Pre-Game Talk: Wings @ Habs - Tuesday Mar 12 7:30 EST

[Rockomax]

Not all, but at least 8 or 9 of their last 13. Better start tomorrow nite.

True, the Habs won't go on a 10 consecutive wins streak, but the next 9 games are winnable games, they really do need to get the most out of these. We'll see if they want it enough.

Only 1 remaining back to back, but of course, we play the Hurricanes on the 2nd night, at their rink.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

When you forfeit a game and put in your goalie who you deemed too weak to play against Detroit and the Rangers, and put all the pressure on beating a weaker team. That's not a guaranteed win but a trap game.

You've set up a losers mentality for the first game. Then you've set the wrong expectations of an easy victory for game two and then you also kind of put the pride factor back in for the Ducks.

Bad job by Julien.

I understand the rationale on this one though. Price has always played the harder team and the backup gets the easier clubs. In this instance though Price is recovering from the flu on a back to back against a team we haven't had success against.

What I don't get is the benching of KK. That remains a mystery to me.

 

[Zorba]

Season is pretty much over, I prefer we just draft Seider or Suzuki and move to next season with our new prospects

It is?? Wow. I didn’t know the nhl went to a 69 game schedule. Thx for the update
Always thought they played 82 like the NBA
Guess I was wrong

 

[Habssince89]

This needs to be an all-in, must win game. We have left no room for error. Should make good hockey

Here's what I want to see:

Drouin-Domi-Shaw
Byron-Danault-Gallagher
Tatar-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Lehkonen-Weal-Weise

Mete-Weber
Kulak-Petry
Reilly-Folin

I think Benn finally should be the odd man out, and I think Kulak's steady mobility is a good match for Petry, who can be aggressive. Thompson has been bad lately, and I want to see Weal compete with him as Domi/Danault/Kotka is the locked in 1-2-3Cs

I put Byron on Danault's line to maximize the Defensive lifting ability, and put Tatar with KK so that we have 2 lines that have strong skill duos.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Larkin is out

Should be an easy win...

 

[Runner77]

So was last game though..

Everyone is just moving the goal posts just to be able to create future drama.

They needed to win in Anaheim, point final. They got shellacked by a lowly team. It says something about where they're at.

 

[admiralcadillac]

I'll be honest at this point I just hope for good games. I'm cool with a better pick and obviously cool with a playoff run, no matter how short.

The off season is a long, long affair.

 

[LaP]

 

[covfefe]

This needs to be an all-in, must win game. We have left no room for error. Should make good hockey

Here's what I want to see:

Drouin-Domi-Shaw
Byron-Danault-Gallagher
Tatar-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Lehkonen-Weal-Weise

Mete-Weber
Kulak-Petry
Reilly-Folin

I think Benn finally should be the odd man out, and I think Kulak's steady mobility is a good match for Petry, who can be aggressive. Thompson has been bad lately, and I want to see Weal compete with him as Domi/Danault/Kotka is the locked in 1-2-3Cs

I put Byron on Danault's line to maximize the Defensive lifting ability, and put Tatar with KK so that we have 2 lines that have strong skill duos.

This lineup makes a lot of sense to me. Gallagher with Byron/Danault could do some damage against some of their inexperienced players, particularly in last change scenarios.

I feel like we've been playing to our opponent's level of late, fully expect that trend to continue here..