GDT: Game 12: Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens 11/5/22 7:00pm EST City, TVAS, TSN 690

[Deleted member 257557]

The first 10 minutes will determine whether or not the Knights spent last night in their hotel rooms or somewhere else. I have no prediction until I see the first 10 minutes.

3/4 of the city roads are in construction again/still; they are lucky if they make it to the Bell Center!

 

[BLONG7]

Pitlick is a big zero this year. Hoffman has not been good, but still creating more than Pitlick.

The habs in general have a ton of zeroes.....................man we have a ton of salary doing nothing.
Pitlick, Drouin, Hoffman, and of course Dadanov.............16M for absolutely NO production.

 

[Habs]

stupid Pitlick keeps getting chances lol, he can't do any wrong apparently. Costly penalties, sloppy play.. nothing changes.

 

[morhilane]

Opposite sides for Eddy and Harris (Harris on the right)

I listed them based on the Habs twitter linked article "the lines at the morning skate". A journalist then tweeted it was the opposite after I made my post...

 

[The Real Timo]

3/4 of the city roads are in construction again/still; they are lucky if they make it to the Bell Center!

Doesn't Chez Pare have its own bus?

 

[CHfan1]

stupid Pitlick keeps getting chances lol, he can't do any wrong apparently. Costly penalties, sloppy play.. nothing changes.

Pitlick is a healthy scratch tonight.

 

[26Mats]

stupid Pitlick keeps getting chances lol, he can't do any wrong apparently. Costly penalties, sloppy play.. nothing changes.

I'd prefer Pitlick getting chances than Hoffman, Drouin, and Dadonov. But Hoffman is in tonight, Pitlick is out.

I expect Hoffman-Monahan-Drouin to be a total disaster. Not sure why MSL doesn't try:
Evans - Monahan - Slaf
Drouin - Pitlick(or better go out and get a 4c after waiving Drouin, Hoffman, and Dadonov) - Armia

 

[Canadienna]

In typical Vegas fashion they're 32nd in penalties taken/60, and it's not close.

Yet I tend to think of them as a suffocating, checking team, which you'd think would lead to more, not less.

Either way, don't count on getting a PP tonight.

 

[habsfan891]

The first 10 minutes will determine whether or not the Knights spent last night in their hotel rooms or somewhere else. I have no prediction until I see the first 10 minutes.

i could spend all night at those somewhere else's and still play a good game of hockey that's no excuse

 

[OldCraig71]

i could spend all night at those somewhere else's and still play a good game of hockey that's no excuse

Well, in the past we have seen good teams not look so good after a couple of days in Montreal.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I'd prefer Pitlick getting chances than Hoffman, Drouin, and Dadonov. But Hoffman is in tonight, Pitlick is out.

I expect Hoffman-Monahan-Drouin to be a total disaster. Not sure why MSL doesn't try:
Evans - Monahan - Slaf
Drouin - Pitlick(or better go out and get a 4c after waiving Drouin, Hoffman, and Dadonov) - Armia

I want the guys with expiring contracts to get the chances - Dadonov and Drouin. At least until it becomes obvious they aren't going to be tradable.

 

[26Mats]

I want the guys with expiring contracts to get the chances - Dadonov and Drouin. At least until it becomes obvious they aren't going to be tradable.

It's already obvious they won't tradeabke. And just like Matthew Perreault last year, when put on waivers no one will claim them. Waiving and to Laval is the best spot for them - and I'm highly in favor of the tank. But I'm also in favor of a meritocracy.

 

[Habs]

I'd prefer Pitlick getting chances than Hoffman, Drouin, and Dadonov. But Hoffman is in tonight, Pitlick is out.

I expect Hoffman-Monahan-Drouin to be a total disaster. Not sure why MSL doesn't try:
Evans - Monahan - Slaf
Drouin - Pitlick(or better go out and get a 4c after waiving Drouin, Hoffman, and Dadonov) - Armia

k good news, i was reading the gdt. I want Pezz lol, because why not at this point.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Savard’s been great so far this year, and Edmundson is a solid 3-4 D, and is big and mean. Not sure how being the most used rookie in the league or making a direct jump from junior to the nhl line up as an undrafted player can be considered “being cut off at the knee”?

Savard has been absolutely atrocious this year, with his pairing alongside Guhle getting run roughshod by their opposition. Do not allow the media hype and constant refrain from the talking heads during the game sway your perception of the players involved. Expected goals-for percentages crater when he's on the ice, even considering zone starts and level of competition.

Blocked shots are, in sum, a negative statistic; the reason that Savard is forced to block shots. By every objective measure, and the eye test that seems him putting himself out of position, being slow on the play, and being unable to clear his zone, confirms that which he has always been on our team - a bottom pairing defenseman. Ironically, Guhle, the vastly superior player, is being tasked with carrying him, and thus he's been "cut off at the knees" because he's been hobbled having to drag Savard around with him almost every minute he's on the ice.



The kid is dying out there each night.

Now Harris and Savard weren't terrible in their stretch together last year, one of the few during which the vet wasn't overmatched; they may work again.

 

[Rapala]

Watching the Rocket for the first time this season. Tell me the Lady Rocket Jerseys are combatting Cancer or something.

 

[1909]

When we expect Habs to lose badly... they usually win.

Savard has been absolutely atrocious this year, with his pairing alongside Guhle getting run roughshod by their opposition. Do not allow the media hype and constant refrain from the talking heads during the game sway your perception of the players involved. Expected goals-for percentages crater when he's on the ice, even considering zone starts and level of competition.

Blocked shots are, in sum, a negative statistic; the reason that Savard is forced to block shots. By every objective measure, and the eye test that seems him putting himself out of position, being slow on the play, and being unable to clear his zone, confirms that which he has always been on our team - a bottom pairing defenseman. Ironically, Guhle, the vastly superior player, is being tasked with carrying him, and thus he's been "cut off at the knees" because he's been hobbled having to drag Savard around with him almost every minute he's on the ice.



The kid is dying out there each night.

Now Harris and Savard weren't terrible in their stretch together last year, one of the few during which the vet wasn't overmatched; they may work again.

Guhle and Savard are asked to play against the opponent's best lines.... Let me laugh with your "advanced stats".

 

[Team_Spirit]

 

[Treb]

Watching the Rocket for the first time this season. Tell me the Lady Rocket Jerseys are combatting Cancer or something.

 

[xX SEYF Xx]

Looks way better in red

 

[ReimanSum1908]

When we expect Habs to lose badly... they usually win.


Guhle and Savard are asked to play against the opponent's best lines.... Let me laugh with your "advanced stats".

Already mentioned that in the post; accounted for in my comments.

Please read the posts to which you are responding.

 

[Belial]

These are all Ducharme level decisions. Eddy and Arber played great together - break them up!!!! Why give rookie a good partner?

It was clear as day that Pitlick and Kovacevic would sit this one after their performances in Winnipeg.

 

[Pickles]

Doesn't Chez Pare have its own bus?

It should .

 

[knuck]

wait... Is this game really ONLY on TVA Sport? What the f***. It's like they DON'T want people watching


UGHH

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

It should .

Would that be a party bus??

 

[knuck]

wait... Is this game really ONLY on TVA Sport? What the f***. It's like they DON'T want people watching


UGHH

oh it's on CTV