GDT: Game #41 Habs host Flames again 6pm ET. Everyone feels young tonight.....

[WeThreeKings]

Two games in less than 24 hours. Doing it AHL style.

AHL?

Should call up Caufield, then

 

[Adam Michaels]

AHL?

Should call up Caufield, then

Caufield. And the Poehling line with Blandisi and Teasdale.

Let's do it!!!

 

[hvac412]

Easy Habs win, 4-1.

Habs to go on to win 6 of their next 7 games.

They've only had one three game winning streak all season ,odds don't look too good

 

[hvac412]

What type of rubbish scheduling is that, it is absurd. Why would the NHL do such a thing,it makes no sense what so ever.

Campbell explained it on Habs lunch yesterday something to do with time between games and NHL rules

 

[salbutera]

Campbell explained it on Habs lunch yesterday something to do with time between games and NHL rules

CBA rules

 

[hvac412]

CBA rules

Got it thanks.

 

[BLONG7]

CBA rules

CBA rules that it's ok to play 2 games less than 24 hours apart? Sorry, did I miss something?

 

[salbutera]

CBA rules that it's ok to play 2 games less than 24 hours apart? Sorry, did I miss something?

It used to be 24-hrs, then was renegotiated for 22-hrs between start times, if one of the teams was expected to travel long distance (not sure amount stipulated) after the game - I believe they’ve put in an amendment recently due the rescheduling that’s gone on not sure what the new time between games for the remainder of the season has been agreed to.

6pm start time tonight vs 4pm start time tomorrow falls into 22-hr stipulation

 

[OldCraig71]

@Ginger Papa great job. I laughed my ass off at the elephant story.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.

 

[BLONG7]

It used to be 24-hrs, then was renegotiated for 22-hrs between start times, if one of the teams was expected to travel long distance (not sure amount stipulated) after the game - I believe they’ve put in an amendment recently due the rescheduling that’s gone on not sure what the new time between games for the remainder of the season has been agreed to.

6pm start time tonight vs 4pm start time tomorrow falls into 22-hr stipulation

Thx!
At least no one has to travel this time, like we did from Vancouver to Calgary last time...

 

[TouzY]

To bad the laval games are postponed, theyre very fun to watch compared to MTL

 

[salbutera]

Thx!
At least no one has to travel this time, like we did from Vancouver to Calgary last time...

Not sure if Habs leave immediately after Sens game for Edm - I believe they do in order to get together with the new acquisitions (Merrill & Gustafsson) - thought I read that somewhere

 

[schnapshot]

Well I know what I’m not watching tonight.

 

[Schwang]

I don't know how they expect this same lineup to win after the turd they dropped last game.

 

[salbutera]

I don't know how they expect this same lineup to win after the turd they dropped last game.

Price & Chiarot, IF both are healthy will be significant adds to current lineup.

Price plays a very important role in transition game with his passing ability

Chiarot like him or not will be able to absorb TOI Kulak and others have not been able to given he’s had time off

The question is whether Habs will be able to capitalize and score first....they’re a much different and better team if they do

 

[Tyson]

Price & Chiarot, IF both are healthy will be significant adds to current lineup.

Price plays a very important role in transition game with his passing ability

Chiarot like him or not will be able to absorb TOI Kulak and others have not been able to given he’s had time off

The question is whether Habs will be able to capitalize and score first....they’re a much different and better team if they do

Crazy that most Habs games hinge on scoring first. It's like you may as well turn the game off if the other team scores first.

 

[peate]

It's anyone's guess as to which team shows up tonight. So I'll just settle in and see what transpires.

GOGO

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[Habs Icing]

I wanna see the camera pan to Bergevin in the GM box losing his f***ing mind.

Wait. You just confused me there. Aren't you suppose to have something before you can lose it?

 

[ClasslessGuy]

You just reminded me that horrible olympiques jersey

 

[bobholly39]

They've only had one three game winning streak all season ,odds don't look too good

They've actually had 2 such streaks.

Last season - in a bad year - they had 4 such streaks. I think it's doable

 

[Essenege]

Imagine being told you are a healthy scratch in favour of the corpse of Staal who gets a minus every time he steps on the ice and just blatantly doesn't care.

Staal’s on-ice high danger chances

9 for
28 against

F***ing atrocious...it’s really not just our eyes,
He’s objectively bad since joining the Habs.

We’re supposed to be a 4 lines team. There’s no place for Staal. And Perry needs to be with fast players like Evans / Lekh (although I like Perry, if meshed up with other slow players the lack of speed becomes a liability 5v5)

 

[salbutera]

Staal’s on-ice high danger chances

9 for
28 against

F***ing atrocious...it’s really not just our eyes,
He’s objectively bad since joining the Habs.

We’re supposed to be a 4 lines team. There’s no place for Staal. And Perry needs to be with fast players like Evans / Lekh (although I like Perry, if meshed up with other slow players the lack of speed becomes a liability 5v5)

Curious to see the breakdown of the data - how much of the “against” was as a 4C vs higher up in the lineup.

 

[Essenege]

Curious to see the breakdown of the data - how much of the “against” was as a 4C vs higher up in the lineup.

Not sure. In their limited minutes Staal-Drouin-Toffoli has the worst advanced stats of all line combinations this year looking at moneypuck, so I guess it comes mainly from there.

 

[salbutera]

Not sure. In their limited minutes Staal-Drouin-Toffoli has the worst advanced stats of all line combinations this year looking at moneypuck, so I guess it comes mainly from there.

That would likely confirm what everyone and their grandmothers knew....that Staal is at most a 4C w monitored TOI and specialized help (faceoffs + PP support) - along w occasional sit out a game.

Using more is a recipe for disaster

 

[Adam Michaels]