Pre-Game Talk: Carolina @ Montreal Feb 25 7:00pm ET

[Goalfield13]

So Evans to 2C, Beck in? Maybe Beck gets a few shifts with Laine

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Laine-Beck-Newhook
Heineman-Evans-Armia
Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson

This lineup is an improvement.

 

[VT]

I could be wrong but my suggestion:

Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovský
Laine - Dvorak - Gallagher (Dvorak and Gallagher have good positional play, Gallagher is a warrior, Dvorak has a great FO)
Newhook - Beck - Anderson (three fast, aggressive players)
Heineman - Evans - Armia

 

[OldCraig71]

I could be wrong but my suggestion:

Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovský
Laine - Dvorak - Gallagher (Dvorak and Gallagher have good positional play, Gallagher is a warrior, Dvorak has a great FO)
Newhook - Beck - Anderson (three fast, aggressive players)
Heineman - Evans - Armia

I would be interesting to see if Laine could benefit from playing with Suzuki for a few games.

 

[Tyson]

Another team the Habs can't beat for years on in.

 

[dinodebino]

Another team the Habs can't beat for years on in.

At least, Howdy Doody left.

 

[tazsub3]

I would throw beck to the wolves and have him replace dach .

 

[BergevinBurner]

Time to show Rantanen why he should sign here this summer

 

[VT]

I would be interesting to see if Laine could benefit from playing with Suzuki for a few games.

I think it is not good idea. Slafkovský is ideal to Caufield and Suzuki. They need a similar player, not a player with style like Laine.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Carolina has been kind of crappy on the road this year. They're below .500 (12-14-3). They're also only 5-4-1 in last 10.

Rantanen has 3 points for them since coming over from Colorado (in 7 games). He hasn't exactly helped them raise their game.

Anyways, they've got some great drama going on over there with the whole will he sign or won't he sign with Rantanen.

Trade Deadline is 11 days away.

I guess we'll see what happens.

 

[Andrei79]

I don't get how Dach got injured. He was off for 2 weeks. It's such a bummer what happened to him, he looked so damn good before that knee got blown out.

 

[JianYang]

Based on the way people are talking here, it sounds like dach is out long term rather than day-to-day?

Has anything actually been said?

 

[Tyson]

Time to show Rantanen why he should sign here this summer

Seems he is only productive playing with MacKinnon...beware

 

[Rapala]

Based on the way people are talking here, it sounds like dach is out long term rather than day-to-day?

Has anything actually been said?

For me It's the language they used "further evaluation"
They make it sound like they aren't happy with the initial evaluation?

Like is he being shut down so they can determine what the extent of the damage is.
I would be happier if it was reported as a LBI not related to his knee or something like that.

 

[red devil]

Based on the way people are talking here, it sounds like dach is out long term rather than day-to-day?

Has anything actually been said?

 

[Coffee]

Drop the puck

 

[vokiel]

He caught Reinbacher's weakneeitis? Not even the knee he injured before... Sheesh...

 

[26Mats]

Wow, Canes are 2 - 4 - 1 with Rantanen and have lost their last 4. And we looked really good coming out of the break...


Will be interesting to see how we do tonight. I can go either way - push for a p lo payoff spot, or another top 5 pick.

 

[Rapala]

Wow, Canes are 2 - 4 - 1 with Rantanen and have lost their last 4. And we looked really good coming out of the break...


Will be interesting to see how we do tonight. I can go either way - push for a p lo payoff spot, or another top 5 pick.

Over the past three seasons far too many teams have teed off on the Habs to reverse their fortunes.
I count three or more teams who were horrible heading into the game and went on long winning streaks afterwards.

I'd like to put a "Dead Stop" to that kind of shit.

 

[OldCraig71]

Wow, Canes are 2 - 4 - 1 with Rantanen and have lost their last 4. And we looked really good coming out of the break...


Will be interesting to see how we do tonight. I can go either way - push for a p lo payoff spot, or another top 5 pick.

I wouldn't say we looked great but we did take advantage of a depleted Sens squad and Carolina will be a different test.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Based on the way people are talking here, it sounds like dach is out long term rather than day-to-day?

Has anything actually been said?

It’s all speculation. Some blog stuff has suggested it’s a deeper issue to the same knee he hurt last year. But I’m not sure if there’s any truth to it.

If it is the same knee though, they’re smart to be cautious about it.

 

[Walksss]

If there is any doubt at all that we are sellers this weekend and next week it would hinge on this game. Lose, we start the firesale. Win, maybe we let the little hope live until the Sharks and Sabres games.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Seems he is only productive playing with MacKinnon...beware

I don’t believe that’s the case.

I’m not a big fan. Just think he’s been productive without Mac.

If there is any doubt at all that we are sellers this weekend and next week it would hinge on this game. Lose, we start the firesale. Win, maybe we let the little hope live until the Sharks and Sabres games.

Win or lose, they’re sellers if a 1st is in play.

The later round trades could depend on the next handful of games.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Wow, Canes are 2 - 4 - 1 with Rantanen and have lost their last 4. And we looked really good coming out of the break...


Will be interesting to see how we do tonight. I can go either way - push for a p lo payoff spot, or another top 5 pick.

Edit: mis-read your post. You mean they've lost 4 in a row WITH Rantanen in line-up, which is true.

I'll leave the rest of my post up.

They haven't lost their last 4 since they beat Utah 7-3 in the last game before break. Rantanen actually didn't play that game, which is their only win this month.

They're 1-4 in February.

They're 3-4-1 since picking up Rantanen.

Lost in OT to NYI
Beat Chicago, NYR & Utah
Lost to LAK, Winnipeg, Minnesota & Toronto

But, yes, they've been sucking lately & Rantanen doesn't seem to be helping - yet anyway.

 

[Tyson]

Edit: mis-read your post. You mean they've lost 4 in a row WITH Rantanen in line-up, which is true.

I'll leave the rest of my post up.

They haven't lost their last 4 since they beat Utah 7-3 in the last game before break. Rantanen actually didn't play that game, which is their only win this month.

They're 1-4 in February.

They're 3-4-1 since picking up Rantanen.

Lost in OT to NYI
Beat Chicago, NYR & Utah
Lost to LAK, Winnipeg, Minnesota & Toronto

But, yes, they've been sucking lately & Rantanen doesn't seem to be helping - yet anyway.

While I am a fan of Rantanen be real careful offering him 14 million or even north off 11 million. He may be a product of the players he played with.

 

[BLONG7]

While I am a fan of Rantanen be real careful offering him 14 million or even north off 11 million. He may be a product of the players he played with.

The term would scare me also........

As for tonight.............the ONE big thing I am watching for..............Will Slaf play the part of a Power Forward once again......
Stay tuned.