Pre-Game Talk: New-York Double-Header Mon. & Tues.

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Two important games, a sweep would be nice. Who do you start against the Isles?
Give Niemi the harder opponent or save him for the Rangers?

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[26Mats]

Two important games, a sweep would be nice. Who do you start against the Isles?
Give Niemi the harder opponent or save him for the Rangers?

If you're not tanking: Price against the Islanders, Niemi against the Rangers.

 

[De Montreal]

Price usually own the Rangers. So Niemi against the Isles?

 

[Le Tricolore]

Price had a bad game last night IMO, so give him the redemption game tomorrow and have Niemi play on Tuesday?

 

[JianYang]

It will be interesting to see how the habs fare in their first back to back, considering the type of game they play. Will they have any gas?

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Islanders have been playing well and Griess has been a wall.

 

[JianYang]

Also, with a cramped schedule over the next week, we better see scherbak at some point.

 

[Hansman]

Also, with a cramped schedule over the next week, we better see scherbak at some point.

Hes getting the Galchenyuk at center treatment.I think hes gone.

 

[JianYang]

Hes getting the Galchenyuk at center treatment.I think hes gone.

He might be, but it would be negligent to not give another look.

This is they type of player/situation that I wait for on the waiver wire.

I still don't think his preseason was so bad that it warranted him sitting out for all of October into November.

 

[Legend123]

For some reason prob due to coaching
NYI>>>>>>NYR

 

[GHJimmy]

Barzal's going to be all over the habs no doubt

 

[Rapala]

For some reason prob due to coaching
NYI>>>>>>NYR

Really have to bear down on both those teams if we want wins.

 

[Archijerej]

The Islanders are not to be underestimated. Will be a tough game.

 

[Scintillating10]

Two important games, a sweep would be nice. Who do you start against the Isles?
Give Niemi the harder opponent or save him for the Rangers?

We should get these 2 games. If not I told a friend we will be .500 after west coast swing.

 

[Tyson]

Islanders are surprisingly good defensively this year. What a difference a good coach makes.

 

[Milhouse40]

At least we went throught one of the toughest part of the schedule considering quality of firepower.

Washington, Pittsburgh, St-Louis, Calgary, Tampa and Toronto are all in the top 7 in the NHL for goals scored.
Habs just played 7 of their 13 games against those teams.

 

[LaP]

For some reason prob due to coaching
NYI>>>>>>NYR

NYR is pretty bad so being better than them doesn't mean much

 

[LaP]

At least we went throught one of the toughest part of the schedule considering quality of firepower.

Washington, Pittsburgh, St-Louis, Calgary, Tampa and Toronto are all in the top 7 in the NHL for goals scored.
Habs just played 7 of their 13 games against those teams.

Next two weeks gonna be a good test.

Next week gonna be a 5 games in 8 days sequence against teams we might not take seriously. It's always very dangerous. After that it will be the first trip in the west which is always a good barometer of what to expect for the rest of the year.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Lets hope Price dont allow 4 more goals again
I mean those 8 goals last 2 games none of them were on him

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Should beat NYR, but NYI are playing well and that one is 50/50 I'd say.

So far Montreal's schedule hasn't been too bad even this back-to-back requires no travel.

New York, New York

 

[Runner77]

New York, New York

I knew someone would post this. I was tempted to do so myself, but held back.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I knew someone would post this. I was tempted to do so myself, but held back.

It's a classic. One of these days I will see Montreal at MSG. I've been to New York several times and it's a fantastic city.

 

[Runner77]

It's a classic. One of these days I will see Montreal at MSG. I've been to New York several times and it's a fantastic city.

I've never thought of watching a game at MSG. Great idea.

Have any of our posters taken in a Habs game at MSG? What's it like?

 

[Hansman]

He might be, but it would be negligent to not give another look.

This is they type of player/situation that I wait for on the waiver wire.

I still don't think his preseason was so bad that it warranted him sitting out for all of October into November.

I agree but that Claude Julien gets a bee in his bonnet and hes a stubborn man.

 

[Habssince89]

Tampa beating us sucks but we have the perfect opportunity here to bounce back and keep the loss streak to one. Both PP and PK need to show improvement. I wonder if we see Domi-Kotkaniemi-Drouin again? But they may like Domi at C too much to do that.
Byron is making the trip so he could play. If he's back I want Shaw gone.

How much longer is Benn-Petry going to be a thing? I'd put Ouellet with Petry before Benn until Weber returns.

Ouellet-Petry
Reilly-Juulsen
Mete-Benn
Alzner