Pre-Game Talk: Flames @ Canadiens Nov 5 7pm ET

[McGees]

Rule number 1 if you wanna be IN THE MIX ™ is that you gotta mix everything.

Mix those lines.
Eat mixed greens.
After game mixers.
Send mixed signals.
Have mixed emotions.
Fight using mixed martial arts.

 

[HuGort]

Evans is centering the 2nd line at practice this morning

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853466544434819571

Team is much better team with Dach at wing. You need puck possession in O-zone.

 

[Pazucha]

If only we had Monahan and Kovacevic for one more season :/

Caufield - Suzuki - Dach
Roy - Monahan - Slafkovsky
Newhook - Evans - Whatever

Or

Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
Newhook/Roy - Monahan - Dach

 

[BLONG7]

The expectation was Dach would be 2nd line center. He was pretty decent before his knee injury, but he's been absolutely shit. -14 is just f***ing laughable.

In hindsight, we should have signed or traded for a mid-roster center, though, because Dvorak has completely lost his ability to win face-offs, which is like the only thing he was ever really good at.

Dach & Dvorak are both playing severely below expectations. I mean Dvo had low expectations coming into the season, and he still can't manage to be even a little bit helpful.

Almost everyone on this board was excited about Dach coming back & providing us depth. Suzuki, Dach, Evans & Dvorak isn't a bad center unit - theoretically, but D & D have choked the f***ing optimism out of everyone. They've both been atrocious at center leaving us Suzuki & Evans and a not-yet-ready Kapanen as our centers.

Sadly, Dach has been very slow to recover from his knee issues.......he is 12 games in, and looking no better each game?
Some thought it would take a while before he got up to speed, but man he has not shown any improvements....they need this kid to get it going. As others have said, he could be better on the wing, than at center.

 

[Vachon23]

I’m gonna watch #4 with attention tonight

 

[Be a Hab]

Tomorrow should be a fun day between this trainwreck of a team and the US elections.

 

[Be a Hab]

Dach I have some patience for but Newhook is pure ass.

I think Newhook is just playing too high up in the line-up. I see him has an effective 3 liner

 

[Be a Hab]

Yup, they'd be a good cycle unit. You have a speedy, defensive conscious center with a playmaker (Slafkovsky) & a net front guy in Gallagher. It would be our best defensive line by far & probably add offense in the way Tatar-Danault-Gallagher did.

Newhook - Dvorak - Anderson is a pretty ugly 3rd line, but oh well. Armia on the 4th is where he should be. Kapanen needs to be sent back to SHL.

I remember a time when Gallagher was the spark plug of this team. I know times have changed and he is older now but I like the way he is playing. He could potentially get this team going again. We need a little character and team toughness. We're way too soft, and it seems like everyone is playing for themselves, trying not to make a mistake. (Except for Hutson probably)

 

[Goalfield13]

I remember a time when Gallagher was the spark plug of this team. I know times have changed and he is older now but I like the way he is playing. He could potentially get this team going again. We need a little character and team toughness. We're way too soft, and it seems like everyone is playing for themselves, trying not to make a mistake. (Except for Hutson probably)

I feel like he finally healed up from all those injuries he had over the years. He looks much better this season.

 

[waitin425]

Slaf with 2 points.
Cauflied with 2 goals.
Suzuki with 2 points.
Dach with a point.
Hutson with hi first goal.

5-3 Habs victory.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Not even being dramatic tonight is a must win if this team is going to salvage the season at all, another blowout loss at home vs a bad team and I’m going scorched earth