Pre-Game Talk: First game of the year! Canadiens vs New Maple Leafs @ 7:00PM

[LaP]

I like our lineup but i'M really not a fan of that 4th line. I liked the Kassian trade but with "La Margarine" signed i think we will miss Prust a lot this year.

 

[Hannibal]

I hate our anti-tougness lineup and our fourth line.

I already miss Kassian/Prust...

Why can't we be a tough team like we used to be when we were THE team to beat in the NHL?

 

[LaP]

We could definitely use Ryan White right now.

 

[Ezpz]

We could definitely use Ryan White right now.

Would be better than Mitchell for sure.

 

[dukeofjive]

Dude, as much as I love your passion, anyone wandering outside wearing hockey socks should expect to have loose change dropped into their hat.

Love it

 

[Bergevillain]

Yeah, if only we had Ryan White to take stupid penalties and cost us games again.

 

[99GoHabsGo99]

Let's Go!

 

[That Habs Fan]

Oof.

Without Kassian the need to trade one of Tinordi/Pateryn and one of our many forward prospects for some good bottom 6 help is very apparent.

 

[CGG]

I hate our anti-tougness lineup and our fourth line.

I already miss Kassian/Prust...

Why can't we be a tough team like we used to be when we were THE team to beat in the NHL?

Toughness in the way you're talking of it is overrated. Gallagher and Byron are tough. Flynn/Byron-Mitchell-DSP will hopefully be tough to play against and should outplay most teams' fourth lines.

The last time the Habs were THE team to beat in 1993 they iced Dionne, DiPietro, Leeman, Ronan, Savard and Brunet on the bottom 2 lines, along with Carbonneau. That's not exactly "toughness" either, but it worked just fine because all of those guys could play.

I'll take speed and talent any day over a broken down Brandon Prust thanks.

 

[Brainiac]

A Habs game, finally!

And a MiG GDT!! Even better.

 

[CGG]

Oof.

Without Kassian the need to trade one of Tinordi/Pateryn and one of our many forward prospects for some good bottom 6 help is very apparent.

Bourque-Eller-Sekac
Moen-Malhotra-Weise

If you can't see that our bottom 6 has already been drastically improved compared to last year then I can't help you.

 

[Deebs]

I hate our anti-tougness lineup and our fourth line.

I already miss Kassian/Prust...

Why can't we be a tough team like we used to be when we were THE team to beat in the NHL?

Yeah, back to the 70's...

 

[Alex514]

https://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun/status/651788818815787008/photo/1

As if...

 

[LaP]

Bourque-Eller-Sekac
Moen-Malhotra-Weise

If you can't see that our bottom 6 has already been drastically improved compared to last year then I can't help you.

As much as i did not like Moen i would take him over Flynn any day.

 

[Monctonscout]

I predict Toronto wins 4-2 with an ENG tonight. New coach honeymoon, plus the Habs never play well on opening night.

 

[Monctonscout]

As much as i did not like Moen i would take him over Flynn any day.

I find Flynn can do more things. He isn't as physical as Moen, but can do everything else better.

Plus, his cap hit is only about 40%...which is a big factor.

 

[LaP]

I predict Toronto wins 4-2 with an ENG tonight. New coach honeymoon, plus the Habs never play well on opening night.

The coach will have nothing to do with Leafs success this year. The no beard rule is the key.

 

[Alex514]

I predict Toronto wins 4-2 with an ENG tonight. New coach honeymoon, plus the Habs never play well on opening night.

The Habs actually have an over .600 in 97 Opening seasons games. Odds are on our side

 

[Hannibal]

Toughness in the way you're talking of it is overrated. Gallagher and Byron are tough. Flynn/Byron-Mitchell-DSP will hopefully be tough to play against and should outplay most teams' fourth lines.

The last time the Habs were THE team to beat in 1993 they iced Dionne, DiPietro, Leeman, Ronan, Savard and Brunet on the bottom 2 lines, along with Carbonneau. That's not exactly "toughness" either, but it worked just fine because all of those guys could play.

I'll take speed and talent any day over a broken down Brandon Prust thanks.

I can't wait for the reactions here when we're gonna get push around against bigger and thougher teams aka west teams and a lot of east teams!

I'm gonna be laughing.

 

[Plekaturtlenec]

Toughness in the way you're talking of it is overrated. Gallagher and Byron are tough. Flynn/Byron-Mitchell-DSP will hopefully be tough to play against and should outplay most teams' fourth lines.

The last time the Habs were THE team to beat in 1993 they iced Dionne, DiPietro, Leeman, Ronan, Savard and Brunet on the bottom 2 lines, along with Carbonneau. That's not exactly "toughness" either, but it worked just fine because all of those guys could play.

I'll take speed and talent any day over a broken down Brandon Prust thanks.

This. Byron had 101 hits in 57 games last season. He may not be big, but he's fast and hits a LOT. That's tough to play against. And Gallagher, well.... we all know how he plays.