Pre-Game Talk: Countdown thread to 24-25 Season (T - 2 days)

[The Real Timo]

Montreal has til 5 p.m. Monday to submit a 23 man opening day roster that complies with the salary cap.

They need to cut:

2 D (Mailloux, Engstrom)
1 G (Dobes)
1 F (Roy or Heineman, as ABB wasn't put on waivers)

Dobes > Primo.

Primo was pretty bad.

 

[The Real Timo]

We should finally start to see lines tomorrow at practise and maybe some idea how the power play will do better than -1 for 30 attempts or
-3% on the PP.

That’s gotta be historic. They should make a banner for that.

 

[morhilane]

Dobes > Primo.

Primo was pretty bad.

Primo will get moved, no need for a 3 goalies carrousel like last year until that happens.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Dobes > Primo.

Primo was pretty bad.

Maybe, but Primeau needs waivers, while Dobes doesn't. Dobes can go play starter in the A, while Primeau warms the bench behind Monty in Montreal.

 

[The Real Timo]

Maybe, but Primeau needs waivers, while Dobes doesn't. Dobes can go play starter in the A, while Primeau warms the bench behind Monty in Montreal.

Eventually Primo has to get in. Montanbo (who I am far from sure about) can't play all 82 games. They way he looked in pre-season leaves Habs very little chance to win. UNles they score like 6+ goals per game.

 

[Intangir]

Eventually Primo has to get in. Montanbo (who I am far from sure about) can't play all 82 games. They way he looked in pre-season leaves Habs very little chance to win. UNles they score like 6+ goals per game.

We'll see how he does during the season. I was not enthused at all by Primeau's play in the preseason, but it means exactly nothing as compared to the regular season.

As an example of the relative futility of the preseason to gauge player performance during the season, I remember when 20+ years ago (admittedly on a somewhat weak Preds' team) Tomas Vokoun looked absolutely horrible in camp, letting in multiple weak goals each time he was in net, only to play something like 70 games in the regular season and contend for the Vezina that year.

So yeah, we can never really know.

And while it's clear Primeau isn't nearly the same caliber of goalie as Vokoun was, I still liked how he looked and competed last year after we traded Allen, so who knows, maybe he settles down and has a good season?

Also, I'm not really expecting us to do much this year so even if Primeau falters a bit out there I still think it's better to let Jakub Dobes cook in the AHL given how much progression he showed there last year rather than having him play NHL backup and seeing less ice than he would in Laval.

Aside from that, first game of our season is in officially less than 2 days, hope it's a good one. Win or lose I'll get absolutely shredded after the game with buddies I don't see nearly often enough anymore. Sucks to be old.

Oh, and cheers.

 

[waitin425]

This season is crucial in our quest to return to relevance. Are we a team that will transcend our contemporaries? The Sabres, Wings, Sens, and others? Let's f***ing go boys!