Pre-Game Talk: Habs/Flames Tomorrow

[OldCraig71]

I don’t think they’ll do it but I’ll be interested to see if they go with 11 forwards and 7 defenceman to get Gustafsson in the lineup. If they did that they could make Drouin a healthy scratch.

Drouin won't be scratched.

 

[Zorba]

Firday night at 9pm
Saturday night at 7pm

At least this time it's against the same team.

We just can't suck. If we manage to win those games, it will be the end of the Flames this season and we'll be one step closer to face the Leafs in the first round.

You’re forgetting about the Canucks and the 5 In hand and 4 vs Ottawa, a team they own. They will Be minimum 3-1 vs the sens if not 4-0. They do play the Oilers 5 more times and I expect the leafs to put up a fight next week. But don’t count them out
Oh and there no guarantee this habs team will win a game vs the flames. Too inconsistent

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

Drouin won't be scratched.

Drouin almost make us loose the game yesterday.

 

[OldCraig71]

Drouin almost make us loose the game yesterday.

I didn't watch the game but I read the last 10 pages of the GDT and most of the PGT and I must have read 50 people saying the same thing. He was gifted 33 million dollars after coming out of a bad situation in Tampa and I have seen nothing from him since he got here that would suggest that he is any different now than he was then.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Drouin won't be scratched.

Too bad DD doesn't have the balls, it's exactly what he deserves! A good wake up call as well before the post season....

 

[Habs 4 Life]

I didn't watch the game but I read the last 10 pages of the GDT and most of the PGT and I must have read 50 people saying the same thing. He was gifted 33 million dollars after coming out of a bad situation in Tampa and I have seen nothing from him since he got here that would suggest that he is any different now than he was then.

Only thing that's for sure, if teams where hesitant in acquiring him a few years ago forget about it now! None of the teams in the league are touching this guy!

 

[26Mats]

I didn't watch the game but I read the last 10 pages of the GDT and most of the PGT and I must have read 50 people saying the same thing. He was gifted 33 million dollars after coming out of a bad situation in Tampa and I have seen nothing from him since he got here that would suggest that he is any different now than he was then.

So far Dom takes a few games, but he eventually gets the lines right.

The lineup we iced last night did much better than the last couple weeks because DD had the right combinations, imo.

That included Drouin on the 4th line. When Gally and Caufield come back, Drouin is not one of our 12 best forwards. Lehkonen is playing like a beast and from all appearances, Dom is starting to appreciate him. If Armia, Lehk, and Perry stay in the lineup, Drouin and Byron are out. As it should be. Dom will figure that out. It's only a matter of time.

 

[CHfan1]

 

[Wats]

The last two Habs/Flames games be like:

As much as I want to blame the Flames for it, Habs are just as boring sadly. Together they are unwatchable.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Love to see this.

 

[26Mats]

You’re forgetting about the Canucks and the 5 In hand and 4 vs Ottawa, a team they own. They will Be minimum 3-1 vs the sens if not 4-0. They do play the Oilers 5 more times and I expect the leafs to put up a fight next week. But don’t count them out
Oh and there no guarantee this habs team will win a game vs the flames. Too inconsistent

It will be interesting to see how we do the next 3 games against the Flames. Dom got the line combos right last game and it made a difference. We'll see if we do better against the Flames with the proper combos.

 

[26Mats]

Love to see this.

Stay in hotel room in isolation or practice?

 

[26Mats]

As much as I want to blame the Flames for it, Habs are just as boring sadly. Together they are unwatchable.

Tomorrow should be a slog fest. But I expect a better showing given our improved line combinations. Last time we played them, Byron or KK were with Danault and Tatar. That was terrible.

 

[OldCraig71]

So far Dom takes a few games, but he eventually gets the lines right.

The lineup we iced last night did much better than the last couple weeks because DD had the right combinations, imo.

That included Drouin on the 4th line. When Gally and Caufield come back, Drouin is not one of our 12 best forwards. Lehkonen is playing like a beast and from all appearances, Dom is starting to appreciate him. If Armia, Lehk, and Perry stay in the lineup, Drouin and Byron are out. As it should be. Dom will figure that out. It's only a matter of time.

Byron might be out but I will be beyond shocked if Drouin sits. I don't think that he will, he has been worse with the habs than he is right now and never sat because of it. They could say he is injured, I could see that but a healthy scratch, nope.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

 

[26Mats]

Byron might be out but I will be beyond shocked if Drouin sits. I don't think that he will, he has been worse with the habs than he is right now and never sat because of it. They could say he is injured, I could see that but a healthy scratch, nope.

There are better options than in the past. We added Anderson and Toffoli, and Caufield will be in the lineup shortly.

In the past it was Drouin or Cousins, Weal, Matthew Peca, or Matt Agostino...

 

[CHfan1]

Byron might be out but I will be beyond shocked if Drouin sits. I don't think that he will, he has been worse with the habs than he is right now and never sat because of it. They could say he is injured, I could see that but a healthy scratch, nope.

Ducharme’s hand are really tied because of the way the Habs managed the recalls. I’m sure he’d like to get Evans into the lineup and possibly Caufield but as it stands now I think he’ll just go with the same lineup. Going with 11 forwards can mess up the lines.

 

[Kriss E]

Love to see this.

You're reading too much into this...lol
That or stay in your room all day and finish Netflix for the 3rd time.

Canadian division got it raw during this pandemic. Everything closed. Traveling from coast-to-coast. Slow vaccine roll outs.
In US for the most part, life's back to somewhat normal. People don't even have to wear masks in Dallas, while a lot of places here are going the other direction.

 

[The Great Weal]

Gotta love Oiler fans. They say that Habs fans are whining because of what McElbow did to KK, yet they are crying about the refs last game lol.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I hope we get to see Primeau and I hope he kicks ass.

 

[Sterling Archer]

You're reading too much into this...lol
That or stay in your room all day and finish Netflix for the 3rd time.

Canadian division got it raw during this pandemic. Everything closed. Traveling from coast-to-coast. Slow vaccine roll outs.
In US for the most part, life's back to somewhat normal. People don't even have to wear masks in Dallas, while a lot of places here are going the other direction.

So salty. What other team have you heard of who have done this? Players said they played better after practicing so they wanted to work on their game rather than rest during the second most gruelling schedule on the nhl. What a bunch of bums.

 

[Zorba]

You're reading too much into this...lol
That or stay in your room all day and finish Netflix for the 3rd time.

Canadian division got it raw during this pandemic. Everything closed. Traveling from coast-to-coast. Slow vaccine roll outs.
In US for the most part, life's back to somewhat normal. People don't even have to wear masks in Dallas, while a lot of places here are going the other direction.

Texas is an armpit. No offence to any hab fan in Texas

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

This is the last real trip. After this, the habs will only be playing in Montreal, Ottawa, or Toronto

 

[OldCraig71]

Ducharme’s hand are really tied because of the way the Habs managed the recalls. I’m sure he’d like to get Evans into the lineup and possibly Caufield but as it stands now I think he’ll just go with the same lineup. Going with 11 forwards can mess up the lines.

It was the same with Julien, JD was arguably worse and never sat unless he was injured.

 

[Zorba]

It was the same with Julien, JD was arguably worse and never sat unless he was injured.

In Juliens defence, this is the worst by far that Drouin has been. He was bad after his injury last year but was given the benefit of the doubt
But now , Drouin isn’t Even a NHL caliber player
He should be scratched. He won’t be sadly
I’ve never seen a player so uninvolved in the play