GDT: Game 4: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens 10/17/22- 7:00pm EST SNE, RDS, TSN 690- Jeff's Return

[the valiant effort]

3+ points for Sid, one good sequence from Dach, and a hurt feelings report from Petry would make for a solid night.

 

[Tyson]

Win or lose I want to see entertaining hockey like we saw against Toronto.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Interesting game and I think a big one early in the season. Whatever the outcome I think it will set the tone on how the season will look like.

You win this and maybe we see a bit of a improvement from last year with a 2-2 record to start the season. You lose this and I think we are heading towards a season similar to last year.

Seeing more secondary scoring like the first game instead of relying only on Suzuki and Caufield would be reassuring.

Loses came at the Wings home opener and the Caps who were 0-2 to start. We all know it's likely a bottom 10 finish but personally, I'm just not sure if it's bottom 5 or bottom 10. Difficult to project.

Do we go 7-23-4 from Oct-Jan 1 again? Doubt it but possible. After the last TDL... we went 5-13-2.

Secondary scoring and a better PP surely will help.

 

[That Habs Fan]

Should be a better game tonight than our last two, I feel like we'll be a real home team this year with all our youth.

Looks like Slaf is going to Laval...

 

[The Real Timo]

Loses came at the Wings home opener and the Caps who were 0-2 to start. We all know it's likely a bottom 10 finish but personally, I'm just not sure if it's bottom 5 or bottom 10. Difficult to project.

Do we go 7-23-4 from Oct-Jan 1 again? Doubt it but possible. After the last TDL... we went 5-13-2.

Secondary scoring and a better PP surely will help.

 

[Tyson]

Should be a better game tonight than our last two, I feel like we'll be a real home team this year with all our youth.

Looks like Slaf is going to Laval...

Slaf will end up in Laval but I still think he stays for several more Games.

Between Hoffman, Drouin, Gallagher, Dvorak, Dadonov, Dach they have accumulated 2 whole points. Slaf is not the problem.

 

[JohnLennon]

Everyone panicking about Slafkovsky on the fourth line. I don't blame them, considering our experience with Galchenyuk and Kotkaniemi. However, it's important to note that Marty St. Louis, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton are not the same as Michel Therrien, Claude Julien and Marc Bergevin.

Let's give them a chance to see how they handle these kids. At least more than one week.

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

Mixing up the lines a bit in order to generate something, hopefully some will find chemistry in this game tonight

 

[Habs Halifax]

Everyone panicking about Slafkovsky on the fourth line. I don't blame them, considering our experience with Galchenyuk and Kotkaniemi. However, it's important to note that Marty St. Louis, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton are not the same as Michel Therrien, Claude Julien and Marc Bergevin.

Let's give them a chance to see how they handle these kids. At least more than one week.

Yup. He gets his 9 game trial and they go from there. At that point, they need to decide if he is playing 15 min in the NHL or 18+ in the AHL.

Right now, he is averaging the least amount of ice time at 10:57. Not terrible if he has that ice time during his 9 game trial but it can't go like this for too long. He needs ice time in order to develop well.

 

[BLONG7]

I hope the fans give Petry a nice ovation....he was a good player for the Habs for many years.

Should be a video type of celebration........let's hope the fans give him a loud ovation.
Good guy, who played well for the Habs.

 

[Habs Halifax]

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Bottom somewhere yes.

 

[Crusher117]

Why the heck is Primeau being called up???

Why don't we have a back up goalie in Laval under an NHL contract who can be called up in these situations when Allen or Montembault aren't available???

Let Primeau get a full year in Laval as the exclusive number 1 without being yo-yoed! It's not complicated.

Laval doesn't play before wednesday. Let the kid enjoy a little NHL money.

 

[Tyson]

Laval doesn't play before wednesday. Let the kid enjoy a little NHL money.

He is on a one way contract. He gets NHL money if he plays in the NHL or AHL.

 

[Rockomax]

Yup. He gets his 9 game trial and they go from there. At that point, they need to decide if he is playing 15 min in the NHL or 18+ in the AHL.

Right now, he is averaging the least amount of ice time at 10:57. Not terrible if he has that ice time during his 9 game trial but it can't go like this for too long. He needs ice time in order to develop well.

Doesn't he burn the 1st year off his ELC no matter if he plays in Laval or Montreal? Asking because in which case, the 10 games rule would be irrelevant

 

[WeThreeKings]

Threshold of panic and sweeping conclusions? 1 rookie tournament game or 3 regular season games.

 

[AHShadow]

Still skeptical about MSL putting Slaf on the 4th line with Evans and Hoffman, but I still love how he thinks about the game.

Tidbit of his media press a few minutes ago:


We currently don't have the personnel to play how he wants, but as we go along the rebuild, it'll be more and more fun.

 

[SlafySZN]

People seriously think that playing Slaf with Evans and Hoffman is worse for him than Gallagher and Dvorak?

I actually can see him fit them better. Forget that they’re the 4th line, they’ll play like 12-23 minutes anyway.

 

[Mrb1p]

Moutambou or Prime playing vs Sid? Thats good for the kid. Hopefully he goes Cobra Kai on us and shows no mercy.

 

[SlafySZN]

Slaf will end up in Laval but I still think he stays for several more Games.

Between Hoffman, Drouin, Gallagher, Dvorak, Dadonov, Dach they have accumulated 2 whole points. Slaf is not the problem.

Why did you name Dach with guys like hoffman or drouin, dadonov lol he’s been one of the best player on the team.

 

[Mrb1p]

Why did you named Dach with guys like hoffman or drouin, dadonov lol he’s been one of the best player on the team.

Hes done squat nothing so far.

(He is better than the dead wood though, ill give you that.) (Also I didnt watch last game, maybe he had a monster game and I missed him.)

 

[StCaufield]

Slaf will end up in Laval but I still think he stays for several more Games.

Between Hoffman, Drouin, Gallagher, Dvorak, Dadonov, Dach they have accumulated 2 whole points. Slaf is not the problem.

He’s part of the team so yes it’s also his problem and that’s fine for Slaf

 

[SlafySZN]

Hes done squat nothing so far.

(He is better than the dead wood though, ill give you that.) (Also I didnt watch last game, maybe he had a monster game and I missed him.)

If he did nothing, they all did absolutely nothing too.

 

[26Mats]

Dach and Anderson is a complete mismatch. One generates his offense through rush chances and transition. The other wants to to slow things down and hold possession in the offensive zone. They are polar opposites. Then you cap that line off with Drouin who I guess needs to be slotted somewhere but isn't helping anyone.

Yeah I'll wait and see but it's not what I would have done. Anderson's style doesn't fit anywhere imo. He can't make plays with his linemates. Cole and Suzuki should play with a better player imo. He's not good defensively, so hard to put him on a checking line. And now he may not fit well with Dach...

 

[StCaufield]

Everyone’s freaking out I missed this

 

[Mrb1p]

If he did nothing, they all did absolutely nothing too.

I mean aside from Suzuki, Caufield, Allen, Harris, Monahan and Guhle nobodys been good.

I know you like Dach, hes talented and could be something pretty special, but just like Slaf, its okay to admit he hasnt shown anything.