GDT: Los Angeles Kings vs Montreal Canadiens 11/10/16 7:30pm EST SN360, RDS, TSN 690

[Deebs]

 

[Rapala]

not likely. The kings are corsi darlings and outshoot their opponents almost every night.
I am going to go the opposite and say LA outshoots Montreal by at least 10 shots but losses by 2+ goals.

They may be Corsi darlings but if they watched film of some of our recent outings they'd know a stiff forecheck hems us in more often than not.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

That would be embarrassing for Montreal and all of Canada if they boo the anthem.

That's never stopped them before.

 

[Phil Parent]

Joel Hanley probably didn't think he would play in the NHL, much less in two different seasons and this time, he's earned it, we're not crippled by injuries.

I expect a point from him tonight.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

I'm not gonna lie, Pateryn was a complete tirefire in his own end last game. I am no fan of Hanley but I don't mind him sitting one game.

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

Kings are playing well of late and surprisingly Budaj too. I still expect a win because...well just because

 

[Whitesnake]

Have no idea how you are building a kid's confident for playing badly for 1 game IN A ROW....A couple of guys like Lehkonen was having, if he would not have been injured, he would have sat out. Not as a punishment, as a break, go look what's going on, calm down, regroup and come back.

Pateryn's not playing is...you are playing badly for 1 game, you sit. And the funny part is that if we lead, just watch how many minutes Hanley will get and just how much icetime will that mean for the rest of the 5 guys. It's extra icetime for them tonight.

 

[Hoople]

Bingo. Nailed it.

 

[Hoople]

Have no idea how you are building a kid's confident for playing badly for 1 game IN A ROW....A couple of guys like Lehkonen was having, if he would not have been injured, he would have sat out. Not as a punishment, as a break, go look what's going on, calm down, regroup and come back.

Pateryn's not playing is...you are playing badly for 1 game, you sit. And the funny part is that if we lead, just watch how many minutes Hanley will get and just how much icetime will that mean for the rest of the 5 guys. It's extra icetime for them tonight.

On the other hand, Hanley is playing well in the A and deserves some time in Montreal.

4 points in 10 games and a +5. Developing more than 1 Dman is not a bad thing.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Have no idea how you are building a kid's confident for playing badly for 1 game IN A ROW....A couple of guys like Lehkonen was having, if he would not have been injured, he would have sat out. Not as a punishment, as a break, go look what's going on, calm down, regroup and come back.

Pateryn's not playing is...you are playing badly for 1 game, you sit. And the funny part is that if we lead, just watch how many minutes Hanley will get and just how much icetime will that mean for the rest of the 5 guys. It's extra icetime for them tonight.

The way I see it, a forward has a lot less impact on a game than a defenseman. When you have a guy playing 15-17 mins like Pateryn has been, you can't afford for him to make dumb turnovers like he did last game. Those mistakes can be the difference between losing and winning.

 

[sheed36]

MT sounded like he was about to cry when talking about scratching DD for tonight.

 

[Deebs]

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I hope they try Danault on the wing of Chucky and Radulov tonight at some point.

 

[Whitesnake]

The way I see it, a forward has a lot less impact on a game than a defenseman. When you have a guy playing 15-17 mins like Pateryn has been, you can't afford for him to make dumb turnovers like he did last game. Those mistakes can be the difference between losing and winning.

But coming back from this, will it make him play better? Or more hesitant in order to not sit again?

 

[Whitesnake]

Love it. And love how he addresses the "center ice" issue by talking about...Mitchell. Says it all.

 

[sheed36]

Have no idea how you are building a kid's confident for playing badly for 1 game IN A ROW....A couple of guys like Lehkonen was having, if he would not have been injured, he would have sat out. Not as a punishment, as a break, go look what's going on, calm down, regroup and come back.

Pateryn's not playing is...you are playing badly for 1 game, you sit. And the funny part is that if we lead, just watch how many minutes Hanley will get and just how much icetime will that mean for the rest of the 5 guys. It's extra icetime for them tonight.

This is true. MT still played Weber over 25 minutes in the 10-0 loss to Columbus for crying out loud. I swear MT doesn't even know whats going on during games half the time.

 

[blarneylad]

I hope they try Danault on the wing of Chucky and Radulov tonight at some point.

I'd like to see that too actually. He has the right mix of size and speed to fit in on that line.

 

[JohnLennon]

I think the Habs are going to be hustling tonight. Especially guys like Byron, Andrighetto, Danault, Carr and Hanley who will be wanting to make an impression in their new positions on the team. Feeling optimistic.

 

[MXD]

I don't really like Pateryn's scratching due to the downside being signifincantly bigger than the upside.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

But coming back from this, will it make him play better? Or more hesitant in order to not sit again?

I agree with you in principle but at this point Pateryn has to know better if he's supposed to be this stay-at-home defenseman. The dude is 26 years old, he shouldn't be making brutal mistakes like that with the amount of experience he has. We'll see how he responds when he returns in the line-up.

 

[Habs]

Subban fans won't understand.

 

[GTA]

Ask the guy fighting in Afghanistan right now what he thinks about removing the anthem.......then we can completely forget that there are people fighting overseas for our way of living.

Keep the anthem, honour our soldiers, it's 3min of our lives!!

Sorry what does honoring soldiers have to do with a hockey game? Why dont we sing the anthem at work every morning too...or at church...or at stores at random times during the day. Its only 3 minutes of our lives!

Complete straw man.

 

[Fazkovsky]

Switch ghetto and PAC and that's a good lineup

Shaw and PAC can't play together as Andrew kills all the o plays

 

[Habs Halifax]

Subban fans won't understand.

Yeah but Subban can play keep away longer than Weber can so ha!

Weber > Subban!

 

[phoque taupe]

Subban leading in turnovers
SUBBAN SUCKS

Weber having more turnovers than Subban
WEBER > SUBBAN



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