GDT: Game 38: Friday, January 3, 8 PM | RDS, TSN2 Habs @ Blackhawks - 2025 is here baby!!!

[Goalfield13]

Hoping Dach puts some money on the board. Everyone is saying this is a trap game. The boys need to focus.

 

[BLONG7]

That would be so Montreal to lose against Columbus and Chicago and win against Vegas Florida and Tampa

This team, needs to step up, and not let that happen...........it has, but let's hope all that is behind us, this should be a confident crew right now.
Beat the Hawks!!

 

[The Real Timo]

Is Tinordi playing?

 

[Victoire HuGo]

Connor Murphy is D2D. Helps our chances with that defense of theirs

 

[HuGort]

Well we finished 2024 with a bang. We are facing a Blackhawks team reeling after 5 straight losses, and an embarrassing shellacking in the Winter classic. They should be coming for a fight.

Habs are riding a high. Winners of 3 in a row against tough competition and 6 of their last 7.

It's the first of back to back and ya gotta think Dobes is getting the net in one of them. I prefer he starts this game.

The boys need to come out confident but not cocky. Work hard. Dig in. Get the W!

GHG!!

Don't take Chicago lightly. Need a win. Even bad teams win 1 game out of 3.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

This team, needs to step up, and not let that happen...........it has, but let's hope all that is behind us, this should be a confident crew right now.
Beat the Hawks!!

To be honest bo1 in today's nhl is random as hell. Because god knows Habs would get steam rolled in bo7 against Florida teams or Vegas. I think it's great for the standings but I do agree habs need to overplay a team like Chicago.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Maybe they want to give themselves a better chance of winning tomorrow against the Blackhawks. A way to say that they can come away with 4 wins in this post-Christmas road trip. And on Saturday against Avs, maybe Dobes gets the goal. And if they end up losing that one, they at least get out of this trip with 8 out of a possible 10 pts.

And maybe it's also their way of evaluating Dobes putting him up with tougher teams. Because against the Blackhawks, maybe they feel it might not be the kind of team to properly evaluate him?

 

[Supersonic]

Habs back in da mix got me feeling NICEY

 

[Whitesnake]

Monty in....why?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Is Tinordi playing?

Tinordi is busy playing in the AHL with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL affiliate of the Flames). He's no longer with the Blackhawks.

 

[sampollock]

Monty in....why?

not sure. was hoping for the kid

 

[Adam Michaels]

Monty in....why?

My thinking:

- Trap game. So maybe playing their #1 goalie helps them avoid falling victim because he can make the saves. Not that Dobes won't. It's just that Monty gives them the better chance.
- They want to ensure they can win this game in order to be sure they nab a 4th win in this post-Christmas road trip. Because even if Monty is in nets against Avs the next day, chances are they lose that one. So playing Monty offers the better chance they nab the 2 pts in Chicago.
- Coach and management want to evaluate Dobes against better competition. And a game against a reeling Chicago might not be the kind of team they feel they can properly evaluate him in.

These are all guesses.

 

[Kennerback]

Monty in....why?

It tells me they’re confident with this Habs team but not that confident. They believed they had a real chance to beat TB on the 1st btb. Different story for the 2nd btb vs Avs. A back to back only for us and not the Avs in their home arena. Habs want to come out with 2 points from the back to back. Monty has more of a track record despite all of Dobes’ promise.

 

[BLONG7]

Wanted to see Dobes again..........oh well, Sam with the win for 400 Alex!!

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Feel like Hutson has a big game. Like 3pt kinda night.

 

[Rapala]

Monty in....why?

Gonna look like a stupid move if we lose.

 

[Whitesnake]

My thinking:

- Trap game. So maybe playing their #1 goalie helps them avoid falling victim because he can make the saves. Not that Dobes won't. It's just that Monty gives them the better chance.
- They want to ensure they can win this game in order to be sure they nab a 4th win in this post-Christmas road trip. Because even if Monty is in nets against Avs the next day, chances are they lose that one. So playing Monty offers the better chance they nab the 2 pts in Chicago.
- Coach and management want to evaluate Dobes against better competition. And a game against a reeling Chicago might not be the kind of team they feel they can properly evaluate him in.

These are all guesses.

All good guesses. My sole concern is Dobes being destroyed against the Avs...and now the confidence goes back down. The kid has to play. If you want to rid Monty a lot...well no need to keep Dobes on the bench.

 

[Victoire HuGo]

All good guesses. My sole concern is Dobes being destroyed against the Avs...and now the confidence goes back down. The kid has to play. If you want to rid Monty a lot...well no need to keep Dobes on the bench.

Dobes seems to have a swagger to him. We'll see how it goes

 

[OldCraig71]

Monty in....why?

It's a good decision, a way to test the kid, he stood tall against the Panthers and showed no sign of being nervous and the team will probably give more of an effort with him back there which isn't a bad thing on a b2b game.

 

[Kennerback]

All good guesses. My sole concern is Dobes being destroyed against the Avs...and now the confidence goes back down. The kid has to play. If you want to rid Monty a lot...well no need to keep Dobes on the bench.

Dobes is absolutely going to the meat grinder in Colorado…Devil’s advocate. Early in the season they’d give games like this to Primeau. He would always get destroyed. Let’s see if Dobes can do better. If he contains the damage and we get an honorable defeat, IMO it’s a step forward for him.

 

[Whitesnake]

And maybe it forces the players to play a tighter game against the AVS to help Dobes too....anyway, we will see.

 

[Kennerback]

And maybe it forces the players to play a tighter game against the AVS to help Dobes too....anyway, we will see.

The Colorado game is a much tougher game than Florida and TB because of all the circumstances around it. It’s a borderline unwinnable game.

 

[schwang26]

I hope they’re looking for a backup cuz if they aren’t playing Dobes in games like this, they should send him down. I heard Monty is starting. I don’t think throwing Dobes in against Colorado is a good idea (if that’s the plan)

 

[Guy Larose]

I hope they’re looking for a backup cuz if they aren’t playing Dobes in games like this, they should send him down. I heard Monty is starting. I don’t think throwing Dobes in against Colorado is a good idea (if that’s the plan)

Do you actually watch the games? They played his very first game against the SC champs....reasoning here is way off

 

[windycity]

Hoping Dach puts some money on the board. Everyone is saying this is a trap game. The boys need to focus.

Dach should be highly motivated coming back to Chicago, he was last time when he scored the shootout winner. There were 3 Hawks fans next to me chirping him all game (and the lamest chirps - "you suck Dach" etc), and when he scored the winner and turned and faced our side of the ice. I then asked those 3 guys how they liked Dach now? They just scowled as I laughed