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Habs resuming a 7-game road trip, interrupted by the Christmas break, facing the Bolts in Tampa.
In the 3 games played prior to the break, they won one game in OT, lost another in OT and finally suffered a regulation loss against Dallas.
In the Dallas game, Michael Pezzetta was finally having a breakout with a goal and an assist, but unfortunately, he earned a costly penalty that allowed Dallas to come back in the game.
Evidently, Marty was none too happy with the outcome.
Habs are scrambling for solutions as the trade freeze officially ended Dec. 27th, midnight.
Only one move seemed obvious -- calling up Barron, to hold court.
Barron has been particularly effective with the Rocket, where he tallied 16 points in his last 20 games. He's showing up with a hot stick, that should help bolster the PP.
Of course, there can't be good news without some irritant. Now that Barron is up, you can bet on this cringe apprehension ...
Christmas may have come and gone, but most fans on the forum have put in their requests to Santa. One of our insiders has managed a snapshot of what those requests look like and it turns out, a majority appear to want the same thing.
As we wait to find out whether Santa will grant the above wish, one thing is clear. Confrontations abound on the Habs forum about the merits of throwing away a season, cheering for your team to lose and the importance of building a winning culture. Safe to say, we don't have consensus.
Meantime, there is deadwood on the team that can't possibly find a taker.
There are also underperforming players, who were expected to take a step forward but who unfortunately seem to have plateaued or even regressed.
One such player is the Powerhorse.
Sadly, he's no longer a Powerhorse in the minds of a lot of fans expecting greater production and a better use of his physical attributes. He has just been unable to be productive despite several stints on the team's top line or playing with the team's better offensive players. And so, he's been demoted ...
Another, is the enigmatic national Finnish hero, Joel Armia. Marty will have Armia playing on the first line this game, based on the permutations at practice. What can possibly go wrong?
Borrowing a page from @Conflicted Habs fan and his reliance on ScarJo in all of his GDTs:
Armia will disappear. Just like the woman who walked behind ScarJo, never to be seen again.
LINEUPS
In the 3 games played prior to the break, they won one game in OT, lost another in OT and finally suffered a regulation loss against Dallas.
In the Dallas game, Michael Pezzetta was finally having a breakout with a goal and an assist, but unfortunately, he earned a costly penalty that allowed Dallas to come back in the game.
Evidently, Marty was none too happy with the outcome.
Habs are scrambling for solutions as the trade freeze officially ended Dec. 27th, midnight.
Only one move seemed obvious -- calling up Barron, to hold court.
Barron has been particularly effective with the Rocket, where he tallied 16 points in his last 20 games. He's showing up with a hot stick, that should help bolster the PP.
Of course, there can't be good news without some irritant. Now that Barron is up, you can bet on this cringe apprehension ...
Christmas may have come and gone, but most fans on the forum have put in their requests to Santa. One of our insiders has managed a snapshot of what those requests look like and it turns out, a majority appear to want the same thing.
As we wait to find out whether Santa will grant the above wish, one thing is clear. Confrontations abound on the Habs forum about the merits of throwing away a season, cheering for your team to lose and the importance of building a winning culture. Safe to say, we don't have consensus.
Meantime, there is deadwood on the team that can't possibly find a taker.
There are also underperforming players, who were expected to take a step forward but who unfortunately seem to have plateaued or even regressed.
One such player is the Powerhorse.
Sadly, he's no longer a Powerhorse in the minds of a lot of fans expecting greater production and a better use of his physical attributes. He has just been unable to be productive despite several stints on the team's top line or playing with the team's better offensive players. And so, he's been demoted ...
Another, is the enigmatic national Finnish hero, Joel Armia. Marty will have Armia playing on the first line this game, based on the permutations at practice. What can possibly go wrong?
Borrowing a page from @Conflicted Habs fan and his reliance on ScarJo in all of his GDTs:
Armia will disappear. Just like the woman who walked behind ScarJo, never to be seen again.
LINEUPS
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Powerdonkey!!!
