GDT: ECF Game 2 New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens 5/19/14 8:00pm EST Part 2

[Kents polished head]

Remember the Devils' 4th line in 2012? Tell me who on that line is some bad ass mother ****er? None and guess what? They were the best 4th line in the league at the time.

The point the guy wanted to make was obviously that they were going with a physical 4th line. To which I answered it's the most PHYSICALLY overrated 4th line out there.

I know the 4th line doesn't HAVE to be 3 monsters together, the playoffs showed that pretty clearly this year. Thanks for coming by. Your input was unnecessary.

 

[CupInSIX]

Well, at some point, the effects of your meds will stop.

I sure hope not. I swallowed a jar of pepto for a reason...

 

[Whitesnake]

Clean guy Kreider?

Not his fault. He,s big and fast. It's the new excuse. Just like Chara's bad balance.

 

[Camio]

In a way, for the fans, Price's injury is a relief because the expectations are definitely lowered and a loss won't be as devastating.

As for the players, it will also immediately create that sense of emergency they did not have in game 1.

There's no guarantee the Habs will be back to this point next year, the year after or the year after after.

As for the sense of emergency, it was gonna be there in game 2 Price or no Price. Game 1 had more to do with beating the Goons than anything else.

 

[Hydrostatic]

It's the only move Therrien could make. No way do you start Budaj after the way he played the 2nd half of this season.

I still see a win tonight, and a strong performance by Tokarski. It's on the middle/long term though that I'm concerned.

Agreed and with bold especially, one only has to look as far as Gibson, and Gibson came in with way more hype and expectations.

 

[TassieHab]

Waking up to this Price news is so incredibly deflating.

Come on Tokarski write yourself into Montreal folklore.

 

[Habit11]

I wonder how much input Waite had on the Tokarski decision? If in his opinion Budaj is the lesser of the two right now I'd trust that opinion.

 

[Kents polished head]

Galchenyuk>>>Moen, Prust

Also, Prust outside of two games has been pretty awful the entire playoffs. Bournival looked good with Briere and Weise against Tampa. Rangers aren't really a physical team, the Habs don't need bruisers in the lineup. With Tokarski in goal, the Canadiens need score to give themselves a cushion for rookie mistakes. Prust, Moen does not increase the likelihood of goals.

If the Canadiens can get by Boston with a non-physical 4th line and their most physical D in the press box, they can do so against the Rangers.

Galchenyuk shouldn't even be on the 4th line anyway.

It has nothing to do with physicality. It has everything to do with defensive awareness. Those blueline turnovers will kill us against NY. A 4th line of Prust - Briere - Weise was not a great shutdown line, but it had 2 responsible wingers defensively. Now, I don't think Prust deserves the start. But I would still go with the experience and defensive play before the flashes and skills of Galchenyuk on a 4th line, in the playoffs.

And IF we put Galchenyuk on the top-6 to play big minutes, isn't it too much to ask out of a 20 years old who missed 1 month + on a serious knee injury, and who didn't have his best season to begin with?

 

[Kairi Zaide]

So you're telling me we're already at part 2 BEFORE the game even started ?

 

[Bill McNeal]

Rishaug on TSN speculating it'll be Bournival out for Galchenyuk.

 

[Bob b smith]

I heard the Rangers will be rolling with a 4th line of Daniel Carcillo -Brian Boyle-Derek Dorsett

So they'll be moving up Dominic Moore to play with Pouliot and Zuccarello?

 

[Nashy]

Rishaug on TSN speculating it'll be Bournival out for Galchenyuk.

Great to see Galchy draw in, horrible to see the Habs fastest player come out....don't get it.

 

[Hydrostatic]

Rishaug on TSN speculating it'll be Bournival out for Galchenyuk.

Hope not, he's played great these playoffs. It should be Prust.

 

[Camio]

Rishaug on TSN speculating it'll be Bournival out for Galchenyuk.

Urgh...

 

[CupInSIX]

Rishaug on TSN speculating it'll be Bournival out for Galchenyuk.

and White replacing Prust?

 

[Habit11]

So they'll be moving up Dominic Moore to play with Pouliot and Zuccarello?

Habs' bottom 6 has to beat their bottom 6. No reason not too.

 

[Gamimenos]

So you're telling me we're already at part 2 BEFORE the game even started ?

Price out for the rest of the series is bigger news for this game before the game even started.

 

[Camio]

So you're telling me we're already at part 2 BEFORE the game even started ?

Blame Kreider. Wait, its never his fault.

According to NYR fans, its Emelin's fault, my bad.

 

[habtastic]

20 feet? Try 6. Full speed, skates slashed, and loses balance. Not really trying to start a war here but there wasn't enough time there for Kreider to concentrate on anything other than a breakaway. No way is he thinking about anything other than scoring there.

Really not happy that Price is injured either. Not happy that Brassard got hit (he's had two shoulder surgeries in his career) and he's out either. I don't wish injuries on anyone, especially team MVP's like Price, Subban, Lundqvist, McD.

I get it's a galvanizing point, rallying cry, etc... and credit to the Habs and their coaching staff for finding a way to "hate" the Rangers and get their **** together. Good. Looking forward to a great series.

but, but, but, WHY are you here???

Ranger apologists in record numbers only say one thing: guilty.

 

[Nashy]

Not his fault. He,s big and fast. It's the new excuse. Just like Chara's bad balance.

No ****.....Chara's not dirty, he's never been suspended.....weakest argument I've ever heard.

Kreider's not dirty....he just goes in blades first, on his 3rd victim.

Karma's a *****, Kreider.

 

[25get]

So you're telling me we're already at part 2 BEFORE the game even started ?

We have a serious chance for a part III...
Go Habs go.

To put some fuel on the fire:
When your goalie is the target of the other team... Therrien may give a go ahead on Lundqvist...

 

[HuGo Sham]

and White replacing Prust?

they're not going to take prust out after what happened to price - not with carcillo and dorsett in the lineup

 

[Treb]

What's the record for most GDT thread? 4? 5? Can we beat that?

 

[habtastic]

It has nothing to do with physicality. It has everything to do with defensive awareness. Those blueline turnovers will kill us against NY. A 4th line of Prust - Briere - Weise was not a great shutdown line, but it had 2 responsible wingers defensively. Now, I don't think Prust deserves the start. But I would still go with the experience and defensive play before the flashes and skills of Galchenyuk on a 4th line, in the playoffs.

And IF we put Galchenyuk on the top-6 to play big minutes, isn't it too much to ask out of a 20 years old who missed 1 month + on a serious knee injury, and who didn't have his best season to begin with?

You should check out Chucky's stats against the rags, if you have forgotten his elaborate celebrations.

 

[Kents polished head]

Rishaug on TSN speculating it'll be Bournival out for Galchenyuk.

I... I'm...

ugh. Not sure what to think of this. I'm relieved Galchenyuk isn't put on an energy line though.