GDT: Pre-Season Game #2: Toronto @ Montreal | 7pm

[egd27]

So is that both games that they haven't dressed Engvall?

 

[zeke]

I'd expect a better Habs team tonight. Teams tend to dress stronger lineups for home pre-season games.

Game 1 both teams dressed 10 regulars, with MTL dressing their full 1st line and #1D.

 

[zeke]

So is that both games that they haven't dressed Engvall?

I think he might have a hip issue.

 

[Havoc]

lo there is a kid who is 6'9", I think he is playing the wrong sport

edit: according to someone over on the Montreal forum Montreal will be icing,

"Drouin, Anderson, Dvorak, Guhle, Norlinder, Chiarot, Savard, Armia, Evans, Allen, Mysak, Ylonen, RHP among others. It should be a better line-up than Saturday along with the more interesting prospects"

Marner alone is worth more than all these guys combined. We should be fine.

 

[Bellzy]

He's very raw but actually looked half decent in the rookie tournament. I believe he was drafted by Dallas a few years ago.

Watched him on the Barrie colts. He was solid.

 

[Fogelhund]

 

[Fogelhund]

Villeneuve directed the Dune film sire.

He was a pretty good F1 driver too.

 

[Nylander88]

Mikheyev: "I wANt MOre IcE tiMeee"

Leafs management: *throws him into every pre-season game*

 

[Fogelhund]

My guess:

Ritchie --- Brooks --- Marner
Gusev --- Kampf --- Kase
Mikheyev --- Semyonov --- Simmonds
Douglas --- SDA --- Anderson
(Seney)

Rielly --- Dermott
Dahlstrom --- Holl
Rubins --- Mennell
(Kivihalme --- Villeneuve)

Three lines up front, with a player likely to punch someone in the face at some point.

 

[Fogelhund]

The second power play group, seems to lack a legitimate a put in the net option. Passing around, fast skating, some fancy stuff.. . except of course Simmonds annoying people in front of the net.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Marner alone is worth more than all these guys combined. We should be fine.

even then. who cares. it's just pre-season anyways

 

[Beaumaris]

Where’s Mathews?

 

[Nylander88]

Things I'm personally looking for tonight:

1. How does our new tandem look? Campbell and Mrazek are hopefully gonna put on a show as they begin to push eachother for playing time.

2. How does a healthy Kase look? And how do him and Kampf look as a duo.

3. Nick Ritchie. Is he a 1st line LW compliment? Bunting showed well in his audition for top 6 LW.

4. Can Joey Anderson force us into giving him a legitimate look? Doesn't look like he's currently being given that opportunity based on lines.

5. Can Menell force his way into the competition for that #6 spot on the backend

 

[fahad203]

Where’s Mathews?

They are going to take their sweet time with him. Wrist surgery few months ago.
I say give him few more weeks. Why not.

 

[al secord]

Where’s Mathews?

Waiver fodder.

 

[SprDaVE]

Where’s Mathews?

Recovering from wrist surgery. Probably will play the last game or so of pre-season.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Not expecting the same lopsided result tonight based on the lineups, but I'm looking forward to see how the all the new acquisitions look in game action.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Where’s Mathews?

Back for playoffs

 

[Auston Powers]

is this one on tv ?

It's on TSN2 and TSN4 tonight @7:00

Schedule

 

[Fogelhund]

 

[zeke]

think it's crazy that he hasn't been tried here before - not because i think it should be permanent or anything, but because Mitch and the other stars should all be movign and switching between all these spots on the PP constantly.

 

[stickty111]

Based on the PP unit, looks like SDA is playing in his 2nd straight game which is interesting. I don't know if it's just because or a reward for a good game 1.

 

[WTFMAN99]

think it's crazy that he hasn't been tried here before - not because i think it should be permanent or anything, but because Mitch and the other stars should all be movign and switching between all these spots on the PP constantly.

I was literally talking all playoffs about how they should use the bumper spot more like Tampa did rather than just a decoy.

Brayden Schenn on the Flyers PP was also awesome from that spot.

 

[JustJokinenAround]

we'll get out continued revenge against montreal. 2-0 in the preseason, take that montreal

 

[zeke]

I was literally talking all playoffs about how they should use the bumper spot more like Tampa did rather than just a decoy.

Brayden Schenn on the Flyers PP was also awesome from that spot.

yeah the thing is the bumper spot is hard - you need some real nifty mittens to make it work right. which mitch has, of course.

Tavares

Nylander ----- Marner ----- Matthews

Rielly​

Seems like such an obvious thing to try, given marner's insane hands and touch and not great shot, and given Willy and Matthews' wicked shots.