GDT: Game no. 69: HABS @ BOLTS | Harris into the thunder | Sat. April 2nd, 2022, 7 PM ET -- CITY, SNE, TVAS, NHLN, BSSUN

[Runner77]

Jordan Harris' first NHL game.

Speaking of firsts, it'll also be Marty's first game in his old stomping grounds as head coach since he last visited it as a player for the Rangers, with whom he ended his career.

What have they been saying about him?

Marty adds a self-assessment:

Ted Lasso, huh? Who knew!

This is also when players will get to spend quality time with Habs' Special Advisor to Hockey Ops, Cousin Vinny.

You can see right here, what the word "special" in his title, really means ...

Hey Vinny, whatever happened to bars and clubs?


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[nyhabsfan]

Glad to see Harris playing and also Phoeling.
MSL should try Yolen on the line with Suzuki and Caufield.
Kid can skate and needs top 6 time to see what he can really do.
Armia on the top line is a total waste of time, but a player who played Top 6 in Laval in a position needs a chance to succeed and give him confidence, not stuck on the 4th line.
We've done that crap for 20+ years and it's killed players confidence.

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Glad to see Harris playing and also Phoeling.
MSL should try Yolen on the line with Suzuki and Caufield.
Kid can skate and needs top 6 time to see what he can really do.
Armia on the top line is a total waste of time, but a player who played Top 6 in Laval in a position needs a chance to succeed and give him confidence, not stuck on the 4th line.
We've done that crap for 20+ years and it's killed players confidence.

Ylonen will not make the NHL as a top 6. Definitely not a top line player. He’ll be more of a middle 6er who can produce on the PP.

 

[Eco]

Just hope we show some life. I know this is a brutal roadtrip, but so far after 120 minutes, we have played 3 of them well.

Hope TB does something special for MSL, and hope we score some points, but I'm again expecting nothing really.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Just hope we show some life. I know this is a brutal roadtrip, but so far after 120 minutes, we have played 3 of them well.

Hope TB does something special for MSL, and hope we score some points, but I'm again expecting nothing really.

I'd like to see a 4-3 "effort"

Caufield 2 g 1 A
Suzuki 1 g 2 A
Harris 0 g 3 A

 

[Tyson]

Ylonen will not make the NHL as a top 6. Definitely not a top line player. He’ll be more of a middle 6er who can produce on the PP.

You may be right but I think he needs a bit more time to be able to determine that. Fast, very skilled. Smart player.

 

[Tyson]

We will see Tampa's back up tonight.

 

[Habano]

I hope Romy or Eddy make a permanent imprint of Kucherov in the boards

 

[Skip Bayless]

 

[Tyson]

I hope Romy or Eddy make a permanent imprint of Kucherov in the boards

Kucherov is simply too smart, too slippery to allow himself to be imprinted

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

The boys win this one for MSL
Harris first game first goal letsgoooooooo

 

[Team_Spirit]

Ill drive Vinny's Ferrari tyvm

 

[OldCraig71]

Tampa played last night so hopefully, we can make a game out of it unlike the 60 minute PK type of effort we just had in Carolina. 5-3 Lightning.

 

[le_sean]

Can we stop putting Jake Allen in net. Hasn’t he done enough this last week by getting shelled. Give the poor guy a break.

 

[McPhees Moustache]

Can we stop putting Jake Allen in net. Hasn’t he done enough this last week by getting shelled. Give the poor guy a break.

I don’t see why we wouldn’t start alternating starts at this point - give everyone a chance to play, seasons over

 

[AyyoCully]

I hope Romy or Eddy make a permanent imprint of Kucherov in the boards

Me too, one of my most hated guys in the Nhl, braggy and arrogant when he wins, and whines or does dirty cheapshots when things don’t go his way.

 

[26Mats]

Me too, one of my most hated guys in the Nhl, braggy and arrogant when he wins, and whines or does dirty cheapshots when things don’t go his way.

I just hope we draft our own kucherov with one of these many 1sts and 2nds we have in the next few drafts.

 

[Canadienna]

I just hope we draft our own kucherov with one of these many 1sts and 2nds we have in the next few drafts.

Beggars can't be choosers but there's plenty of star players who aren't complete scumbags that I'd rather us draft.

f*** Kucherov wish him nothing but the worst.

 

[AyyoCully]

I just hope we draft our own kucherov with one of these many 1sts and 2nds we have in the next few drafts.

Fingers crossed.. would be a dream to have someone with Kucherovs skill and talent, minus the way he acts though would be nice lol

 

[yianik]

Ylonen will not make the NHL as a top 6. Definitely not a top line player. He’ll be more of a middle 6er who can produce on the PP.

Bro, replace Ylonen with Patches and that was the assessment of 75% of the posters here when Patches was sent down to the AHL his final time. You know, when he said he would rather play top 6 in the AHL than 4th line in the NHL under Martin.

The minority of posters said the guy is still young, just give him a chance.

Chances are high Ylonen will not be another Patches, but guys like Ylonen should be given a full shot if they have reached this point.

And only a stupid organization which hopefully we are no longer, would not give a kid a chance in a lost year.

 

[26Mats]

Glad to see Harris playing and also Phoeling.
MSL should try Yolen on the line with Suzuki and Caufield.
Kid can skate and needs top 6 time to see what he can really do.
Armia on the top line is a total waste of time, but a player who played Top 6 in Laval in a position needs a chance to succeed and give him confidence, not stuck on the 4th line.
We've done that crap for 20+ years and it's killed players confidence.

Well MSL will try Pitlick there today.

I'd go with ylonen also, because I think they're too small with pitlick. I'd actually use 2 of Anderson, Ylonen, Poehling or Dvorak for the 2 open wing spots on the first two line:

Caufield - Suzuki - Ylonen
Pitlick - Evan's- Poehling
Byron - Dvorak- Armia

If Anderson isn't on that 1st line, I don't know where to put him.
Caufield - Suzuki - Dvorak
Pitlick - Evan's - Ylonen
Anderson - Poehling - Armia

Dvorak and Anderson would be the next two I'd move out as I could see there being interest in them. Go with the young guys like Pitlick, Ylonen, and Poehling - and Byron, Armia, Drouin, Gallagher, and Hoffman as stop gaps since they're probably unmovable.

 

[26Mats]

Ylonen will not make the NHL as a top 6. Definitely not a top line player. He’ll be more of a middle 6er who can produce on the PP.

Ylonen is definitely a complementary player.

But he may be able to score when playing with offensive players. He definitely can get up and down the ice, make skilled plays in tight spaces, and shoot the puck. I hope he's also sound defensively, as reports say he is. He's not an aggressive player and doesn't consistently go to the dirty areas.

At any rate will be interesting to see where in the lineup his skill set lands him.

 

[1909]

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[1909]

How come Habs can have five healthy scratches ? Can teams have now more than a 23 men squad ?

Perreault, Dauphin, Lagesson, Wideman and Clague can all play + Gally close to return.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

How come Habs can have five healthy scratches ? Can teams have now more than a 23 men squad ?

Perreault, Dauphin, Lagesson, Wideman and Clague can all play + Gally close to return.

After the trade deadline, a team have no squad limit, if I'm not wrong.