Pre-Game Talk: Monahan-less Habs vs Caps
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The next 32 games will be difficult to watch.
FrankMTL
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I'm hoping Slafkovsky continues to progress....that's more or less the only thing left that interests me at the moment.
Sam de Mtl
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Until newhook comes back, yeah I guess that's the biggest storyline. Maybe Arber securing a regular spot? Cayden Primeau a little, but he has struggled a little but lately.
Gignac signs and will start with the Habs too
I hope to see some progress from Alex Newhook once he gets back.
26Mats
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I hope for the best, but center doesn't seem to be his position and ankle injuries are tough to come back from at first.
I think we'll get to see Newhook being centered and set up by Dach next year. That I'm looking really forward to.
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To be honest...............it's been painful since the 2017 Bergevin Summer Meltdown.
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Agreed...........but there are a few things to keep us interested, Guhlie, Arber, and sometime in March I think we will see Hutson! If not in March, April for sure!
As for upfront, would like Slaf, CC and The Captain to be reunited, so we at least have one line that can create scoring chances.
Monty and Primeau to take the net, and Allen gone.
Lafleurs Guy
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I’m hoping CC can salvage his season. A lot of his recent goals were assisted by Monahan though.
No offense but that’s a freaking sad lineup
26Mats
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Yes, we're going to be icing a sad lineup no matter how you slice it for the next 32 games.
I mean I was trying to maximize Anderson, Pearson, and Armia. But to try to get 2 scoring lines and a defensively sound 3rd line, you could go:
RHP - Suzuki - Anderson
Caufield - Newhook - Slafkovsky
Armia/Ylonen - Evans - Pearson
Pez - Condotta - Ylonen/Armia
MarkovsKnee
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Lineup with Monahan wasn't great, but now it's downright ugly. I believe Gignac is staying up.
I guess:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Pearson-Evans-Anderson
RHP-Gignac-Armia
Pezzetta-Condotta-Ylonen
Suspended: Gallagher
IR: Newhook, Dach, Dvorak
I guess:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Pearson-Evans-Anderson
RHP-Gignac-Armia
Pezzetta-Condotta-Ylonen
Suspended: Gallagher
IR: Newhook, Dach, Dvorak
The Real Timo
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Because first 50 were such a treat really...
oh god.. we still have dvorak
Not if your in for the tank
Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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Yup.
That's honestly why I was hoping for Gauthier, just to see something different.
Now you're tuning in hoping Slaf does something, or Xhekaj/Guhle look good on the back in.
Monty keeps the team close, but they lose because of lack of skill.
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Pearson should be gone. Someone who needs depth should at least offer a 7th for him. No one is likely to want Armia until next years deadline. Someone want might want Anderson but HuGo is not retaining for 3 more years (unless the offer is 2 1sts). Would have to be a cap dump with 2 or 3 years left on his contract.Emphasis on "try".
I'll be popping champagne if Hughes pulls one of these off
BLONG7
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Easily and possibly top 5
& yet how much do you want to bet that some posters will take the impending late season "collapse" as a coaching problem...
If they manage anything close to .500 hockey down the stretch, MSL should win the Adams lol
I'll settle for Suzuki, Slaf, CC & Newhook and our young D playing well/staying engaged and looking excited about next year at the locker clean out... Just that would be a big win and a positive reflection on the coaching
It's a stop-gap measure but I don't dislike Condotta on the 4th line. He's effective. Some players play a 4th line style and will never be in the top 6 but he's no defensive liability and seems to do well.
Now don't throw me stones for it, he's just better in that role at the NHL level than say Kidney or Andersen but still, it gives something to look at when listening to the game.
I'm eager to see what Gignac will do now
Now don't throw me stones for it, he's just better in that role at the NHL level than say Kidney or Andersen but still, it gives something to look at when listening to the game.
I'm eager to see what Gignac will do now
BLONG7
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Thinking MSL needs to stop using Gallagher so much.................might help some of us think he is actually developing his kids, and not his vets! Gally and Armia are two I want to see on the 4th line in terms of usage....
Let the kids loose!! Bench the useless vets.
For the record I like MSL..............but some of his decisions, leave me confused as to what he is thinking.....up front and on D.
JianYang
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You're right. This crappy roster is going to lose alot of games, and it's going to be msl's fault for not making chicken salad out of chicken shit.
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