Opening Day 2014 Vs 2013

[BJCOLLINS]

2013-14 game one lineup

Pacioretty - DD - Briere
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Moen - Prust - Parros
White

Gorges - Subban
Markov - Diaz
Cube - Tinordi
Emelin (IR)

Price
Budaj

Introducing for 2014-15

Pacioretty - DD - PAP
Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher
Bourque - Eller - Sekac
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
Moen

Beaulieu - Subban
Markov - Gilbert
Emelin/Tinordi - Weaver

Price
Tokarski


wow...... younger, stronger, bigger. Bionic Habs.


How have we improved? It looks like a big improvment on paper but have we traded experience for rookie mistakes?

IMHO, I think MB has been brilliant with the whole transition, allowing us to move forward with young players who have had at least a taste of pro or minor pro hockey. We have also addressed the size issue. (well we have one small problem at C)

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[Rapala]

2013-14 game one lineup

Pacioretty - DD - Briere
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Moen - Prust - Parros
White

Gorges - Subban
Markov - Diaz
Cube - Tinordi
Emelin (IR)

Price
Budaj

Introducing for 2014-15

Pacioretty - DD - PAP
Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher
Bourque - Eller - Sekac
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
Moen

Beaulieu - Subban
Markov - Gilbert
Emelin/Tinordi - Weaver

Price
Tokarski


wow...... younger, stronger, bigger. Bionic Habs.


How have we improved? It looks like a big improvment on paper but have we traded experience for rookie mistakes?

IMHO, I think MB has been brilliant with the whole transition, allowing us to move forward with young players who have had at least a taste of pro or minor pro hockey. We have also addressed the size issue. (well we have one small problem at C)

HaHa
MM not the younger stronger guy but he could be bionic?

 

[mechantmardi]

have we traded experience for rookie mistakes?

not really.

Weise, Weaver, PAP, Malhotra, Gilbert all have NHL experience.

Tokarski, Beaulieu, Tinordi were all call-ups last year.
each have shown us a bit of what they are capable of.

 

[Hullois]

Looks like a good improvement to me. Definitely moving in the right direction.

 

[BJCOLLINS]

I forgot to add Bournival......I think JDR will be sent down


And Murray on D, god that is fugly!

 

[la25ecoupe]

Beaulieu Subbam?

 

[donghabs98]

That opening day defense last season.

I like this year's lineup better as it's filled with more youth and more depth.

 

[De Montreal]

2013-14 game one lineup

Pacioretty - DD - Briere
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Moen - Prust - Parros
White

Gorges - Subban
Markov - Diaz
Cube - Tinordi
Emelin (IR)

Price
Budaj

Introducing for 2014-15

Pacioretty - DD - PAP
Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher
Bourque - Eller - Sekac
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
Moen

Beaulieu - Subban
Markov - Gilbert
Emelin/Tinordi - Weaver

Price
Tokarski


wow...... younger, stronger, bigger. Bionic Habs.


How have we improved? It looks like a big improvment on paper but have we traded experience for rookie mistakes?

IMHO, I think MB has been brilliant with the whole transition, allowing us to move forward with young players who have had at least a taste of pro or minor pro hockey. We have also addressed the size issue. (well we have one small problem at C)

Definite upgrade,

Beaulieu is already better than Gorges, Gilbert is better than Diaz, Weaver is (much) better than Bouillon. PAP is a better fit than Brière, if only position wise. And Malhotra/Weise are miles ahead of Parros/Moen. I think Sekac/Gionta is a wash.

 

[CHaracter79]

Definite upgrade,

Beaulieu is already better than Gorges, Gilbert is better than Diaz, Weaver is (much) better than Bouillon. PAP is a better fit than Brière, if only position wise. And Malhotra/Weise are miles ahead of Parros/Moen. I think Sekac/Gionta is a wash.

Age and size wise.... Sekac > Gionta

Could however be better on the stat sheet as well

 

[De Montreal]

Age and size wise.... Sekac > Gionta

Could however be better on the stat sheet as well

I'm pretty sure that's not mathematically right.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Huge upgrade.

It's also a team fit for the coach. I have no idea why Bergevin and the Habs brass figured it was a good idea to add Daniel Briere to that already small forward group?

Thanfully he has seen the light and dumped the deadwood. There's still work to do but letting Bouillon go was the confirmation i needed to fully trust him.

Bourque - Eller - Sekac
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
Moen-Bournival

Look at that bottom 6, MT must be salivating.

 

[johals73]

What´s the story, is De la Rose making the team? And what´s his chances of making the lineup on opening night?

 

[Monctonscout]

2013-14 game one lineup

Pacioretty - DD - Briere
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Moen - Prust - Parros
White

Gorges - Subban
Markov - Diaz
Cube - Tinordi
Emelin (IR)

Price
Budaj

Introducing for 2014-15

Pacioretty - DD - PAP
Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher
Bourque - Eller - Sekac
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
Moen

Beaulieu - Subban
Markov - Gilbert
Emelin/Tinordi - Weaver

Price
Tokarski


wow...... younger, stronger, bigger. Bionic Habs.


How have we improved? It looks like a big improvment on paper but have we traded experience for rookie mistakes?

IMHO, I think MB has been brilliant with the whole transition, allowing us to move forward with young players who have had at least a taste of pro or minor pro hockey. We have also addressed the size issue. (well we have one small problem at C)

It's great to be younger and bigger...but in the NHL experience is a great asset, just ask teams like Edmonton that has tons of talent but can't get a sniff o playoffs. Hopefully we didn't lose TOO MUCH experience and the young vets are ready to step up.

 

[Seb]

The only odd player is PAP.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

But there is going to be a trade today!!!

 

[CupInSIX]

With a healthy lineup it would have been:

Pacioretty – Desharnais – Briere
Bourque – Plekanec – Gionta
Galchenyuk – Eller - Gallagher
Moen – Prust - Parros
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Bournival – White

Markov - Emelin
Gorges – Subban
Bouillon – Murray
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Diaz
Tinordi

Price
Budaj

vs healthy opening night 2014 projected lineup:

Pacioretty - DD - PAP
Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher
Bourque - Eller - Sekac
Prust - Malhotra - Weise
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Bournival Moen*

Emelin - Subban
Markov - Gilbert
Beaulieu - Weaver
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Tinordi

Price
Tokarski

 

[danyhabsfan]

Beaulieu on the 1st pair?

 

[SB164]

I had totally forgotten about Raphael Diaz.

 

[ClasslessGuy]

Another upgrade we don't talk about, for once, every D play at their natural position

 

[TennisMenace]

I fully agree. I love THIS team much much more than last year's team.