I pray we win tonight so @Runner77 can grace us with the pezz hair vs Marty gif!
GDT: Game 1: Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs 10/11/23- 7:00pm EST SN, TVAS, TSN 690: Season Opener
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In typical Habs fashion I think we win this
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I just want the kids to improve this year. Please...
% 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.
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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.
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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 would love to see a 15-17 goal season from Slaf and for Guhle to play all 82 games.
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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....
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Drouin was a treat haha if he stayed healthy for once’s he’s a 1 goal 49 assist player
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Nothing better then starting the season with a W against Toronto and see them panic
Nothing better then starting the season with a W against Toronto and see them panic
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.
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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
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
I’m going Habs 5-4 in OT
Caufield and Monahan both to get goals
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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.
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LOL! Your new avatar threw me off. Seeing the old one was usually can't miss posting for me.
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Bit surprised Pezzetta isn't in considering how Toronto beefed up. Anyway, I hope they don't get smoked tonight.
Excited to see Mike Matheson show the entire league that he is a pretty damn good player.
It's very rare that Habs play the first game of the season at home, is there any good reason for that ?
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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.
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