Pre-Game Talk: Montreal @ Columbus Tuesday at 7pm

[The Real Timo]

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Classic!

 

[Habs Halifax]

Lindgren would be Price's backup if he would have had a better AHL season last year. Injuries ?

Last year's Laval team was horrible! You can look at his AHL stats all day long and they are not great. But why ignore what he has actually done in actual NHL games? I know he has issues as a young goalie who had some promise at some point in time and he seems to be the forgotten one now. My point is his 18 NHL game sample size has better production than both Niemi and Kinkaid as a back-up.

Something about Lindgren stepping up when he gets to play NHL games. He has 2 shutouts too. What's up with this? He lucky?

 

[1909]

Last year's Laval team was horrible! You can look at his AHL stats all day long and they are not great. But why ignore what he has actually done in actual NHL games? I know he has issues as a young goalie who had some promise at some point in time and he seems to be the forgotten one now. My point is his 18 NHL game sample size has better production than both Niemi and Kinkaid as a back-up.

Something about Lindgren stepping up when he gets to play NHL games. He has 2 shutouts too. What's up with this? He lucky?

Habs management have the same (or better) stats than you about Lindgren. They have other reasons.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Habs management have the same (or better) stats than you about Lindgren. They have other reasons.

All I am saying is Lindgren has done well in his 18 NHL starts and the production we have got from him in those starts are better than what we got from Niemi and with Kindkaid so far. It's a fact

Habs wanted a more proven option as the back-up but so far after two seasons, we have failed to find one. I like Kinkaid but his stats are not good right now man. You can defend him all you want. I'd certainly give Lindgren a start on one of those back to back games if Kinkaid does not start to improve his GAA and Sv%.

 

[1909]

All I am saying is Lindgren has done well in his 18 NHL starts and the production we have got from him in those starts are better than what we got from Niemi and with Kindkaid so far. It's a fact

Habs wanted a more proven option as the back-up but so far after two seasons, we have failed to find one. I like Kinkaid but his stats are not good right now man. You can defend him all you want. I'd certainly give Lindgren a start on one of those back to back games if Kinkaid does not start to improve his GAA and Sv%.

Kinkaid will be UFA next July. Let Lindgren shine a bit more at AHL level. And he should be backing Price next season, or later this year. McNiven deserves to play at AHL level too.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Kinkaid will be UFA next July. Let Lindgren shine a bit more at AHL level. And he should be backing Price next season, or later this year. McNiven deserves to play at AHL level too.

That was our plan with Lindgren last year and it didn't work cause they signed Kinkaid. Lindgren doesn't help his case in non NHL games

 

[MarkovsKnee]

My lines would be pretty simple against Columbus: go with what you know:

Tatar Danault Gallagher
Domi Suzuki Hudon
Lehkonen KK Armia
Cousins Thompson Weal

All these lines except the Suzuki line have proven to be effective/tough to play against. Hudon's offense will fit well with Domi and Suzuki. And Suzuki is defensively responsible enough.

Pretty much what I was thinking too. Keep Danault line together. The 4th line the same. Put the Finns back together.

That leaves the misfits as a line.

Either Domi - Suzuki - Hudon

Or Hudon - Domi - Suzuki

 

[The Real Timo]

Pretty much what I was thinking too. Keep Danault line together. The 4th line the same. Put the Finns back together.

That leaves the misfits as a line.

Either Domi - Suzuki - Hudon

Or Hudon - Domi - Suzuki

Or... no Hudon. period.
Like anyone else but Hudon.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Or... no Hudon. period.
Like anyone else but Hudon.

We need 12 forwards and they're not calling anyone else up. Wouldn't be surprised if they move Weal up.

 

[26Mats]

Or... no Hudon. period.
Like anyone else but Hudon.

I'm fine with Poehling or Belzille taking Hudon's spot on that line if Hudon can't hack it.

 

[angusyoung]

I'm fine with Poehling or Belzille taking Hudon's spot on that line if Hudon can't hack it.

Hudons last gasp and some others possibly as well. Rather slim pickens at the moment.

 

[The Real Timo]

Is Webzy taking a day off? Therapy?

The bottom 2 lines look terrible.
Formation du Canadien à l'entraînement
Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Domi-Suzuki-Armia
Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Weal
Hudon-Cousins-Thompson
Chiarot-Folin
Mete-Petry
Kulak-Reilly
Fleury

 

[The Real Timo]

I'm fine with Poehling or Belzille taking Hudon's spot on that line if Hudon can't hack it.

IF?!

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

We need 12 forwards and they're not calling anyone else up. Wouldn't be surprised if they move Weal up.

We could easily Call Belzile or Veldejmo over Hudon imo

 

[26Mats]

Is Webzy taking a day off? Therapy?

The bottom 2 lines look terrible.
Formation du Canadien à l'entraînement
Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Domi-Suzuki-Armia
Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Weal
Hudon-Cousins-Thompson
Chiarot-Folin
Mete-Petry
Kulak-Reilly
Fleury

Why is Fleury listed as the extra man?

 

[ahmedou]

Let's play collectively. It's how we work. We can't rely on individuality. It's not us unfortunately...

 

[26Mats]

Let's play collectively. It's how we work. We can't rely on individuality. It's not us unfortunately...

Hopefully Domi gets this message.

 

[Andrei79]

Monday's practice at the Bell Sports Complex.

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Domi - Suzuki - Armia
Lehkonen - Kotkaniemi - Weal
Hudon - Thompson - Cousins

Chiarot - Folin
Mete - Petry
Kulak - Reilly/Fleury

Price
Kinkaid

I'm good with these lines. Wish KK had better wingers, but Suzuki earned his spot. Great to see CJ try two young guys at center.

 

[Runner77]

No posts from @jaffy27 in this thread.

Was hoping to get him to expound a little more on this claim he had made a while ago:

Hey, I was a body guard for Justin Timberlake back when he was with N Sync, (weekend gig) I got a few stories there too

 

[jaffy27]

No posts from @jaffy27 in this thread.

Was hoping to get him to expound a little more on this claim he had made a while ago:

Yup......when he was with InSync.....or whatever the name of the group lol

this would’ve been 98 because it was just before my daughter was born, he was hitting on my wife to be, asked her out, she declined and he said why....because my BF is right there lol......of course we had a good laugh about it, he was a pretty nice guy, apologized but I was like no worries man lol

 

[Censored Toad]

We win this

 

[1909]

Domi is not very happy to have been put back on a wing..... What effect is it gonna have on his play and on the team ? I hope Weber, Thompson and Gally put some common sense in his brain.

 

[1909]

We could easily Call Belzile or Veldejmo over Hudon imo

Hudon has proven in the past he can play at NHL level... Not the two others.

 

[Beer and Chips]

Now I get how some in here were speculating that Drouin’s injury would require more than a week. Byron also getting operated on.

Well that explains Byron's troubles.

 

[habergeon]

Not saying he is a long term solution but why not trust his 18 game sample size?

Rebound control, or lack thereof would be my guess.

I think the books out on Charlie, put it in the pads and crash, you’ll get those secondary scoring chances in spades.

For all his warts this year, Kincaid has actually done a better job than his numbers say.

People forget how pourous our D can be (and how great Price is), gives a lot of unrealistic expectations. A lot of really good goalies would look very ordinary behind our D.