Pre-Game Talk: Habs Heading Out West vs Ducks, Sharks, Kings & Blue Jackets

donghabs98

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Honestly what else is to be done except for blending until something works. Very few combinations have yielded sustained results everything has looked bad eventually or right away. This is a bad hockey team with a bunch of players that don't fit together
Anderson and Dvorak in particular are just not players who will do well in MSL's system. They should be moved the moment anything of value gets offered.
 

Tyson

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Harris is out indefinitely too I see. Yep blame the medical staff.

Man it has to be challenging to play on a bad team. Losing takes it toll.

Honestly what else is to be done except for blending until something works. Very few combinations have yielded sustained results everything has looked bad eventually or right away. This is a bad hockey team with a bunch of players that don't fit together
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G0bias

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What is with MSL's weird obsession with having Monahan on the 3rd line exactly? It somewhat made sense with Dvorak out. It's beyond bizarre now.

We don't nearly have enough horses to spread out the offence on 3 lines - just put him between CC and Slaf ffs.
 

morhilane

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Gally on the 1st is something. Maybe put Slaf there with Newie and Suzuki and keep Caufield on the 2nd instead?

What is with MSL's weird obsession with having Monahan on the 3rd line exactly? It somewhat made sense with Dvorak out. It's beyond bizarre now.

We don't nearly have enough horses to spread out the offence on 3 lines - just put him between CC and Slaf ffs.
Monahan has not looked good the last 3-ish games. He's probably injured...
 

pepperMonkey

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What is with MSL's weird obsession with having Monahan on the 3rd line exactly? It somewhat made sense with Dvorak out. It's beyond bizarre now.

We don't nearly have enough horses to spread out the offence on 3 lines - just put him between CC and Slaf ffs.
They are trying to prop up Dvorak so they could trade him at the deadline...(I hope).
 
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LV426

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Another trip out West... Super stoked.

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26Mats

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So these are MSL's lines.

Newhook-Suzuki-Gallagher
Caufield-Dvorak-Slafkovsky
Pearson-Monahan-Anderson
Pezzetta-Evans-Ylonen

I think the Suzuki line is too small and won't be able to maintain Ozone presence. I would switch Gally and Pearson. Or better,

Slafkovsky-Suzuki-Newhook
Caufield-Monahan-Ylonen
Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson
Pezzetta-Evans-Pearson
 

pepperMonkey

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Isn't that the goal with Monahan?

Dvorak's value won't really change much.
Well, if that is the case (Monahan), that line up isn't going to help him much ;)
(Though I suppose, with Monahan on the third line, it could prop up Anderson...albeit, that's a pie in the sky type dreaming...)
 

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