble - Hutson

Guhle - Carrier

 

Go Struble Go

 

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Slafkovsky is missing his physical intensity tonight. 
 

Bolduc, Dach, Gallagher might be our best line tonight. Suzuki line looks good of course

 

Despite early chemistry I wonder if Kapanen is offensively minded enough. He surely has the skill but when Demidov is doing things in the Ozone Kapanen is hanging back from the immediate play to cover the blue line. 
 

You gotta join the rush when the opportunity comes

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Anderson - Newhook - Demidov

 

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

18 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Slafkovsky is missing his physical intensity tonight. 
 

Bolduc, Dach, Gallagher might be our best line tonight. Suzuki line looks good of course

 

Despite early chemistry I wonder if Kapanen is offensively minded enough. He surely has the skill but when Demidov is doing things in the Ozone Kapanen is hanging back from the immediate play to cover the blue line. 
 

You gotta join the rush when the opportunity comes

LOL then Kapanen scores his third of the season. So what am I talking about

[Commandant]

14 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Anderson - Newhook - Demidov

 

 

 

Was just for a shift.  Probably after a PP or PK or something.

 

Regular lines back together and Kappy scores.

[Commandant]

42 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Interesting that Marty changed the D pairings

 

Struble - Hutson

Guhle - Carrier

 

Go Struble Go

 

 

 

Struble's best hockey last year was with Hutson when Guhle cut his leg.

[GHT120]

RDS notes that ROR is playing well ... auditioning?

[GHT120]

Guhle has a therapy day yesterday ... limps off ice today ... stays in game, but.................

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Holy piss Caufield 

[Commandant]

GOAL CAUFIELD