Speculation: Opening Season Roster Predictions

[Hannibal]

Defence should be:

Markov-Gorges
Tinordi-Subban
Murray-Diaz

Best defence we could lineup. Period.

 

[hototogisu]

Defence should be:

Markov-Gorges
Tinordi-Subban
Murray-Diaz

Best defence we could lineup. Period.

Except Bouillon is a better hockey player than Murray.

 

[Grant McCagg]

HF boards lineup -

Leblanc - Reway - Morrow
Parros - Halpern - Prust
Gally - Eller - Chucky
Patch - Plekanec - Gagne


Tinordi - Pateryn
Subban - Markov
Ellis Beaulieu

Tim Thomas
Patty Roy

 

[Agnostic]

HF boards lineup -

Leblanc - Reway - Morrow
Parros - Halpern - Prust
Gally - Eller - Chucky
Patch - Plekanec - Gagne


Tinordi - Pateryn
Subban - Markov
Ellis Beaulieu

Tim Thomas
Patty Roy

Funny, and so true. Although I thought HF boards traded Plekanec and Markov months ago.

 

[Hannibal]

Except Bouillon is a better hockey player than Murray.

Murray brings something "bigger" that our team needs than bouillon. And i'm not making a bad joke...

 

[odishabs]

Pacioretty - Desharnais - Briere

Bourque - Plekanec - Thomas

Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher

Prust - Bournival - Moen/White


Gorges - Subban

Markov - Diaz

Murray - Bouillon

Drewiske

 

[Kents polished head]

Except Bouillon is a better hockey player than Murray.

Once again, no, he's not. You guys talk in absolutes as if Player A > Player B > Player C. It's not like that. Bouillon, Diaz, Murray... None of those three is significantly better than the others.

 

[JohnLennon]

What I think we'll see...

Pacioretty-Desharnais-Briere
Bourque-Plekanec-Thomas/St. Pierre
Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
Moen-White-Prust

Subban-Gorges
Markov-Diaz
Bouillon-Murray

Price
Budaj

This is what I think opening night will look like as well.

 

[Account Terminated]

If Thomas or St-Pierre find themselves on a first or second line rather than Therrien bumping Gallagher up, sticking Prust on the third line and adding Dumont to the fourth line, management goofed up big time.

Give me Bourque-Plekanec-Gallagher and Galchenyuk-Eller-Prust any day.

 

[hototogisu]

Once again, no, he's not. You guys talk in absolutes as if Player A > Player B > Player C. It's not like that. Bouillon, Diaz, Murray... None of those three is significantly better than the others.

Isn't "no he's not" an absolute?

You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine. I think Diaz is better than Bouillon who is better than Murray who is better than Drewiske.

The Habs' needs, of course, will dictate which of them gets into the lineup at which time and so on.

 

[onemorecup*]

Max dd briere

is this regime serious that this maybe our #1 line this year , and first wave of powerplay .

This line wont be able to generate anything 5/5 way to weak defensively

Thoughts ?

 

[Habs10Habs]

Wasn't a big fan of them 5 on 5, but I didn't mind seeing them on the PP.

 

[Andy]

if Gionta and Emelin aren't ready

Pacioretty Desharnais Briere
Bourque Plekanec Bournival
Galchenyuk Eller Gallagher
Moen White Prust

Gorges Subban
Markov Tinordi
Murray Diaz

 

[Clippy]

For some reason it bugs me that all our right wingers are small.

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

if Gionta and Emelin aren't ready

Pacioretty Desharnais Briere
Bourque Plekanec Bournival
Galchenyuk Eller Gallagher
Moen White Prust

Gorges Subban
Markov Tinordi
Murray Diaz

Bournival looks promising, in terms of bring a high compete level as well as a commitment to fitness and strengthening. The team needs more like him.

 

[OpenIceHit]

Since he's our best C, just give Plekanec the best wingers once and for all. What did DD do to deserve the best wingers all the time? And what Plekanec did to deserve to play with average wingers?

 

[JLP]

Since he's our best C, just give Plekanec the best wingers once and for all. What did DD do to deserve the best wingers all the time? And what Plekanec did to deserve to play with average wingers?

Unfortunately much of our line-making involves spreading out smurfs.

 

[Ginu]

Pacioretty-Desharnais-Briere
Bourque-Plekanec-Thomas
Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
Moen-White-Prust

Tinordi-Subban
Markov-Gorges
Murray-Diaz

Price
Budaj

I don't see how we go into this season with only Murray as our physical presence in this division. Tinordi's giving management a tough decision to make. Murray should help us out. When Emelin comes back, I do

Tinordi - Subban
Markov - Emelin
Murray - Gorges
Diaz, Drewiske

Trade Diaz next off-season.

 

[CupInSIX]

Pacioretty Desharnais Gallagher
Bourque Plekanec Briere
Galchenyuk Eller Prust
Moen White Parros
Bournival

Subban-Gorges
Markov-Tinordi
Bouillon-Murray
Diaz
Drewiskie

some guy named Carey
Boo-die

I'm actually expecting 1 forward and 1 defenseman to get moved before the start of the season.

 

[Puck Luck Run Amok]

Pacioretty - Desharnais - Briere
Bourque - Plekanec - Gallagher
Galchenyuk - Eller - McCarron (Would love to see him get a 9 game try on this spot)
Prust - White - Parros

Traded: Moen (It's time for him to go, he doesn't have any role left with the team that White can't do better, even if marginally so)

Injured: Gionta

Gorges - Subban
Markov - Tinordi
Murray - Diaz
Bouillon

Price
Budaj

 

[AntonCH]

Gionta was just cleared for contact
Revise your line-ups for the forwards to something like:

Pacioretty - Desharnais - Briere
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Moen - White - Prust

The only spot available will most likely be Emelin's spot until his return

 

[Dominator13]

Parros HAS to play againts the Leafs!

 

[25get]

Pacioretty-Desharnais-Briere
Bourque-Plekanec-Thomas
Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
Moen-White-Prust

Tinordi-Subban
Markov-Gorges
Murray-Diaz

Price
Budaj

I don't see how we go into this season with only Murray as our physical presence in this division. Tinordi's giving management a tough decision to make. Murray should help us out. When Emelin comes back, I do

Tinordi - Subban
Markov - Emelin
Murray - Gorges
Diaz, Drewiske

Trade Diaz next off-season.

Trade a UFA?

 

[snakeye]

Trade a UFA?

That move gets an hfboards seal of approval. Good stuff.

 

[canadiensnation]

Gionta should be back for the opener if he resumes full practice in the next couple days.