GDT GAME#19 Habs vs CBJ 4:30 Nov 17 2025

[DON]

10-8 Habs vs 9-9 Columbus, seems like another even match-up

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[GHT120]

After Zadorov, does Struble take on Olivier tonight to protect Arber?

[Prime Minister Koivu]

[tomh009]

Assuming it is Bolduc on PP1, it could work. It changes the dynamic of PP1, and makes PP2 more dangerous, while the opposition PK2 doesn't have the top players on the ice (or it's still a tired PK1 unit).

 

Maybe.

[BCHabnut]

5 hours ago, GHT120 said:

After Zadorov, does Struble take on Olivier tonight to protect Arber?

I hope not. Don't need another injury.

[DON]

Well Joshua Roy, lets see what ya got!

Why him recalled and not Beck or Xhekaj?

Oh well, hope he has a great inspired game.

[GHT120]

31 minutes ago, DON said:

Well Joshua Roy, lets see what ya got!

Why him recalled and not Beck or Xhekaj?

Oh well, hope he has a great inspired game.

 

Might they rather Beck get big minutes at centre in Laval rather than middling minutes on the wing in Montreal ... or perhaps it is a put up or shut-up moment for Roy when they have a couple of long-term Top 6/9 holes to fill ... pipe-dream: it is showcasing him because a trade is in the works.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Interesting lines!

 

Caufield - Suzuki - Bolduc

Slafkovsky - Kapanen - Demidov

 

I didn’t catch the rest 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

[GHT120]

Brilliant team defence to let Werenski walk in and pick his spot

[brindavis]

What the hell was that, why didn't Dobson go to him. He literally rolled out the red carpet. 

 

When this team is on, it is hot, when it is off, it stinks. 

 

[brobin]

One shot….

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Rough start but decent finish to the period. 
 

Caufield - Suzuki - Demidov

Bolduc - Kapanen - Slafkovsky 

 

Please

[DON]

10/16 on FO i guess was better.

CBJ are not a very good team are they.

Matheson 8:52 2 shots and 1 dumb giveaway late in 1st.

Davidson 4:03 1 shot 2 hits, Habs-d combined credited with 1 hit (i miss Guhle).

 

[GHT120]

I would ***** ALMOST ***** accept a 1-0 final since it would mean not listening to that $#%^&%$ cannon again ... 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, etc. Habs obviously better ... but I HATE that cannon

[tomh009]

Wow. All of a sudden this team is alive!

[BCHabnut]

Slaf and Demidov showing  chemistry. 

[GHT120]

Roy misses the puck, directs it to Fantelli who is all by himself .$%^*&()_)(*&^&

 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

4 minutes ago, BCHabnut said:

Slaf and Demidov showing  chemistry. 

Yeah they are looking pretty good. 
 

I'm not so sure about Bolduc with Suzuki though 

[brobin]

Well looking like another loss coming up… they talked at the start about how the Habs are losing to all the bigger teams.. starting to look that Way.. 

[GHT120]

1 minute ago, brobin said:

Well looking like another loss coming up… they talked at the start about how the Habs are losing to all the bigger teams.. starting to look that Way.. 

But doesn't feel like they are being physically dominated ... CBJ just finding players uncovered in front of the net

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Habs played a decent period with periods of bad Dzone coverage. 
 

 

[dlbalr]

12 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

But doesn't feel like they are being physically dominated ... CBJ just finding players uncovered in front of the net

 

I don't think they're being physically dominated either.  This is just the new reality when you have a lineup that barely meets the salary floor.  Cheap roster (thanks to injuries) and the youngest team in the league means that they're going to be volatile and fragile from period to period.  It's going to be like this for a while where games can swing in a hurry.

[brobin]

 

13 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

But doesn't feel like they are being physically dominated ... CBJ just finding players uncovered in front of the net

I think it hurts them offensively more..all that passing and cute play isn’t working lately… and those guys in front of the net are not being tied up… while the Habs seem to struggle with net presence..

 

or it is a slump… one getting out of hand. 

[GHT120]

2 minutes ago, brobin said:

and those guys in front of the net are not being tied up

Don't need physicality to cover those players as much as proper positioning and defensive awareness