GDT: Game 2: Montreal Canadiens vs Edmonton Oilers 1/16/21 7:00pm EST SN, TVAS, TSN 690

[sandviper]

Here we are rolling into game two and we're getting a good idea how are team is looking as we progress into this season. Coming off strong performances from our youngsters in the 2020 playoffs, we were further augmented by key off season moves. However, things didn't quite work out as we may had hoped after the season opener.

Last night OT loss to leafs

Overtime shifts

Danault 2
Byron 2
Suzuki 0.

Someone should write that down and hand it to Julien.

Oh, my friend... he did actually.

All jokes aside, it'll be an interesting test against the usual suspects like McDavid and Draisaitl. I thought our defence looked a little slow at times against Toronto. Lineups for tonight:

Tatar - Danault - Gally
Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson
Toffoli - KK - Armia
Lehks - Evans - Byron

Chiarot - Weber
Edmundson - Petry
Kulak - Romanov

Price

GoGo

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[WeThreeKings]

Moment of silence for Edmundson.

 

[Dr0k]

This was confusing or maybe im still asleep

 

[blarneylad]

Looking forward to see how Montreal tightens up a bit for Mcdrai.

 

[blarneylad]

And let us all hope this doesn’t go to OT. Hold the lead!

 

[Runner77]

The real life Claude would be using a dollar store notepad but we’ll take it. Nicely done, sandviper.

 

[ArsHabs]

This was confusing or maybe im still asleep

I can’t be sure, but if you’ve seen American Psycho, this was a pretty iconic scene where a bunch of privileged high level executives are doing something as childish as comparing business cards. As the scene plays out, the cards get more impressive.

I think that’s the joke here as each overtime unit gets more impressive or at least better than what we iced Wednesday. I do like the business cards getting a little more fancy as each guy presented LOL!

 

[Tyson]

No easy games

 

[PaulD]

Here we are rolling into game two and we're getting a good idea how are team is looking as we progress into this season. Coming off strong performances from our youngsters in the 2020 playoffs, we were further augmented by key off season moves. However, things didn't quite work out as we may had hoped after the season opener.



Oh, my friend... he did actually.

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All jokes aside, it'll be an interesting test against the usual suspects like McDavid and Draisaitl. I thought our defence looked a little slow at times against Toronto. Lineups for tonight:

Tatar - Danault - Gally
Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson
Toffoli - KK - Armia
Lehks - Evans - Byron

Chiarot - Weber
Edmundson - Petry
Kulak - Romanov

Price

GoGo

 

[Colezuki]

Is the game really at 7? Thought it was later

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Is the game really at 7? Thought it was later

Yeah I'm guessing 7pm Edmonton time so 9pm here?

Edit: I guess not, looks like 5pm Edmonton time and 7pm here.

 

[BenG]

Hoping we realize our 'Wedge' power play strategy is terrible and will get eaten alive by most teams.

If we still are using the 1-1-2 formation, McDavid walks in from the sidewall and rips one high-shelf, glove side. Calling it now...

 

[Runner77]

No easy games

Wouldn't want it any other way. At least we'll be seeing quite a bit of McDavid this season.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Yeah I'm guessing 7pm Edmonton time so 9pm here?

Edit: I guess not, looks like 5pm Edmonton time and 7pm here.

Hockey night ina Canada with an East team so they want to do it early enough for us Eastern and Central Canadians to watch it on primetime. Back to 9:00 EST on monday

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

How often will we see Price down before a shot even comes ?

 

[Runner77]

How often will we see Price down before a shot even comes ?

You'll know way ahead of time as it's being broadcast on TVA Spanre. The play by play castrato will pre-emptively scream on everything, including that.

 

[Milhouse40]

I expect another high score, tight game. Run and gun for 60 minutes.
Habs never been good in Edmonton so I would be happy with one point.

 

[Runner77]

I expect another high score, tight game. Run and gun for 60 minutes.
Habs never been good in Edmonton so I would be happy with one point.

True, not just in Edmonton but on west coast swings where Habs have traditionally struggled. We do have a fairly different team this year, let's see how it plays out. Like W3K, I'm not confident about Edmundson.

 

[Dominator13]

Hopefully Perry is in, and Byron is out.

I'm still not over a 4th liner who does a line-change on a back-check sequence in an overtime period.

 

[FrankMTL]

I expect another high score, tight game. Run and gun for 60 minutes.
Habs never been good in Edmonton so I would be happy with one point.

You're right, Habs record stinks in EDM lately for some reason. If we can get out of the two game series with 3 points I would be extremely happy.

 

[Deebs]

Don't take penalties

 

[Vachon23]

Don't take penalties

That's the key and the defensive faceoff

 

[CoopersFalls]

Hopefully Perry is in, and Byron is out.

I'm still not over a 4th liner who does a line-change on a back-check sequence in an overtime period.

this is impossible right now due to the cap.
Only way Byron is out is if he is on waivers.

for Perry to get in, Evans needs to be on the taxi squad and Byron at centre.

 

[Runner77]

That's the key and the defensive faceoff

I know one game is a small sample size but when we look at defensive faceoffs from the Toronto game, Habs success ratio was only 34.8%.

 

[Vachon23]

I know one game is a small sample size but when we look at defensive faceoffs from the Toronto game, Habs success ratio was only 34.8%.

And it cost us at least 1 goal