GDT: Game 1: Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs 10/11/23- 7:00pm EST SN, TVAS, TSN 690: Season Opener

[waitin425]

I pray we win tonight so @Runner77 can grace us with the pezz hair vs Marty gif!

 

[abo9]

In typical Habs fashion I think we win this

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

I just want the kids to improve this year. Please...

 

[Tyson]

Wifi isn’t only a fighter. Don’t fight Reeves he’s a lower bum. He has more to add than reeves success wise


Good don’t give him that. He’s a scrub

% that the fight happens tonight. No way it doesn't. Season opener for Reaves on a new team playing against a kid with a pretty rugged reputation.

I just want the kids to improve this year. Please...

I would love to see a 15-17 goal season from Slaf and for Guhle to play all 82 games.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

 

[Seb]

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Wifi isn’t only a fighter. Don’t fight Reeves he’s a lower bum. He has more to add than reeves success wise


Good don’t give him that. He’s a scrub

I see it the same way, Arber does not have to do anything to appease Reeves or Sportsnet.

A natural fight in the heat of battle, sure, but just because they have a new heavyweight, BFD, that's for them to worry about. I mean Reeves was forgettable agains the Habs during the Vegas series a few years ago cause there was no one to fight and only hockey to be played.

 

[StCaufield]

% that the fight happens tonight. No way it doesn't. Season opener for Reaves on a new team playing against a kid with a pretty rugged reputation.


I would love to see a 15-17 goal season from Slaf and for Guhle to play all 82 games.

For Reaves is supposed to happen but not for xhekaj. He has nothing to prove and shouldn’t give Reaves to chance to fire his team up or to give him satisfaction. I just think it’s stupid

 

[rochab]

Just being able to watch a habs game with no Hoffman or Armia is going to be such a treat, no matter what the final score is....

 

[Seb]

Just being able to watch a habs game with no Hoffman or Armia is going to be such a treat, no matter what the final score is....

And Drouin!

 

[StCaufield]

And Drouin!

Drouin was a treat haha if he stayed healthy for once’s he’s a 1 goal 49 assist player

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Go Habs Go

Nothing better then starting the season with a W against Toronto and see them panic

 

[Tyson]

For Reaves is supposed to happen but not for xhekaj. He has nothing to prove and shouldn’t give Reaves to chance to fire his team up or to give him satisfaction. I just think it’s stupid

I don't disagree with you. Xhekaj is good enough to play on the 2nd PP unit shouldn't fight a guy who might play 8 minutes.

 

[Milhouse40]

Just being able to watch a habs game with no Hoffman or Armia is going to be such a treat, no matter what the final score is....

One thing for sure, line-up is a lot less depressing this year than the one we had to start game #1 against the Leafs last year.

Anderson - Suzuki - Caufield
Dach - Monahan - Hoffman
Dadonov - Dvorak - Gallagher
Pitlick - Evans - Slafkovsky

Guhle - Savard
Harris - Kovacevic
Xhekaj - Wideman

 

[CTrain10]

Somehow we’ll find a way to win this game
I’m going Habs 5-4 in OT
Caufield and Monahan both to get goals

 

[Svart]

finally hockey is back !!

 

[morhilane]

Go Habs Go

Nothing better then starting the season with a W against Toronto and see them panic

They were panicking losing that pre-season game with their top two lines last week. If they lose this one, especially after some of Matthews/Marner comments, the salt will be tasty.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

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finally hockey is back !!

LOL! Your new avatar threw me off. Seeing the old one was usually can't miss posting for me.

 

[Paddyjack]

 

[BergevinBurner]

I had a dream 2 nights back about this game where we were down 5-0. Hopefully I was wrong.

 

[schwang26]

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Bit surprised Pezzetta isn't in considering how Toronto beefed up. Anyway, I hope they don't get smoked tonight.

 

[Tyson]

Excited to see Mike Matheson show the entire league that he is a pretty damn good player.

 

[zzoo]

It's very rare that Habs play the first game of the season at home, is there any good reason for that ?

 

[StCaufield]

I had a dream 2 nights back about this game where we were down 5-0. Hopefully I was wrong.

But maybe we came back

 

[Runner77]

I don't disagree with you. Xhekaj is good enough to play on the 2nd PP unit shouldn't fight a guy who might play 8 minutes.

Getting X in the box is an advantage for the Leafs since it would force the Habs to play with 5D whereas it’d just be an inconsequential player in the box for them.

If X gets involved, it needs to matter and not be staged. I’d prefer X sticks to hockey but as you inferred earlier, the stage may just favor a tilt to happen.