Pre-Game Talk: Habs @ Jets Tomorrow: The Ducharme Interim Era Begins

[BigDaddyLurch]

I'd like to see Danault benched, put Drouin at center for a game or two. Chariot out, Mete in.

They did that already, worked out...horrifically...

 

[Schwang]

They did that already, worked out...horrifically...

Its about using assets properly. Danault has a place, the 4th line. Chiarot also, but not on the top pair. Evans would do better in Danaults spot, guaranteed. I've been a big proponent of Evans and think he's got more to show.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Its about using assets properly. Danault has a place, the 4th line. Chiarot also, but not on the top pair. Evans would do better in Danaults spot, guaranteed. I've been a big proponent of Evans and think he's got more to show.

Drouin is not an asset at C and he proved it already...why beat that dead horse??...

 

[Schwang]

Drouin is not an asset at C and he proved it already...why beat that dead horse??...

No sorry. I was actually referring to the other post and not the drouin at C question. I agree with you there

 

[Megaforce]

Danault was great last night, why should he get benched?

Can't win battles along the boards for starters. Last night he was hopeless.

 

[Megaforce]

Drouin is not an asset at C and he proved it already...why beat that dead horse??...

Drouin is our best forward, he's been making great plays all season and has elite stickhandling, passing and skating skills. Slotting him in at center will free up a spot for Lekhonen.
Danault has been a black hole of disaster since the first puck drop this season and needs to heal whatever ailment is slowing him down.

 

[The Real Timo]

Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson
Toffoli - Kotka - Gallagher

should be the top 6

Why not put Toffoli on the top line and move Tatar with KK and drop Drouin down tot he third? He's useless anyway...

 

[WeThreeKings]

Drouin is our best forward, he's been making great plays all season and has elite stickhandling, passing and skating skills. Slotting him in at center will free up a spot for Lekhonen.
Danault has been a black hole of disaster since the first puck drop this season and needs to heal whatever ailment is slowing him down.

 

[Habaneros]

You have low expectations

I'd say 50-0-1 is much more realistic

500-1-2

 

[The Real Timo]

Lol... that was my reaction

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

we can expect therefore a change of strategy from defense to attack, with less hitting and more skating, less back checking more going to the net. Our defense was porous to begin with but at least now we're going over to the attack. Maybe that was holding Tatar back.

 

[habsfan891]

So when Price tears it up tomorrow do we think he successfully got a 2nd coach canned.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

we better see line changes and ice time change tomorrow , even if we didnt have time to have practice . I will be heavily dissapointed if the lineup stays the same.

 

[JohnLennon]

Last week or two have been bizarre. Drouin is carrying Suzuki and not the other way around. Tatar, Byron, and Lehkonen scratched. Danault still hasn't scored. Weber hasn't looked himself and neither has Price. I'm hoping the coaching change is what was needed to shake things up and get us on the right track again.

 

[Pointed Finger]

The news today has made me happy. Now if only Price would start tomorrow with a set of white pads.

Man, I wish he'd wear a plain white helmet too. Maybe some pucks would hit him in the head and he'd finally snap out of the funk nightmare.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson
Tatar - Kotkaniemi - Toffoli
Lehkonen - Danault - Gallagher
Byron - Evans - Armia
Perry

Romanov - Weber
Edmundson - Petry
Chiarot - Mete
Kulak

Search your heart, you know it to be true

 

[shamrun]

So when Price tears it up tomorrow do we think he successfully got a 2nd coach canned.

Are you including the goalie coach as well?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

We are gonna see a team skating and forechecking once again

I sure hope that's the way things go. Still need to massively improve special teams.

 

[sandviper]

Kotkaniemi goes 120% in the faceoff circle and Suzuki finishes with a 218% CF%. Winnipeg is kept under 1 shot per period and Dubois doesn't touch the puck once.

Romanov scores 5 power play goals and a +10 on the evening. Price gets a shutout in such dominant fashion that his season save percentage spikes up to .950 and Allen's GAA is automatically lowered to < 1.00.

 

[CapSpace]

Drop Danault on the 3rd.
Play KK more.
Put Romanov with Weber.

Just try this and it'll be a good start.

 

[nhlfan9191]

Drouin is our best forward, he's been making great plays all season and has elite stickhandling, passing and skating skills. Slotting him in at center will free up a spot for Lekhonen.
Danault has been a black hole of disaster since the first puck drop this season and needs to heal whatever ailment is slowing him down.

No he’s not.

 

[Censored Toad]

Best of luck with these smocks Mr. Du- "Charm " E

Charm the pants off the players so they actually play decent hockey and don't lose to the sens

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Drouin is our best forward, he's been making great plays all season and has elite stickhandling, passing and skating skills. Slotting him in at center will free up a spot for Lekhonen.
Danault has been a black hole of disaster since the first puck drop this season and needs to heal whatever ailment is slowing him down.

No, he is our most naturally talented forward who is also our most adrift for most of his career...if he had half the drive & determination of a Gallagher or an Anderson, he'd be #Elite...sadly he doesn't and probably never will...

 

[Skip Bayless]

I hope Ducharme finally allows the team to make a tape to tape pass. I hated Julien's strategy of not letting the players pass the puck well.

 

[Habs13]

Danault was great last night, why should he get benched?

No... no he wasn't.