Pre-Game Talk: Habs at Wings

[SoupNazi]

Chuck Pleiness ‏@wingsfrontman 20m
Alfredsson says he's going to talk to trainers and coaches if he's ready for Friday. Says feels good after a few hard skates.

Chuck Pleiness ‏@wingsfrontman 8m
Babcock says Gustavsson is starting Friday against Montreal.

Chuck Pleiness ‏@wingsfrontman 1h
Very optional practice. Of the injured guys skating. Alfredsson. Datsyuk. Franzen.

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[RedWingzz]

I predicted we would lose to L.A, and we won. Then I predicted we would beat the Blues, and we got smoked. I followed that up with predicting an embarrassing loss to the Hawks, and we won.

So I predict Montreal wins 157-1.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

What the **** does Mrazek have to do to get a start?

 

[Vladdy84]

If Alfie comes back, who sits? Bert?

 

[Claypool]

If Alfie comes back, who sits? Bert?

I'm sure Jurco will be sent down.

 

[Vladdy84]

I'm sure Jurco will be sent down.

That will anger me greatly. Jurco has been really good. Not that much offensively. But more his speed and physicality. Stupid, but wouldn't shock me.

 

[Pavels Dog]

I'm sure Jurco will be sent down.

If we have the cap space to avoid that I think we will. Seems a no brainer to insert Alfie on Z's line and move Abby to Helm and scratch Cleary or Bert. Wouldn't be surprised if Jurco gets the shaft though.

 

[drw02]

What the **** does Mrazek have to do to get a start?

Really just makes no sense. I'll give props to Monster for rebounding mid way through the shootout...but he really looked awful at times last night.

 

[mindfly]

Price shuts the door in front of Babcock 2-0 win for the Habs

 

[drw02]

Price shuts the door in front of Babcock 2-0 win for the Habs

Dunno if Price is even gonna play Friday considering how he looked last night.

 

[RoyalDoubleMcCheesie]

Hopefully this is a good start to a nice little streak for the team after Montreal hasn't been playing to good and Price has allowed I believe 16 goals in his last 4 games or something.

 

[Tomas W]

I predicted we would lose to L.A, and we won. Then I predicted we would beat the Blues, and we got smoked. I followed that up with predicting an embarrassing loss to the Hawks, and we won.

So I predict Montreal wins 157-1.

You cannot trick the jinx/anit-jinx. It only works when you mean it.

 

[Brandel*]

J-F Chaumont ‏@JFChaumontJDM
#Habs: P.K. Subban n'est pas sur la glace pour l'entraînement au Joe Louis Arena.

wishful thinking

 

[Laser Rayzor]

J-F Chaumont ‏@JFChaumontJDM
#Habs: P.K. Subban n'est pas sur la glace pour l'entraînement au Joe Louis Arena.

wishful thinking

For us anglophones

PK Subban is not on the ice for practice at Joe Louis Arena.

 

[Flowah]

That will anger me greatly. Jurco has been really good. Not that much offensively. But more his speed and physicality. Stupid, but wouldn't shock me.

He played a crucial role in setting up Tatar's goal against the Hawks and he was out there throwing his 6'2 body around all night.

 

[Vladdy84]

He played a crucial role in setting up Tatar's goal against the Hawks and he was out there throwing his 6'2 body around all night.

I'm just saying that his speed, size and physicality have been more impressive as well as his puck possession skills. But the later is the main reason he should stay up with the big club.

 

[RedWingsForPresident]

Sending Jurco down would be a travesty. Scratch Cleary for the love of God

 

[newfy]

Yeah if there isnt cap issues with it I will be livid if Jurco is sent down so that Cleary can play after that pathetic display against the Hawks.

Even if Jurco isnt producing (which he is decently) he was laying guys out last night. He was never soft in GR but I've never seen thate dge to his game and he actually makes the wings bigger. Unlike Bert or Cleary anymore who dont play big. Provides speed as well.

I dont even think the management/Babcock can love vets enough to send down Jurco so one of those bums can play

 

[chances14]

i would like to think babcock has learned his lesson about bertuzzi and cleary from last game but i know better than that

as for gus, i think bab's line of thinking is that gus will settle down now that he got a game under his belt after being out a month

but if he contiues to look as bad as he did last game, i think we start to see mrazek more often

 

[Winger98]

eh, don't really care which of Cleary/Bert/Eaves/Miller sits to keep Jurco in the lineup. As long as one of them does.

 

[Winger98]

Yeah if there isnt cap issues with it I will be livid if Jurco is sent down so that Cleary can play after that pathetic display against the Hawks.

Even if Jurco isnt producing (which he is decently) he was laying guys out last night. He was never soft in GR but I've never seen thate dge to his game and he actually makes the wings bigger. Unlike Bert or Cleary anymore who dont play big. Provides speed as well.

I dont even think the management/Babcock can love vets enough to send down Jurco so one of those bums can play

From what I can tell, we don't have cap issues until Weiss comes of LTIR. At that point, we either need to move someone off the cap roster entirely (trade) or we won't be able to afford to keep all of the kids up who have been playing well for us.

Unless someone else goes on ltir, of course (good time for sammy to get hurt in practice?)

 

[RedWingsForPresident]

eh, don't really care which of Cleary/Bert/Eaves/Miller sits to keep Jurco in the lineup. As long as one of them does.

Have to keep Miller and Eaves up. They've been playing great. SIT CLEARY

 

[RedHawkDown]

It sucks that we have to hope for someone else to get injured so our good players can play.

 

[newfy]

Have to keep Miller and Eaves up. They've been playing great. SIT CLEARY

I would much rather sit Cleary because he was so bad last game but outside of last game Eaves has done NOTHING. He has been useless. I would obviously play him after having such a good game last night and Cleary/Bert being so bad but dont say hes been playing great. Hes had one good game all season and its those bottom lines not performing that have killed the wnigs

 

[Vladdy84]

Have to keep Miller and Eaves up. They've been playing great. SIT CLEARY

I don't know why Cleary was sat for one game and hasn't been sat again. He's had a couple tolerable games but the rest have been downright awful.