Pre-Game Talk: Game 51: Wild @ Habs 1/30/25 7:00pm EST TSN2, RDS

[Kobe Armstrong]

I would have gone Mailloux over Struble to try

Hutson-Carrier
Matheson-Savard
Xhekaj-Mailloux

Also would like to see Mailloux with Hutson in the offensive zone

 

[Rapala]

I hope it wasn't puck handling advice.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...I wonder if Fleury remembers:

 

[Tyson]

We haven't beaten the wild since 1966 so I am not hopeful

 

[HabsCode]

Said 4-2 detroit, said 5-1 Winnipeg.

Tempted to put money on 3-0 Wild.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Can't wait for Matheson and Hutson to play half an hour each.

 

[The Real Timo]

So they're recalling Strubs I assume? Arbs and Strubs, Hutson and Matheson and Savard with Carrier?
It don't even matter...

 

[KevSkillz4]

I wanted to see Kaprizov but he is hurt, that's the type of player we have with Demidov. Both are such fun to watch.

 

[vokiel]

Wild on a back to back, on Habs home ice.. We should win this.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Minnesota playing vs Leafs rn

Gonna play against their shit goalies . Should be easy

 

[Tuggy]

Habs win and right back in da mix.

 

[Habs]

I've hated Minnesota hockey since they took back Bobby Smith from us.

 

[the]

Best of luck to Marc-André in his final game at the Bell Center. He’s had one heck of a career.

 

[HuGort]

Not gonna lie, win, or lose, I'd be fine with Fleury being named the number 1 star of the game for him to take a lap, as you know he will

We going to chase him out of the game

 

[Habssince89]

- Will be interesting to watch both Struble-Savard and Xhekaj-Carrier, as Savard will have a good effect on Struble as he did on X, and Carrier compliment's X's game well.
- Newhook has been good lately, great balance to Laine and Dach.
- Dobes has settled in now, his numbers have come back down to earth, but of course they still look good. He's said to have a strong mental game, with a mental coach. I'm expecting him to play great.

 

[OldCraig71]

I've hated Minnesota hockey since they took back Bobby Smith from us.

I hope they don't steal Pezz from us.

 

[BLONG7]

We haven't beaten the wild since 1966 so I am not hopeful

lol
It sure seems that way..........man we do not match up well against these guys.
Time to change that guys!!
Gp Habs Go

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Scheduled loss

 

[Rapala]

Can't wait for Matheson and Hutson to play half an hour each.

I don't want to think about it the first time we over played rookie Dmen they ALL got injured at one point.

For God sakes Marty do not ever play Hutson on his weak side. I hated seeing the kid hesitant to go get a puck to close out a period. That isn't Hutson and it's the first time I've seen him looking overwhelmed. The last time I saw hesitancy like that was actually a right winger refusing to go after a puck in Xhekaj's corner.

 

[habdynasty]

Habs suck on home ice , Fleury probably get the shutout.

 

[The Real Timo]

I don't want to think about it the first time we over played rookie Dmen they ALL got injured at one point.

For God sakes Marty do not ever play Hutson on his weak side. I hated seeing the kid hesitant to go get a puck to close out a period. That isn't Hutson and it's the first time I've seen him looking overwhelmed. The last time I saw hesitancy like that was actually a right winger refusing to go after a puck in Xhekaj's corner.

Is there some kind of a summer course St Louis can take that will teach him the most obvious things? Like playing players in their natural positions, time outs, net presence during powerplays, perhaps one or two alternative systems (concepts)?

I hope they don't steal Pezz from us.

That will be quite a loss.

 

[Rapala]

Is there some kind of a summer course St Louis can take that will teach him the most obvious things? Like playing players in their natural positions, time outs, perhaps one or two alternative systems (concepts)?


That will be quite a loss.

Just over thinking the situation.
The pairings we had were as good as it was going to get without a trade.
The reason our play isn't nearly as good as it was during the winning run is we have to give post season effort to win regular season games. Something that is hard enough to maintain in the post season with regular rests nevermind in the regular season once you start adding B2B 3in4 etc. It was never going to be sustainable for such a Depth deprived team.

 

[Rapala]

Wild on a back to back, on Habs home ice.. We should win this.

That is exactly what I said the last time they were here when all the posts and media buzz was speculating it would be MAF's last game at the Bell Center...

How many times are they going to ride that horse LMFAO.