GDT: Habs vs Oilers, April 19 @ 7pm MT

[OfCorsiDid]

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go sports team

After the poutine gets slapped and as the fries hit the ground:

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Line up confirmed via Boob

 

[brentashton]

I’ve eaten poutine once in my life and I’ll never eat it again....it was one of the best things I have ever put in my mouth.

Thats what she said.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I hope we sign Smith post career just to teach our goalies to handle a puck better than most D.

 

[3IR]

Line up confirmed via Boob

No Bouchard? Check!
Drai and Mcdavid together? Check!

I know we won last game, so "why mess with a winning formula" will no doubt be something that's brought up, but this is complete garbage at this point.

Bouchard is being treated like a depth Dman we signed to an AHL contract who we needed to emergency call up to meet roster size requirements. Why hasn't he been playing in the AHL all this time? No amount of practice with the club is going to take the place of actual game action.

And Drai and Mcdavid being stuck at the hip while the only other top 6 C on this team goes down to injury is baffling. Haas looked good last game, so play him with Mcdavid and JP, or with Drai and Yam or something. We need to stop leaning on this 1 line crap against teams that have the ability to shut it down.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Maybe let's try and not get embarrassed by them this time?

I don't have anything else to offer so here's some music.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

No Bouchard? Check!
Drai and Mcdavid together? Check!

I know we won last game, so "why mess with a winning formula" will no doubt be something that's brought up, but this is complete garbage at this point.

Bouchard is being treated like a depth Dman we signed to an AHL contract who we needed to emergency call up to meet roster size requirements. Why hasn't he been playing in the AHL all this time? No amount of practice with the club is going to take the place of actual game action.

And Drai and Mcdavid being stuck at the hip while the only other top 6 C on this team goes down to injury is baffling. Haas looked good last game, so play him with Mcdavid and JP, or with Drai and Yam or something. We need to stop leaning on this 1 line crap against teams that have the ability to shut it down.

I think once Kulikov is out of quarantine Bouchard will be farmed to get in some games as per Holland wanting him to get games in before the end of the year.

 

[OilerTyler]

I hope we sign Smith post career just to teach our goalies to handle a puck better than most D.

With the way we've been struggling to score on empty nets this year he should be practicing that from his own crease

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

No update on RNH injury?

 

[Blue Line Turnover]

I hope we sign Smith post career just to teach our goalies to handle a puck better than most D.

I like how Pulju joined him and then did a stare-down and double take at the empty net like, "there's more where that came from"

 

[McOvechking]

The team with three third lines against the team with four second lines!

 

[Spawn]

A lot of games against the Habs down the stretch. Need to figure them out in case we run into them in the playoffs. They are the only team so far this year that has succeeded at shutting down McDavid and drai and they have done it exceptionally well. Not sure if those two need to up their game, if tippet needs to devise a new strategy or both. But need to figure something out.

 

[Broberg Speed]

No Bouchard? Check!
Drai and Mcdavid together? Check!

I know we won last game, so "why mess with a winning formula" will no doubt be something that's brought up, but this is complete garbage at this point.

Bouchard is being treated like a depth Dman we signed to an AHL contract who we needed to emergency call up to meet roster size requirements. Why hasn't he been playing in the AHL all this time? No amount of practice with the club is going to take the place of actual game action.

And Drai and Mcdavid being stuck at the hip while the only other top 6 C on this team goes down to injury is baffling. Haas looked good last game, so play him with Mcdavid and JP, or with Drai and Yam or something. We need to stop leaning on this 1 line crap against teams that have the ability to shut it down.

It isn't ideal but David Pelletier is bag skating Bouchard for overall mobility and good defensive habits are being drilled into Bouchard's brain memory and muscle memory several times a week.

It will be interesting to see when Bouchard laces them up next; will he be a more complete player with few weaknesses in his overall game?

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

No update on RNH injury?

 

[brentashton]

It isn't ideal but David Pelletier is bag skating Bouchard for overall mobility and good defensive habits are being drilled into Bouchard's brain memory and muscle memory several times a week.

It will be interesting to see when Bouchard laces them up next; will he be a more complete player with few weaknesses in his overall game?

I get what you are saying about muscle memory and such, but at some point you have to apply the learning lessons and practice your craft in a way that allows you to truly test yourself. This really can only come through playing the game. The NHL isn’t a teaching league, you need to be beyond the past basic of skills set to get a cup of coffee there. Bouchard seems to have the tools and toolbox, I agree he’s not a 20 minute a night guy at this point but he needs some real game exposure (and not in the AHL). I actually wonder how much this year has possibly set him back, with not getting any competition time. I guess we just haven’t had the roster luxury or need to give him some minutes. I dont know what Tippet is thinking.

 

[Broberg Speed]

I get what you are saying about muscle memory and such, but at some point you have to apply the learning lessons and practice your craft in a way that allows you to truly test yourself. This really can only come through playing the game. The NHL isn’t a teaching league, you need to be beyond the past basic of skills set to get a cup of coffee there. Bouchard seems to have the tools and toolbox, I agree he’s not a 20 minute a night guy at this point but he needs some real game exposure (and not in the AHL). I actually wonder how much this year has possibly set him back, with not getting any competition time. I guess we just haven’t had the roster luxury or need to give him some minutes. I dont know what Tippet is thinking.

Bouchard has played 23 games this season with Sodertalje SK and another 12 games with the Edmonton Oilers.

 

[soothsayer]

Bouchard has graduated from the AHL to simply not playing at all. Incredible development in his game.

 

[Zamknij kurwa ryj]

8-1 Oilers.

McDavid with 5g, 1 assist.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I'd be more upset with Bouchard if he didn't play in Europe first

 

[dssource]

In most of the games the habs have played us this season, they've caught as at our worst. Tonight should be a better test as to where we stand against this team. It would be nice to continue our play from the Jets game, albeit with less rust.

Is there any way to block out posts that complain about Bouchard? Asking for a friend.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Bouchard has graduated from the AHL to simply not playing at all. Incredible development in his game.

So you want to take Larsson or Bear out for him... Did you watch them play last game?..

 

[Morpheus]

NHL Starting Goalies

 

[soothsayer]

So you want to take Larsson or Bear out for him... Did you watch them play last game?..

Bear has had some horrible stretches yet never missed a game. Also, Bouchard on his off-side is probably better than jones. There is also, you know, the option of sending him to the AHL.

 

[belair]

It worked last time so I'll say it again. Haas as the 2C is vomit inducing.

Not watching.

 

[brentashton]

Bouchard has played 23 games this season with Sodertalje SK and another 12 games with the Edmonton Oilers.

Right, but hasn’t played for nearly 2 months now. I think his last game was at the end of Feb/ early March.