GDT: Montreal @ Tampa Bay (December 28th, 7:00 PM EST)

[RabbleMasterBlaster]

The Habs will be in that game until there's 2 minutes to go and Tampa will score 2 goals and a third as the habs take a penalty with 30 seconds to go.

Final score will be 4-1

 

[montreal]

if they actually play this game, I might watch to see the Laval kids. If they put Hillis in over Paquette, and Primeau/McNiven were the goalies dressed, then every forward and goalie would all Timmins either by drafted or signed as undrafted FA out of the Q, or acquired by trading one of Timmins top picks (Pac/Sergachev).

 

[Tuggy]

What is this hockey thing...feels like months since they've played.

 

[Coachcorner]

Hello and respect. Weird times we live in. Does y'all think primeau plays since he won his last game? And Montebault has not been ok.

 

[Habs13]

Plus they have a coach..

AND a GM! lol

 

[MD thaivuN]

is Cooper still in Covid protocol? if so, i can imagine the post-game thread: DD loses to a head coach-less Tampa

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

RHP first nhl game

 

[MilesNewton]

USA changed the quarantine rules to only 5 days hopefully Canada will follow

 

[peate]

Will be doing a lot of channel switching. Juniors game against Austria.

 

[Runner77]

Worst lineup since I can remember. Lineup de BS.

 

[Mandala]

Well an opportunity for kids.

 

[slybel]

This is getting messy.... in fLoRiDaH!

 

[wildD]

I'm on vacation in Florida and the Covid case's ain't so high here so, if no more players go into the covid protocol the game should go on. And yeah I will be watching multty games also Bcz Canada is playing tonight also

 

[holy]

Carey pointing out all the flaws in that line up:

It’s okay though, I have faith in the kids. Glad hockey is back.

 

[NORiculous]

Is Gorton with the team? Nice opportunity to see and meet all of them.

 

[AmeriHab]

We’ll scare em with that 4th line looking like we’ll have 4 forwards on the line

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Do we even have 30mill in salary cap with this line up?

 

[HockeyJunkie87]

Apparantly, out of all players in tonight's game for the Habs, only 4 players make more than 1 million on the cap

 

[Schwang]

So much for watching a winning team in Laval. Although, many ahl teams are in the same boat, so I guess they could win as easily as others.
I just can't believe how many have been called up.

 

[Michelangelo]

lmao sean day

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Personally I will be glad if hockey is back.

 

[Sagikev]

I guess lines don't mean much right now since it's mostly an AHL club, but why would Paquette - Pezzetta - Vejdemo be our 2nd line? And still have CC - RHP - Poels as the 4th I'll lose my shit if the "4th line" plays like 8 minutes...

 

[Adam Michaels]

Good to see Byron practicing with the team.

Also, Fairbrother is there, as well. On the Habs' official website, they have him and Belpedio as the 4th pair.

So joining the team from Laval: RHP, Belzile, Primeau, Schueneman, Fairbrother, Belpedio, Hillis, Baddock, Vejdemo (some will play, some will be scratched, some will be taxi squad). Players from Laval that have already played: Poehling, Caufield & Ylonen.

12 players on the roster right now are from Laval.

 

[CHfan1]

I guess lines don't mean much right now since it's mostly an AHL club, but why would Paquette - Pezzetta - Vejdemo be our 2nd line? And still have CC - RHP - Poels as the 4th I'll lose my shit if the "4th line" plays like 8 minutes...

This has HP-Poehling-Caufield as the 2nd line:

 

[Adam Michaels]

I guess lines don't mean much right now since it's mostly an AHL club, but why would Paquette - Pezzetta - Vejdemo be our 2nd line? And still have CC - RHP - Poels as the 4th I'll lose my shit if the "4th line" plays like 8 minutes...

I wouldn't take where they're listed on a reporters' Tweet as who is on the 2nd or 3rd lines exactly. On the Habs' official website, they list them:

Drouin - Suzuki - Gallagher
RHP - Poehling - Caufield
Belzile - Evans - Ylonen
Pezzetta - Paquette - Vejdemo
Baddock - Byron - Hillis

Romanov - Savard
Kulak - Clague
Niku - Schueneman
Fairbrother - Belpedio

Montembeault
Primeau