Pre-Game Talk: Edmonton vs Montreal, Monday 7pm

[Essenege]

If they roll 4 lines and KK gets PP time I like the lines. Byron-KK-Lekh showed some good things, they won’t look like a 4th out there.

 

[Mike Towers]

KK needs way more ice time and needs to play with way better wingers.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

RIP KK

 

[CHfan1]

Ducharme likes to throw the lines in the blender so who knows if this sticks. If the top lines do stay the same in a few weeks and Caufield gets called up the lineup could look something like this:

Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Drouin-Staal-Toffoli
Perry-Suzuki-Anderson
Byron-Kotkaniemi-Caufield

 

[salbutera]

KK needs way more ice time and needs to play with way better wingers.

??

Last 5GP he’s been averaging 17TOI tips on the teams Cs

 

[BLONG7]

Jeez Dom, you’re really making KK a 4th line now?

And leaves Drouin on the PP with his 2 goals............and leaves Anderson off that unit with his goal production? 13-14 goals? Best shot on the team...

 

[Mrb1p]

2nd video
Mrb1ps day: Ruined

 

[The Great Weal]

Evans should not be a healthy scratch.

 

[HabsForHire]

Take these lines with a grain of salt, they could very easily last one period lol. I hate KK on the 4th but as long as they run all 4 lines and KKs toi isn't taken away

 

[CHfan1]

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Last 5GP he’s been averaging 17TOI tips on the teams Cs

I expect he’ll still get his minutes. With 22 games in 37 days they have to roll all 4 lines to keep them fresh.

 

[Adam Michaels]

2nd video
Mrb1ps day: Ruined

Even if he waves hello to you?

 

[Big Empty]

KK on the 4th

 

[le_sean]

Evans should not be a healthy scratch.

Well there’s 4 spots and he’s clearly behind the 4 ahead of him.

I get that he’s looked better since they acquired Staal, but let’s not forget the 20 games of nothing that preceded it.

 

[salbutera]

KK on the 4th

Reading too much into it. Habs don’t have numbered lines w Staal they finally have what they’ve wanted all year....ability to roll 4-lines all game long, dictate pace / physicality to wear down the opposition.

 

[The Great Weal]

Well there’s 4 spots and he’s clearly behind the 4 ahead of him.

I get that he’s looked better since they acquired Staal, but let’s not forget the 20 games of nothing that preceded it.

He needs to be on the wing then. Byron and Lehkonen suck.

 

[rik schau]

They better show up this match,last one was such a dud. I can say that I'm a bit excited to see Staal,should provide more balance.

 

[LTIR]

I heard that he would be able to skate on his own today even if no practise is scheduled.

His spot is ready.

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Eric's stall

 

[Vachon23]

If they roll 4 lines and KK gets PP time I like the lines. Byron-KK-Lekh showed some good things, they won’t look like a 4th out there.

Agree with that, if they roll 4 lines, that line had a great game in EDM

 

[Vachon23]

He needs to be on the wing then. Byron and Lehkonen suck.

Yes but Evans is worst then them

 

[The Great Weal]

Yes but Evans is worst then them

Not for the past few games. Hes looked like the same Evans at the start of the year, the other two are lost on the ice.

 

[Vachon23]

Not for the past few games. Hes looked like the same Evans at the start of the year, the other two are lost on the ice.

Yes vs EDM he was solid but both game vs OTT he didn’t do enough and he’s the easiest payer to get out of the lineup

 

[morhilane]

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Last 5GP he’s been averaging 17TOI tips on the teams Cs

He won't get that centering the 4th line now, he's going to get Evans's minutes who has averaged 11:22 since the start of the season (with PK time instead of PP time).

 

[Whitesnake]

Evans was a no-show until the recent game. Makes sense to see him being benched. And I actually like to see Staal getting a chance with 2 top wingers. That would be fun to watch.

 

[salbutera]

He won't get that centering the 4th line now, he's going to get Evans's minutes who has averaged 11:22 since the start of the season (with PK time instead of PP time).

There’s no 1, 2, 3 or 4th lines on this team. As I posted in another thread the org now has what they’ve wanted all season, the ability to roll 4-line ad nauseam, set the pace & physicality to wear down the opposition.

Evans wasn’t capable of playing more than 10-12 TOI, and until recently didn’t contribute to offense .

Now there are 4Cs capable of avg 15TOI...at high tempo and all lines capable of generating offense.

 

[Vachon23]

He won't get that centering the 4th line now, he's going to get Evans's minutes who has averaged 11:22 since the start of the season (with PK time instead of PP time).

It’s not the 4th line though and they won’t be used as a 4th line. With all the games, they will role 4 line and give more ice time to line that is working the most during the game