Lehkonen - Galchenyuk - Radulov
Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gallagher
Danault - Desharnais - Shaw
Carr - Mitchell - Byron
Beaulieu - Weber
Markov - Petry
Emelin - Pateryn
I get that Markov - Petry have been struggling lately but I'd give them one more game.
I'm no Desharnais fan but I fail to see where he worked himself out of the lineup. I clearly recall two great plays from him that led to goals in the 1st but was there a specific play he made that was so bad that he'd be benched the next game? I mean from a realistic standpoint rather than the fact that you simply don't like him.
As for splitting Danault and Mitchell, one if not both deserve more opportunities. They're both good players, they don't need each other to succeed. Desharnais' line could use Danault's strength and strong two-way play.
Another thought since Lehkonen hasn't done much in the offensive zone and Mitchell deserves more ice time than Desharnais is this:
Shaw - Galchenyuk - Radulov (15min)
Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gallagher (13min)
Danault - Mitchell - Byron (11min)
Lehkonen - Desharnais - Carr (9min)
I'm no Desharnais fan but I fail to see where he worked himself out of the lineup. I clearly recall two great plays from him that led to goals in the 1st but was there a specific play he made that was so bad that he'd be benched the next game? I mean from a realistic standpoint rather than the fact that you simply don't like him.
As for splitting Danault and Mitchell, one if not both deserve more opportunities. They're both good players, they don't need each other to succeed. Desharnais' line could use Danault's strength and strong two-way play.
Another thought since Lehkonen hasn't done much in the offensive zone and Mitchell deserves more ice time than Desharnais is this:
Shaw - Galchenyuk - Radulov (15min)
Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gallagher (13min)
Danault - Mitchell - Byron (11min)
Lehkonen - Desharnais - Carr (9min)
I'd like to see:
Pacioretty-Plekanec-Gallagher
Lehkonen-Galchenyuk-Radulov
Byron-DD-Shaw
Danault-Mitchell-Carr
Emelin-Weber
Beaulieu-Petry
Markov-Pateryn
Radulov looks better to me on his off-wing. I think we need to give Beau more minutes in order to showcase him a little. Long term we need a better 1LD and he would be part of that deal imo.
Who's gonna play the last 12 minutes?
I don't get all the love for Shaw. Offensively, he's got very limited skill yet MT double shifts him on the PP. He's at best a 3rd liner who should hardly be used on the PP. As soon as the puck hits his blade on the PP, it's a grenade and a quick clear. DD is actually a better option on the second PP and that's saying a lot.
Shaw - Galchenyuk - Radulov (15min)
Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gallagher (13min)
Danault - Mitchell - Byron (11min)
Lehkonen - Desharnais - Carr (9min)
#Habs practice lines:
Byron - Galchenyuk- Radulov
Andrighetto - Plekanec - Gallagher
Pacioretty-Danault/Desharnais-Shaw
Carr-Mitchell-Flynn
Per John Lu, DD possibly getting scratched?
Yes. DD is almost gone...If Danault plays good as a 3rd line center, we have no use for DD.
But just to make sure, Max gets thrown on a 3rd line with him to ease the pain?
Yes. DD is almost gone...If Danault plays good as a 3rd line center, we have no use for DD.
Eller was a 3rd line center. Therrien still find ways to use DD on his top6.
But just to make sure, Max gets thrown on a 3rd line with him to ease the pain?