GDT: Habs vs Islanders, 12/3/24, 7 PM | TSN2: Laine Returns!

[habsfan891]

How the hell did you find my dating profile pic??

Your doing well it still looks better than my dating profile

 

[Pat Riot]

Caufield-Suz-Slaf
Laine-Dach-Gally
Newhook-Dvo-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Armia

 

[The Real Timo]

So are habs keeping this a big mystery that Laine is returning? I didn't see any formal lineup announcements or confirmation that he is in tonight. Why the f***ing mystery?

 

[the]

I want a pre-game ceremony to welcome Patrick Laine to the team.

 

[Tyson]

Caufield-Suz-Slaf
Laine-Dach-Gally
Newhook-Dvo-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Armia

I get the feeling that MSL will keep Newhook on the top line. I vehemently disagree with that and Slaf needs to be back on the top line.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I get the feeling that MSL will keep Newhook on the top line. I vehemently disagree with that and Slaf needs to be back on the top line.

Completely agree.

 

[Nova_Scotia_Vees]

Slaf Suzuki Cole
Laine Dach Heineman
Newhook evans Gally
Armia Dvo Anderson

 

[MarkovsKnee]

First time MSL will be working with the projected full lineup for this season, unless Reinbacher was going to make the team.

Reinbacher was definitely going to make the team.

 

[morhilane]

So are habs keeping this a big mystery that Laine is returning? I didn't see any formal lineup announcements or confirmation that he is in tonight. Why the f***ing mystery?

Morning skate haven't happened yet, it's usually after those or when the coach talks to the media before the game if there was no morning skate that those news are shared.

edit: Morning skate is at 10:30 am.

 

[Habs]

Cool our future coach is back in town.

 

[The Real Timo]

Reinbacher was definitely going to make the team.

He wasn't all that good in pre-season... was it because he Hughes picked him over highly coveted offensive dynamo in Mitchkov? Cause I didn't see any other reason why he would be. If I remember all the talk here, it was mostly disappointment at the time and he was destined for Laval.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Lineup projection

Slaf Suzuki Cole
Laine Dach Newhook
Anderson Dvo Gally
Pezzetta Evans Heinemann

Armia is definitely playing unless he's hurt. Pezz will likely get games in 2nd half when we start (hopefully) trading players.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Caufield-Suz-Slaf
Laine-Dach-Gally
Newhook-Dvo-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Armia

That's the lineup I'd go with.

 

[Tyson]

Slaf Suzuki Cole
Laine Dach Heineman
Newhook evans Gally
Armia Dvo Anderson

I would switch Dach with Evans until Dach finds his mojo

 

[Rapala]

Patrick "This is the team that Lou gave me" Roy returns to Montreal with the Islanders.

It's expected that Laine will play his 1st regular season game for Montreal.

I'm at least looking forward to that.

I'm going to the game tonight and after skipping the Kings and Rangers debacles earlier this season it's a sure sign the on ice product is getting better.
Hopefully we get confirmation soon that Laine is in but I'm very confident it's HAPPENING!
The ovation he'll get will be a buzz in itself.

 

[Tyson]

Cool our future coach is back in town.

If Roy ever becomes head coach of the Habs I will stop following the Habs. Great player but I draw the line at him ever coaching the Habs.

 

[Nova_Scotia_Vees]

I would switch Dach with Evans until Dach finds his mojo

Evans i love but has no hands

 

[MarkovsKnee]

He wasn't all that good in pre-season... was it because he Hughes picked him over highly coveted offensive dynamo in Mitchkov? Cause I didn't see any other reason why he would be. If I remember all the talk here, it was mostly disappointment at the time and he was destined for Laval.

He had an excellent pre-season. Wtf are you talking about? The guy was great defensively, and was calm & smooth. There was no way he was going to Laval. Struble & Barron would have been 7th / 8th D. Instead, we have f***ing Barron actually playing when he should be sitting.

 

[The Real Timo]

He had an excellent pre-season. Wtf are you talking about? The guy was great defensively, and was calm & smooth. There was no way he was going to Laval. Struble & Barron would have been 7th / 8th D. Instead, we have f***ing Barron actually playing when he should be sitting.

Agree with the last sentence.

 

[Rapala]

Well , we could make the playoffs , right ? right ?

Playing .500 hockey from here on in with a flat GF/GA would be a win in my books.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Playing .500 hockey from here on in with a flat GF/GA would be a win in my books.

Since their 7-5 win against the Sabres on November 11th, Habs have played .500 hockey and are -2 in goal differential.

They're 4-4-1 in those 9 games. With I believe 29 goals for and 31 against.

Now they have 5 straight home games. And 6 of their next 7 are at the Bell Center. They play Isles tonight, then play Preds, Caps, Ducks, and Pens in those 5 games. Then go to Winnipeg to play Jets and then come back to play Sabres at home.

I think aside from the Caps and Jets, I think all those games are winnable.

 

[Rapala]

I would switch Dach with Evans until Dach finds his mojo

Exactly what should happen and if we start Heineman on the fourth line I'll shit kittens.
With all the screaming for meritocracy are we trying to break our own players?

 

[The Real Timo]

Evans i love but has no hands

Why was Evans, Anderson, Gallagher line broken up? LIke f***ing why?! It was a good checking line that pitched in occasionally. Go back to what bottom lines were a couple of weeks ago. Sit Dach in the press box. Get Pezz in. Put Slaf back with Suzuki and CC. How f***ing complicated is it?

 

[EveryDay]

I wish they would have kept Kovacevic instead of Barron....

 

[Runner77]

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