Line Combos: Therrien Puts Juggling Lessons into Practice

[Runner77]

Getting Desharnais going is the team's number one priority right now.

If that's the recipe to get back on the winning track, I'm all for it.

 

[JLP]

It's sad our coach's strategies are tailored to the team's worst forward.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Considering how Pacioretty has had far better chemistry with Gallagher than with Desharnais last year, it might help him get out of his slump. I doubt it will do much for Desharnais though.

 

[MXD]

Yes, yes. Yes DD does play with our best wingers and yes it does screw Bournival who should be in Bourque's spot.

Our best winger is Galchenyuk. Then Gallagher.

Let me rephrase. DD doesn't have the best winger. But has the best set of wingers.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

Gotta make Bergevin's blunder look good. Getting Desharnais going is the team's number one priority right now.

It really does feel like it.

 

[muzion]

Which line is third on the depth chart?

 

[Habs]

Glad to see there is no bias towards the french players on this team, eh? lol. DD still getting premium ice time, pats on the back, PP... whoa.

 

[Gustave]

It's sad our coach's strategies are tailored to the team's worst forward.

That statement is accurate, sadly. From his presence in the shootout, his promotion to lines 2 and 1 and the Briere demotion, what other explanation is there? Coach T is trying to get DD going at the detriment of every other combination.

 

[KingHab]

This is so depressing.... can't say I'm suprised ****in Therrien. I need to step away for 3-4 games this is getting rediculous.

 

[lo striver]

That statement is accurate, sadly. From his presence in the shootout, his promotion to lines 2 and 1 and the Briere demotion, what other explanation is there? Coach T is trying to get DD going at the detriment of every other combination.

I am just wondering if Gomez-2 saga will continue as long as Gomez-1 did.

 

[Luigi Habs]

Doing everything to help Desharnais produce.

Sickening really!

 

[OpenIceHit]

Yup! Dilute the product!!!

 

[couris]

Gallagher is charged the task to wake up Pacioretty and DD. Good luck Gallagher

 

[fromthepast]

Desharnais' doing fine on the third/forth line. If he produces, then move him up when Plekanec or Eller are in a slump. But Therrien has it backwards. He's not adjusting his lines to put his team in a position to win, he's trying to make a struggling player shine by giving him the team's best wingers (I know Max is struggling too). Why?

Look, I want Desharnais to succeed, but can Therrien please stop bending the team over so that one guy produce? Let him produce when he does. If he doesn't, then let it go....he'll lose his team by being overly favorable to a particular player.

 

[Fifthgear]

Can MT explain to me this morning lines at practice?

Plekanec-Gionta-Bourque

Eller-Galchenyuk-Prust

Desharnais-Pacioretty-Gallagher

Brière-Moen-Bournival

What is doing Bournival in the 4th line and not Bourque? Offence is the problem now, wasn´t Pleckanec-Gionta-Bournival a great line? Since they separated Bournival from that line, Pleckanec-Gionta have done what? Nothing

MT wake up and fast, you are in a sleep mode like Desharnais is at this moment …

 

[MXD]

Doing everything to help Desharnais produce.

Sickening really!

To be honest...
It's not only DD who's being helped here, and if anything, I can see DD being replaced by Briere.
Again, it really sucks for Bournival.

 

[FrontierPsyCHiatrist*]

Bourque-Pleckanec-Gionta... Looks like we're gonna get shutout again.

Funny how last game Pacioretty-Desharnais-Bourque was ''our best line'' and now it doesn't exist anymore.

Anyways, I will just laugh and cry at the same time if we lose tomorrow's game with this questionnable line-up.

 

[Hoople]

Full on blender mode MT @JessRusnak: #habs lines: Bourque-Plek-Gio, Galchenyuk-Eller-Prust, Pacioretty-DD-Gallagher, Bournival-Briere-Moen

Breaks up EGG again, Bournival still on the 4th line.

We all know how successful this was the first time. I guess it's more important to get Desharnais going, gotta give him the team's best RW. Sounds like DD's line will be the go to offensive line.

Swap Bourque with Bournival and give it a go.

Therrien is proving his idiot status pumping DD and Bourque.

Briere is saying to himself wtf

 

[KoZed]

This isn't catering to DD; it's catering to Pacioretty.

MT probably couldn't care less about DD. Him and Briere are interchangeable; and worst case scenario Bournival or Galchenyuk could play C as well. Right now he's using DD to spur Briere. Was the other way around a week ago. Internal competition, etc.

But Pacioretty is pretty irreplaceable right now. Habs don't have many finishers and they need Patches' scoring back, badly. Right now he has 4 pts in 12 games, on pace for a whopping 24 pts season with 12 goals. Trying him with Galchenyuk, Eller or Plekanec didn't do squat. He looked completely disinterested and lost. So MT gave him his best bud DD back. Now he's giving them a player that will go to the net and draw coverage, so Patches can keep floating around in the high slot picking his ass while waiting for those DD set ups.

Seems that's the kind of player Pacioretty is shaping up to be. A sort of Nathan Horton: big winger who can skate and shoot, but not always "there", prone to getting injured and floating around with his head in the clouds. That's the explanation behind him playing on the PK now. "We have to keep him involved in the game". Meaning: he has troubles staying focused.

Eventually Pacioretty will have to be able to get out of his comfort zone (DD) and be able to produce with whoever he plays and produce his own scoring chance.

 

[Habs]

Swap Bourque with Bournival and give it a go.

Therrien is proving his idiot status pumping DD and Bourque.

Briere is saying to himself wtf

You have to wonder if management is getting their input on the line combos... there is no other reason on earth to explain things.

 

[Moen is Gone]

 

[Kriss E]

Swap Bourque with Bournival and give it a go.

Therrien is proving his idiot status pumping DD and Bourque.

Briere is saying to himself wtf

I just don't understand why Bourny was taken off Plek's wing. That trio was working well.

And didn't Therrien justify DD's usage last game by saying he thought his line was the best one? So his reasoning is to change it?? What?

This guy lost it..

 

[Hoople]

Glad to see there is no bias towards the french players on this team, eh? lol. DD still getting premium ice time, pats on the back, PP... whoa.

Briere says hello.

 

[Andy]

Pay an over the hill recently bought out centreman to a 4 million dollar contract...play him on the 4th line. Why the **** did we sign this guy?

 

[WeThreeKings]

It's Gallagher's turn to try and spark Patches and Desharnais. It worked well last season. But I remember them playing together in the playoffs for a couple of games and I remember feeling bad for Gallagher lol.

Him and Galchenyuk have unquestionable chemistry, and it's sad that we need to split them up to rejuvenate the slumpers. It could work though.

Bournival and Briere also showed some nice chemistry, and despite the fact that I'd prefer to see them play more than 8 minutes, they are a scary 4th line that can exploit many other 4th lines around the league.

Galchenyuk-Eller-Prust were reasonably good last season. I don't see why this line wouldn't be good now. Galchenyuk seems to play with more confidence when Prust is on the ice. They're good buddies and Prust will jump on anyone that touches Galchenyuk (I'm looking at you Foligno).

Bourque-Plek-Gio is a decent line. Any line with Plek is a decent line.

Hopefully this sparks our offence, because it does look like Therrien is in full-on panic mode right now.

Just cut the crap with DD right now.. it's time to cut our losses. There is better options on the team..

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

You can switch Gallagher and Bourque if you want to keep the EGG line together but Galchenyuk and Bourque have had good chemistry the few shifts in the past.

Bouillon should be scratched for Murray.. PP1 should be Pacioretty-Eller-Galchenyuk with Markov-Subban.. PP2 should be Briere-Plekanec-Gallagher with Emelin and Diaz.