Pre-Game Talk: HFHabs vs HFCanes - December 27th 2017 @ 7PM EST (FS-CR, RDS, TSN2)

[PaulD]

Habs will see yet a

Not sure. If that's the defense TB players might expect an easy game and decide to take a day off. It's not like they need to win.

Habs will see yet another back up goalie to be sure.

 

[De Montreal]

Tampa will be a loss either way.....so you might as well play price tonight

that's what went through my mind as well.

 

[JuicyHam]

Thanks for the line up.
Taking a good gander at it. Two predictions come to mind.
1. Canes win tonight.
2. Canes finish higher than Habs at seasons end.

To add to this point, Darling has played pretty terribly to start the season so if he picks up to being halfway decent the canes will win more games. They have a lot of potential trades they could make to upgrade their center position too. Even with price playing great these habs have a hard time winning and there is little hope a trade would immediately help the team significantly.

 

[LaP]

Wonder if Bergevin is as confident about his stance on the D right now as he was during the offseason

Pretty sure he is. He's that type of guy.

 

[nhlfan9191]

To add to this point, Darling has played pretty terribly to start the season so if he picks up to being halfway decent the canes will win more games. They have a lot of potential trades they could make to upgrade their center position too. Even with price playing great these habs have a hard time winning and there is little hope a trade would immediately help the team significantly.

Ward is confirmed for tonight.

 

[teamfirst]

if that is the defense against tampa, we will be topping our single game goals against high for this season

You've been sayin pretty much this before almost every Habs games, i hope you're not bragging about it when you're right

 

[Giacomo]

Ward is confirmed for tonight.

we seem to always get stuck playing all the better goalies

 

[Giacomo]

Niemi should be playing tonight and Price tomorrow night. Doubt that happens

 

[FloJack]

we seem to always get stuck playing all the better goalies

Uh, aside from a handful of decent games during a cup run as a rookie Ward had never been a “better goalie”.