Pre-Game Talk: Game 41: Friday, January 10, 7:00 PM | TSN2, RDS Habs @ cAPITALS

[waitin425]

While we are on this heater.....I want to discuss the next games early!

The team has a few days to rest...finally.

Time to travel to Washington to face Ovechkin and his Capitals.

First let's start strong here with our boy Lane? He is steamrolling towards the Calder. Playing like our best damn player as a rookie. Rejoice I tell ya. Rejoice!

And how about our forward group as of late???

Suzuki = A+
Caufield = A+
Dach = B+
Slaf = B
Laine =

We need our big dog back!

How about the rest of the D boys? All of them are wearing their big boy pants out there....Guhle in particular with the stare down!

And finally......who gets the start on the first of back to backs. I think we give it to Monty and let Dobes play the Stars on home ice Saturday.

Let's keep riding this high boys!!!!

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[Nicko999]

Over/Under 3.5 pts for Hutson?

 

[WeThreeKings]

Give this one to Dobes, extra day of rest for Monty. I'm sure they'll do the opposite.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Good to cheer for wins again. This losing game was growing old.

 

[Eegs]

Give this one to Dobes, extra day of rest for Monty. I'm sure they'll do the opposite.

ANd i don't think it matters much anyhow as they play back to back again on Fri-Sat so Dobes will get a start.

 

[the]

Laine better be back from his sick leave for this one.

 

[badfish]

If Laine can't play I'd call up Owen Beck and put him in Heineman's spot, and then put Heineman on Dach's wing. I'm curious to see how Beck looks in the NHL and from reading the Laval threads it sounds like he's the straw that stirs the drink on a lot of nights.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

This will be a tough one

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Real test coming up.

 

[The Real Timo]

Both Ottawa and TB have 2 or 3 games in hand. I feel like Habs will be out of WC spot before the Friday game. F senators. Hate them with passion. Hope they fall on their face during this week.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Both Ottawa and TB have 2 or 3 games in hand. I feel like Habs will be out of WC spot before the Friday game. F senators. Hate them with passion. Hope they fall on their face during this week.

We'll be out of the WC spot tonight. Pittsburgh plays Columbus tonight, so one of them is guaranteed to take our spot.

 

[The Real Timo]

We'll be out of the WC spot tonight. Pittsburgh plays Columbus tonight, so one of them is guaranteed to take our spot.

 

[Trabdy2]

Hopefully Laine is back for this one. Our PP is so much more dangerous with him in, and our 2nd line becomes a much greater threat.

If he's not, I hope we call someone up from Laval. I'm not sure it makes sense to dress Pezzetta for only a few minutes of play like last game.

 

[sampollock]

Hopefully Laine is back for this one. Our PP is so much more dangerous with him in, and our 2nd line becomes a much greater threat.

If he's not, I hope we call someone up from Laval. I'm not sure it makes sense to dress Pezzetta for only a few minutes of play like last game.

he will be
and Dobes gets the pipes I hope

 

[ahmedou]

I want Ovechkin to break the Gretzky's record... For beauty of the sport.

Ovechkin scored a lot of goals against the Canadiens.

I''m really focused on our defence for this game.

 

[Rapala]

One game at a time now.
We need to grab points from these conference games
Loser points are no longer loser points when you are in the mix.
This is not the same team that got bitch slapped by Washington at home.

 

[FrankMTL]

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[Guy Larose]

Both Ottawa and TB have 2 or 3 games in hand. I feel like Habs will be out of WC spot before the Friday game. F senators. Hate them with passion. Hope they fall on their face during this week.

We play 3 games against Ottawa before the end of the year, so our faith might be in our hands.

 

[The Real Timo]

I want Ovechkin to break the Gretzky's record... For beauty of the sport.

Ovechkin scored a lot of goals against the Canadiens.

I''m really focused on our defence for this game.

Offense is the best defense. Let's score 8.

 

[OldCraig71]

This will be a tough one

Well, we defeated the last 4 cup champs so we might as well add the Capitals to the list.

 

[Rapala]

Give this one to Dobes, extra day of rest for Monty. I'm sure they'll do the opposite.

Probably.
I wanted Dobes last night but my reasoning was faulty given how Guhle set the tone.
The team started with an edge regardless of who was between the pipes.

There should be a few practices before now and then but Washington is definitely a team I'd want the bigger athlete facing.

 

[sampollock]

going to be hard to handle ovi, but it will be fun

 

[morhilane]

Probably.
I wanted Dobes last night but my reasoning was faulty given how Guhle set the tone.
The team started with an edge regardless of who was between the pipes.

There should be a few practices before now and then but Washington is definitely a team I'd want the bigger athlete facing.

I think they might only have 1 practice this week. Today was an off day. They have a practice tomorrow, but the next game is in Washington, so Thursday is probably a travel day and they will just have the morning skate before the game Friday next.

 

[salbutera]

Give this one to Dobes, extra day of rest for Monty. I'm sure they'll do the opposite.

Diekembe was in nets for the loss vs Caps at home, I expect Dobes to get the start in Wash, and Montembeault to start vs Stars on Saturday

 

[Fatbiggie]

Dobby vs Ovy, battle of the greats

Well hopefully Marty will play Dobby