Pre-Game Talk: Habs vs. Sharks (Tomorrow @ 7PM)

[Adam Michaels]

Lines and pairings this morning:

Toffoli - Suzuki - Caufield
Drouin - Dvorak - Anderson
Hoffman - Brooks - Gallagher
Lehkonen - Perreault - Armia

Romanov - Petry
Chiarot - Savard
Kulak - Niku
Wideman

Montembeault

Paquette not in the Top-12. Wideman the extra defenseman

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[The Great Weal]

Finally, Brooks is on the 3rd line. Hoffman coming back should be a massive boost too but I hope hes not being rushed. No Pacquette was obvious.

I wonder if Niku will replace Wideman

 

[blarneylad]

Finally, Brooks is on the 3rd line. Hoffman coming back should be a massive boost too but I hope hes not being rushed. No Pacquette was obvious.

I wonder if Niku will replace Wideman

Evans will stay on the 3rd line

 

[RealityHurts]

Please, for the love of god, stop putting Toffoli with Suzuki and Caufield...

 

[The Great Weal]

Evans will stay on the 3rd line

Is that confirmed? Dont think it makes sense to play Brooks with Lekhonen and Armia.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[blarneylad]

Please, for the love of god, stop putting Toffoli with Suzuki and Caufield...

Drouin, natural playmaker makes more sense on that line

 

[Adam Michaels]

@The Great Weal

Niku was with Kulak and Wideman was the extra defenseman.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[aresknights]

Drouin, natural playmaker makes more sense on that line

Might be so but his current line has 2 of 3 Gs? So many options up front.
I think it'll take a month to get this sorted out with the new bodies added from the group that had the PO run.

 

[WeThreeKings]

They really couldn't be more clueless if they tried.

 

[The Great Weal]

@The Great Weal

Niku was with Kulak and Wideman was the extra defenseman.

I liked Romanov with Petry last game so I'm fine them being together. Chiarot-Savard needs to be broken up. Kulak with Savard and Chiarot with Niku.

 

[le_sean]

Ah yes. Let’s keep the unit with all RH shots together. Real smart.

At least Armia is off.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Lines are:
Romanov-Petry
Chiarot-Savard
Kulak-Niku

But I'd switch Kulak and Chiarot and go with:
Romanov-Petry
Kulak-Savard
Chiarot-Niku

More mobility and PMD and defensive D on each pair.

Chiarot and Savard has been brutal to watch.

 

[Treb]

Is that confirmed? Dont think it makes sense to play Brooks with Lekhonen and Armia.

Pretty sure Brooks will not play and is just a placeholder for Evans. If Perreault was the place holder, that would mean Evans on the 4th line instead and I don't think that is what is happening.

 

[The Real Timo]

Evans got rocked pretty hard by Blais on Sat. Won't be surprised if it's concussion like symptoms. He didn't look 100% once he got up and went back into play.

 

[RealityHurts]

@The Great Weal

Niku was with Kulak and Wideman was the extra defenseman.

At least Romanov is finally with Petry!!

I couldn't stand Romanov - Wideman.

 

[salbutera]

Finally, Brooks is on the 3rd line. Hoffman coming back should be a massive boost too but I hope hes not being rushed. No Pacquette was obvious.

I wonder if Niku will replace Wideman

I like that Brooks line w Hoffman & Gallagher.

Lekhonen-Evans-Armia would be the best 4th line in the NHL IMO

 

[Seb]

Suzuki and Caufield need to wake up. Once they do, we'll be fine.

 

[Habs Halifax]

What do people think about Savard after 3 games with the Habs? As good as what Chiarot/Edmundson brought or worse?

 

[blarneylad]

What do people think about Savard after 3 games with the Habs? As good as what Chiarot/Edmundson brought or worse?

So far he has looked better than Chiarot for the first 3 games

 

[L4br3cqu3]

What do people think about Savard after 3 games with the Habs? As good as what Chiarot/Edmundson brought or worse?

Maybe it's just a matter of getting some kind of chemistry going, but so far the only thing that comes to mind when I see him is 'slow'. Edmundson is, to me, very good as a stay-at-home D, as he plays within his limits, Savard, so far, is below him in quality play, Chiarot though, always tries to overplay everything instead of keeping it simple, so I think him away from Savard would actually help the latter.

 

[Adam Michaels]

So far he has looked better than Chiarot for the first 3 games

I agree. Between the two, I think Savard has looked better. Not that he's looked great either. But if I were to analyze only Chiarot and Savard, I would say Savard has looked better.

When Edmundson comes back, I imagine they'll pair him with Petry. I hope that means Romanov will be on the second pair with Savard. I think Romanov does well when he's paired with a veteran, who can keep him focused. And then Chiarot can be moved to the 3rd pair where he'll either be with Kulak, Niku, and Wideman.

 

[Habs Halifax]

So far he has looked better than Chiarot for the first 3 games

Chiarot's corsi is better and he gets slightly more D zone starts. 3 games is not enough but this is how it looks right now... These two paired together is not something I like. It was a concern of mine the minute we signed Savard. Problem is with Eddy also hurt, we don't have much options

Chiarot:
* 21:52 TOI
* 43% Corsi for with 58.5% of D Zone starts.
* 7.31 hits/60
* 2.74 blocks/60
* 1.82 giveaways/60
* 0.91 takeaways/60
* 3 shots on net
* 6 PIM

Savard:
* 20:29 TOI
* 40% Corsi for with 53.8% of D Zone starts.
* 1.95 hits/60
* 7.81 blocks/60
* 0.97 giveaways/60
* 0.00 takeaways/60
* 5 shots on net
* 0 PIM