Pre-Game Talk: Canadiens face Rangers in home opener - Saturday at 7

[expy]

4-1 Rags.

 

[beowulf]

Problems is, does anyone know what this teams identity is right now?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Feels weird to say that but habs always been decent against NYR


Might get our first win against them i have a feeling

 

[Adam Michaels]

Feels weird to say that but habs always been decent against NYR


Might get our first win against them i have a feeling

If the Habs play tomorrow in front of their fans at 100% capacity the way they have the first two games, there has to be a reality check in that room.

If they play as flat as they have, it'll be a problem.

If they play with fire and play a full game the way they did in the first ten minutes in Toronto, the building will be loud, even if they walk away with a loss. At least they would give the fans something to feel good about (that this team has some life in it).

 

[le_sean]

I predict a win NY is not a very good team and it's our home opener.

Not very good other than the fact they have better goaltending, better forwards and better defencemen?

 

[Tyson]

Both teams are winless, should be epic

 

[26Mats]

Anderson Suzuki Caufield
Drouin Dvorak Gallagher
Toffoli Evans Armia
Perreault Brooks Lehkonen

 

[Skip Bayless]

Problems is, does anyone know what this teams identity is right now?

It's tough to have an identity when you can't get to the puck

 

[Big Empty]

Would Ducharme be comfortable playing Caufield and Gallagher even with the size factor? If he could get over that, I think them and Suzuki would make a nice trio.

Caufield - Suzuki - Gallagher
Drouin - Dvorak - Anderson
Toffoli - Evans - Armia
Perrault - Brooks - Lehkonen

 

[Sterling Archer]

Anderson Suzuki Caufield
Drouin Dvorak Gallagher
Toffoli Evans Armia
Perreault Brooks Lehkonen

That's exactly what I'd do.

On D I'd go:

Chiarot Petry
Romanov Savard
Kulak Wideman

 

[Stive Morgan]

Feels weird to say that but habs always been decent against NYR


Might get our first win against them i have a feeling

I have a good feeling about this one too. Shootout win maybe?

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Mtl spent all last year trying to build chemistry, it appears this year is no different.

Its been a revolving door of players and linemates for yrs now.

For management and ownership that preaches stability, it doesnt reflect on the ice or roster building

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Problems is, does anyone know what this teams identity is right now?

Yes, they're inspired to play just like their GM did his entire career. Mediocre and forgettable. That's their identity.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Mtl spent all last year trying to build chemistry, it appears this year is no different.

Its been a revolving door of players and linemates for yrs now.

For management and ownership that preaches stability, it doesnt reflect on the ice or roster building

There's so much depth, but pieces that don't necessarily fit each other.

 

[Milhouse40]

I just want more than 1 goal at this point...
2 goals in 2 games against teams that are not consider great defensively or great in front of the net, that sucks.

Habs don't have the D or the G to win games scoring 1 or 2 goals per game. Habs are not that team.
They need to score 3-4-5 goals a game in order win some. That's the only way at least until Price return.

 

[holy]

We win 6-2.

 

[Scintillating10]

Hope we turn it around...but....

With parity in the league and lose two future hall of famers, don't look good for us. It is a fine line between bottom of league and Stanley CUp. Just 4 years ago an expansion team got to finals, we did it last year. Kings was last seed in playoffs and won a cup a few years ago.

 

[Paddy17]

That's exactly the way I see it, last season the team overall wasn't very skilled but team chemistry was through the roof, totally different this season, seems there's no cohesion at all. Season's young, only 2 games in, but it sure isn't pretty looking.

I beg to differ. During the season, after Ducharme took over, they looked completely disorganized and limped into the playoffs with embarassing losses where they spent entire periods in their own end chasing the opponent.

The anomaly is actually between game 6 of TO series and Game 6 of Vegas series, where the team rallied around Price and Weber. This season, we're right back to where we left off during last season.

 

[Paddy17]

Problems is, does anyone know what this teams identity is right now?

"Hard to play against" and "Team defense"

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Stanley Cup Hangover…

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Something is wrong with this team, yeah, I know the D is bad but I get the sense that aren't there for each other, they aren't playing as a team at all.

Weber, Price, Perry, Staal gone = No leadership

 

[LaP]

Problems is, does anyone know what this teams identity is right now?

Its identity is "not a super hero team"

 

[holy]

Weber, Price, Perry, Staal gone = No leadership

Staalmao

 

[hvac412]

Would Ducharme be comfortable playing Caufield and Gallagher even with the size factor? If he could get over that, I think them and Suzuki would make a nice trio.

Caufield - Suzuki - Gallagher
Drouin - Dvorak - Anderson
Toffoli - Evans - Armia
Perrault - Brooks - Lehkonen

Looks good but I would switch Caulfield or Gallagher for Anderson or Hoffman ,that line will get crushed come playoff time and might be highly injury prone.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Staalmao

Think he’s captain of a shuffleboard team in a Florida retirement home