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

[BLONG7]

Slaf and Hutson trying to follow the others to get a drink. (from the Hutson thread)

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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gustave]

Looks like Montembeault in the net against the Blackhawks? Interesting choice.

Marty wants to secure the win as much as possible. Tomorrow he’ll play with house money

 

[CaptnNemo]

I don't see what the team could gain for trading Struble that would be significant enough to bother. Even as a throw-in.

Was just an idea..hey! If we got Laine and a second for Harris anything is possible loll

 

[McGees]

Hawks are the saddest sack trash team in the league (by design?)

Habs 12-1

Also playing Monty 70 games won’t end well.
Play the rookie coming off a shutout ffs.

 

[Habssince89]

I think the better option is to play Dobes against the weaker opponent, but I could see the logic in playing monty to try and secure a W, and reward Dobes for shutting out the panthers by giving him the Avs. Its a show of confidence but also a big test to see if he can be consistent. If he does, it puts pressure on Monty in a good way.

Imagine Dobes wins vs CHI but Monty gets shelled by the Avs. Does that tell us much? Not really. It's much better to tell monty to go out and be the starter and get an 'easy' W, and Dobes to have an increased challenge to better evaluate him.

 

[BLONG7]

I think the better option is to play Dobes against the weaker opponent, but I could see the logic in playing monty to try and secure a W, and reward Dobes for shutting out the panthers by giving him the Avs. Its a show of confidence but also a big test to see if he can be consistent. If he does, it puts pressure on Monty in a good way.

Imagine Dobes wins vs CHI but Monty gets shelled by the Avs. Does that tell us much? Not really. It's much better to tell monty to go out and be the starter and get an 'easy' W, and Dobes to have an increased challenge to better evaluate him.

Dobes got FLA the better of the two florida teams...........go figure.
I thought he would also get the Hawks, and Monty the Avs also............it's a 50/50 right now.
Habs are playing well, and so are the goalies..........let's hope we keep rolling.

 

[vokiel]

Was just an idea..hey! If we got Laine and a second for Harris anything is possible loll

Yep, I don't know if there's anyone in a "Laine" situation anywhere though, and we don't want a bad contract with term. Laine was truly a unique opportunity.

 

[morhilane]

They're playing another 3 games in 4 nights again? Stupid 4 Nations tourney.

The 4 Nations tourney is replacing the bye-week and All Star break, it's not the actual cause for the Habs having the most b2bs in the league while seemingly trying to maximize travel distance instead of shortening it.

 

[The Real Timo]

I think the better option is to play Dobes against the weaker opponent, but I could see the logic in playing monty to try and secure a W, and reward Dobes for shutting out the panthers by giving him the Avs. Its a show of confidence but also a big test to see if he can be consistent. If he does, it puts pressure on Monty in a good way.

Imagine Dobes wins vs CHI but Monty gets shelled by the Avs. Does that tell us much? Not really. It's much better to tell monty to go out and be the starter and get an 'easy' W, and Dobes to have an increased challenge to better evaluate him.

That's MSL playing mind f*** games with the league

 

[Runner77]

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They've had to ramp it up.

 

[schwang26]

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

So…. He’s now an nhl star because he won his first game? lol! Great logic there!

 

[Milhouse40]

I think the better option is to play Dobes against the weaker opponent, but I could see the logic in playing monty to try and secure a W, and reward Dobes for shutting out the panthers by giving him the Avs. Its a show of confidence but also a big test to see if he can be consistent. If he does, it puts pressure on Monty in a good way.

Imagine Dobes wins vs CHI but Monty gets shelled by the Avs. Does that tell us much? Not really. It's much better to tell monty to go out and be the starter and get an 'easy' W, and Dobes to have an increased challenge to better evaluate him.

I think it's even more basic than that :
- Monty Friday
- Dobes Staturday
- Monty Monday

If you play Monty Saturday, it's only one day break cause he'll surely be the starter at the BC when they return on Monday. 2 days break if they play him friday.

And on top of that, Dobes played his younger years nest to Colorado (Kansas, Nebraska), might have some of his friends and younger teamate at the game for even more motivation.

 

[ZUKI]

So…. He’s now an nhl star because he won his first game? lol! Great logic there!

yop, NHL star, as that Poehling who once put 3 goals than a SO goal at his first game !

 

[Team_Spirit]

Lane saves Juraj from marrying a flyjin bartender

-Colorized 1998

 

[JianYang]

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

Yep, it has alot of the markings of a trap but Pierre mcguire said it takes some time for the teams coming back from the outdoor to reset... so there's that.

I know the Habs played outdoors a few times over the years but the only game I remember when they came back indoors was 2003 against Vancouver. After winning the outdoor game, they laid a big egg against Vancouver indoors.

So maybe there is something to what McGuire is saying.... but it's only one game.

 

[Rapala]

delete

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Lets smoke these fools, GO HABS GO!

 

[Guy Larose]

So…. He’s now an nhl star because he won his first game? lol! Great logic there!

JFC, who's talking about NHL star? I stated a fact. People on this site have a hard time taking facts because they need to be right. It's nuts. Watch the games instead of spewing crap you know nothing about.

 

[Habs]

warms my heart that you young punks know about Night At The Roxberry, I'm gaining faith in today's youth

 

[habamillions]

Hawks are the saddest sack trash team in the league (by design?)

Habs 12-1

Also playing Monty 70 games won’t end well.
Play the rookie coming off a shutout ffs.

They will. Monty likely gets colorado saturday

 

[salbutera]

They will. Monty likely gets colorado saturday

Dobes will likely face Avs

 

[HuGort]

Monty in....why?

Was hoping for Dobes also. Don't want him sitting on bench too much. He needs to play. Has hot hand

 

[JianYang]

I'd have gone with dobes against Chicago.

Playing a back to back in altitude against those weapons could potentially wreck dobes and lose him mentally.

Monty has shown bounce back after bad games. He would recover. Seemed like the logical choice.

 

[Kennerback]

Now 3 points from the Sens who have the last Wild Card spot (with the same # of games played)

 

[The Real Timo]

Now 3 points from the Sens who have the last Wild Card spot (with the same # of games played)

f*** the sens!