Pre-Game Talk: Game 48: Habs @ Detroit Red Wings 1/23/25 7:00pm EST TSN2, RDS, TSN 690

[ahmedou]

man its good to have exciting hockey back in MTL again

We had exciting hockey in MTL from 1964 to 1978. Because of you! Thank you Sam Pollock!

 

[sampollock]

bring Davidson up for a couple games. lets see what he has

 

[morhilane]

Seems like every game is a 4 pts game ….stress level will be through the roof until the end of the seasons for us fans !

I have bad news for you, Habs barely played against their Division this season. Lots of 4 pts games coming.

 

[Goalfield13]

''Anderson, Armia, Guhle, Laine and Savard will not participate in today's practice (therapy day).''

That make sense considering our crazy schedule. We have 9 games before the break, with 3 back to backs. The leafs, by comparison, have 6 games with no back to backs.

 

[Bigtrout]

It feels so good to go into games thinking we have a chance, every night.

Les Canadiens sont là!!!

It's been soo long, and it's only the very begining.

I get goosebumps when I think about watching Demidov play in the Bell center next season

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Detroit is 6-3-1 in their last 10 so they have improved since their coaching change.

0-2-1 in last 3, though & 1-3-1 in last 5, so new coach effect might be wearing off.

That's been enough to sink them back down to 14th in standings in East, and 5 pts back of WC2.

This is an absolute MUST win for them. If they go 7 pts back, they're done.

 

[Bigtrout]

Time to take this show on the road for our last away game this month.

Another MUST-WIN game with a rival battling it out for a WC spot.

Plenty of salty wings fans in this thread .....steer clear of it if we lose!

Post in thread 'Habs vs Wings'

Yesterday at 5:26 PM

agreed, along with the smart ass comment.

That was 100% in response to:

Do habs fans not even follow their own team, weird non habs fans know more.

which was uncalled for, but anywai, enough bickering for me lol

I'll keep it civil, I just want to talk hockey.

• Bigtrout

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But.....we aren't losing. We are actually due for a dominant win. The nail-biters are sure to do me in by the end of the season, so please boys give us a 3+ goal victory.

Discuss all things Thursday nights game here!

GHG!!!!!!

Golden_jet is a often very salty sens fan but the point stand.

 

[Gravity]

Hutson to dipsy doodle and light Detroit up.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Wings with wins against:
Caps
Pens
Jackets
Jets
Sens
Hawks
Kraken

7 wins in a row and was either in a playoff spot or close to it (last week ish). They went 1-3-1 since and are now chasing to get back in the mix. Crazy how quickly it can change in the east and I can see it getting more tighter.

Another huge division game. Wings are coming at us even harder than Tampa IMO.

 

[The Real Timo]

They have also lost 3 in a row. You wonder if the new coach bump has already worn off.

One can only hope.

Savard’s ass needs a rest day.

It may be needed to swallow more pucks tomorrow. A nice massage perhaps will help.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Pezz in and Monty starting.

Marty hates fun.

 

[EveryDay]

Pezz in and Monty starting.

Marty hates fun.

Confirmed?

 

[red devil]

Confirmed?

 

[sampollock]

so sad at least he has a smile

 

[ahmedou]

Monty: 5 steals this season

 

[Habs Halifax]

Without Monty, we would not be where we are in the standings today.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...why dress Pezz if he's not gonna play??...ffs, go 11-7 and dress Struble, give the kid some reps...

 

[le_sean]

Monty tomorrow is dumb. Dobes deserves to keep going

 

[EveryDay]

I don't mind Monty tomorrow but why would you play Pezz??? He's in for a stupid penalty + 1 or 2 turnover.

 

[The Real Timo]

...why dress Pezz if he's not gonna play??...ffs, go 11-7 and dress Struble, give the kid some reps...

Shit I forgot Struble existed. When Guhle went down yesterday I was honestly like who the F are we going to call up if Guhle is out.

 

[morhilane]

Without Monty, we would not be where we are in the standings today.

He has a .897 sv% and a 2.85 GAA since December 15th.
He's 36th league-wide in sv% and 35th for GAA for goalies who played at least 5 games since that date.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Shit I forgot Struble existed.

...apparently so did MSL...

He has a .897 sv% and a 2.85 GAA since December 15th.
He's 36th league-wide in sv% and 35th for GAA for goalies who played at least 5 games since that date.

...yup, he's gotten hammered a few times since then...and he's also saved our bacon a few times since then...

 

[Hansman]

man its good to have exciting hockey back in MTL again

Sure feels great.I have been a fan since 1969 and yes its nice to be at the peak again not the low spots.

 

[ahmedou]

Without Monty, we would not be where we are in the standings today.

If we had Monty and Dobes a goalies since the beginning of the season. And if we had Laine since the beginning of the season. I'm sure we'd have been high in the standings.

The most important thing now is that our players are healthy until the end of the season!

 

[sampollock]

Sure feels great.I have been a fan since 1969 and yes its nice to be at the peak again not the low spots.

same here
cicra 1971 for me
my son circa 2003