HF Habs: 2023 Roster, Schedule & Standings Thread

[Fainting Couch]

Yes he couldn’t predict injuries

Shoulda stopped with that.

 

[Kennerback]

So essentially Xhekaj, Harris, Guhle and Slafkovsky have made the team for now?

I missed it. Did they mention the D pairings at practice today?

 

[26Mats]

With Armia out for a week or two, the Habs have that long to trade/waive a forward unless they send Slaf down or another forwards gets injured.

Yes, will be interesting to see how Slaf is doing as we approach game 9. He still could be sent to the OHL before then.

 

[Vachon23]

 

[HomaridII]

The d pairings at practice were scarier than I thought lol

Guhle off side on the right.

I missed it. Did they mention the D pairings at practice today?

 

[CoSi]

One of Drou/Hoffman scratched LFG

 

[CapSpace]

Mailloux? Will he play some games?

 

[Vachon23]

Mailloux? Will he play some games?

No, he will return to London when he be ready to play games

 

[CheldishGamibno]

d

rouin ain't here!

 

[HomaridII]

Mailloux? Will he play some games?

On twitter they said he just got the green light to practice and they are keeping him until he is ready to go to London.

 

[Vachon23]

 

[Agalloch]

The d pairings at practice were scarier than I thought lol

Guhle off side on the right.

Harris-Savard
Xhekaj-Guhle/Wideman
Mailloux-Kovacevic

If Matheson is ready to go, he could be with Savard.

Matheson-Savard
Guhle-Wideman
Xhekaj(Mahura??)-Kovacevic

 

[Kennerback]

Feel bad to see RHP and Ylonen who worked their butts off are sent down and Drouin that is not in shape to start the season in Montreal stays up.

 

[Redux91]

Love having Monahan with Dach
Also its incredible we can ice an entire team without Drouin and his 5.5M..

 

[BaseballCoach]

As such anti-tank talk should not be allowed in this thread. We don’t need people constantly bringing up the loser mentality or lottery odds.

Management built a roster fit for bottom of the league (on purpose this time)and we are just embracing that while dreaming of Bedard

I'm against tanking (not BUILDING), but I do agree that there should be one thread where tanking is assumed right (can be this one) and one where it is debated, and everywhere else it is better not mentioned.

 

[Hacketts]

I'm against tanking (not BUILDING), but I do agree that there should be one thread where tanking is assumed right (can be this one) and one where it is debated, and everywhere else it is better not mentioned.

I had a tanking thread and the mods deleted it: "Not Yet"

Guess we need our annual 8 game losing streak first.

 

[26Mats]

The d pairings at practice were scarier than I thought lol

Guhle off side on the right.

Harris Savard
Xhekaj Wideman
Guhle Kovacevic

Would be well balanced.

 

[BaseballCoach]

I want to see a video of the moment they told Xhekaj he had made the team.

I don't know for sure if the team is made. We are currently $522,499 over the cap. Of course we could assign a waiver-exempt player to Laval, put Byron on LTIR and then bring the player back.

However, this is NOT the most cap-efficient opening day roster that could be made without waiving anyone. The most efficient roster has us bringing up Mesar and Barron and sending down the three lowest waiver-exempt salaries (Guhle, Harris, Xhekaj), in which case we are within $132k of the cap before putting Byron on LTIR and adjusting the rookie roster to what we want right after.

 

[Runner77]

Lines and defense pairings at practice - Oct. 10 | Montréal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki, Mike Hoffman and Christian Dvorak were back at practice

www.nhl.com

I would be surprise if they don’t claim a Dmen with those pairing

Makes sense.

 

[LaP]

I think Tanking can be done for a maximum of 2 seasons. Any more leads to negative outcomes. Be careful what you wish for.

That's a 2nd tank season so we're fine.

 

[BaseballCoach]

The d pairings at practice were scarier than I thought lol

Guhle off side on the right.

Mailloux won't be playing and Guhle will go back on the left.

Feel bad to see RHP and Ylonen who worked their butts off are sent down and Drouin that is not in shape to start the season in Montreal stays up.

Fair, but if Drouin will be eating hot dogs, that is preferable to a youngster not playing.

 

[Beer and Chips]

With Heineman and maybe Beck coming next year, Ylonen is in trouble.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I had a tanking thread and the mods deleted it: "Not Yet"

Guess we need our annual 8 game losing streak first.

This is the Tank thread. We don't want it to be just a bunch of memes, but actual discussion about the future of the club.

Everyone knows Montreal will suck this year.

 

[Hacketts]

This is the Tank thread. We don't want it to be just a bunch of memes, but actual discussion about the future of the club.

Everyone knows Montreal will suck this year.

if you're losing all year, you should be able to laugh.

 

[rickthegoon]

Where's Drouin!!!!!

We can't secure Bedard without him

No worries, Dudonov will fulfill that role