GDT: Habs @ Pens Tues. Dec. 10, 2019 7PM ET

[Tuggy]

Lines and D pairings this morning at practice:

Can't wait to watch that lineup tonight.

 

[BLONG7]

How can there be no accountability for the GM who has assembled this roster. If there was a true plan I would understand but there is zero evidence of any plan other than throwing **** at a wall and seeing what sticks.

Throw aways like Kukak, Weal, Cousins are all vital in Bergevin's world.

8 yrs in.............brutal eh...

 

[Habs Halifax]

Primeau getting the start tonight and Price tomorrow at home or vice versa?

 

[Tyson]

Primeau getting the start tonight and Price tomorrow at home or vice versa?

Neither game will be a cakewalk. Logic would dictate Primeau play against Ottawa but Logic is not part of the strategy in Montreal, if it was Primeau would be in Laval where he belongs.

 

[The Real Timo]

Neither game will be a cakewalk. Logic would dictate Primeau play against Ottawa but Logic is not part of the strategy in Montreal, if it was Primeau would be in Laval where he belongs.

... and BErgevin would be in the gym and RDS chair where HE belongs.

 

[The Real Timo]

I have my own little streak going... this will be game #8 I think that I will not be watching. The lineup is disgusting. It is officially back to Houle/Tremblay era. Can't believe I wasted 180 bucks on NHL streaming service.

 

[PaulD]

Well done !

 

[PaulD]

As i said....no commitment. To use your poker example, Bergevin still try to see the flop with 10-5 not suited to see if he gets lucky, but that hand should be fold pre-flop unless you are bluffing

Some believe his bluff.....while many saw his hand was crap from the start and called him up on that.

Commitment would be to either play tight and fold the hand or play loose and keep bluffing until the end....Bergevin is not doing either.

Well said.

Called him on years ago.........when he was doubling down on Therrien in "the fox hole"

"Its on me" ya dont say.

 

[PaulD]

I have my own little streak going... this will be game #8 I think that I will not be watching. The lineup is disgusting. It is officially back to Houle/Tremblay era. Can't believe I wasted 180 bucks on NHL streaming service.

I used to think it would be a waste.

But its actually money well spent. I see a ton of great hockey, great stars and all the new young guns...........just not in Montreal . Good thing I get all the games.

Teams i see more than the canadiens?........just about all of them. Ha!

Seriously. Best teams to watch and follow. Bruins, Aves, Oilers, Pens, Flyers, Canucks, Knights, Canes, Flames.

 

[DangerDave]

Neither game will be a cakewalk. Logic would dictate Primeau play against Ottawa but Logic is not part of the strategy in Montreal, if it was Primeau would be in Laval where he belongs.

With Crosby out I don't mind Primeau playing Pittsburgh tbh. We do better vs teams with one stacked line vs a balanced lineup

 

[PaulD]

Neither game will be a cakewalk. Logic would dictate Primeau play against Ottawa but Logic is not part of the strategy in Montreal, if it was Primeau would be in Laval where he belongs.

"Neither game will be a cake walk". ya dont say.

Or did you mean no cake walk for the Pens or Sens?

 

[The Real Timo]

I used to think it would be a waste.

But its actually money well spent. I see a ton of great hockey, great stars and all the new young guns...........just not in Montreal . Good thing I get all the games.

Teams i see more than the canadiens?........just about all of them. Ha!

Seriously. Best teams to watch and follow. Bruins, Aves, Oilers, Pens, Flyers, Canucks, Knights, Canes, Flames.

Hah... wish I had that much time... or energy. you know you're in tough when you don't even have energy to watch a game.

 

[the]

If we win tonight, we will only be 3 points away from Da Playoffs!!

 

[The Real Timo]

If we win tonight, we will only be 3 points away from Da Playoffs!!

Nice. This is what happens when your GM has a real plan.

 

[abo9]

True.............but injuries have put us there............Drouin,Byron, KK and Mete being out is a cluster%^&

It's not like Byron, KK or Mete are "excellent" players anyway... KK (and maybe Mete, who knows) are probably in the AHL on a lot of other teams.

And I'm not saying anything about their potential, I'm talking about right now.

But yes, that's sstill a full line recall from Laval hahaha

 

[abo9]

How can there be no accountability for the GM who has assembled this roster. If there was a true plan I would understand but there is zero evidence of any plan other than throwing **** at a wall and seeing what sticks.

Throw aways like Kukak, Weal, Cousins are all vital in Bergevin's world.

Idk how anyone can defend MB today. There are 2 players left from the 2014-2015 team that finished high. More than half of that team he inherited in 2012-2013.

Since then, it's been a steady decline

 

[The Real Timo]

It's not like Byron, KK or Mete are "excellent" players anyway... KK (and maybe Mete, who knows) are probably in the AHL on a lot of other teams.

And I'm not saying anything about their potential, I'm talking about right now.

But yes, that's sstill a full line recall from Laval hahaha

They are depp. Without depp team can't be competitive.

 

[abo9]

They are depp. Without depp team can't be competitive.

Idk if that's sarcasm or not

Montreal does take this motto to a fault, so much that they have depth in their top 6!

 

[Habs]

Everyone laughed at Ottawa, but would it really be that surprising if they do the same next season?

At least they draft the BPA.

 

[peate]

Like the old saying goes: On vas en manger une tabarnak.

 

[1909]

Like the old saying goes: On vas en manger une tabarnak.

Thank you... Habs will win, then.

Besides Malkin and Guentzel, the Pens line up is nothing to write home about.

 

[Roadhouse]

Thank you... Habs will win, then.

Besides Malkin and Guentzel, the Pens line up is nothing to write home about.

Still. Malkin had a 5 point night as late as last week.

 

[1909]

Still. Malkin had a 5 point night as late as last week.

Habs have beaten better teams than them mostly since the beginning of the season. Only the Bruins dominated them really.

 

[Roadhouse]

"Penguins projected lineup (4th line) Alex Galchenyuk -- Sam Lafferty-- Dominik Simon"


4th line LW. Ouch.

 

[The Real Timo]

"Penguins projected lineup (4th line) Alex Galchenyuk -- Sam Lafferty-- Dominik Simon"


4th line LW. Ouch.

Marc Bergevin clearly won that trade.