GDT: Pre-season Game #6 vs. Ottawa Senators (7PM ET on RDS, TSN2, TSN5, TSN690 & 98.5 FM)

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

If a decent goalie was waived I would grab him and send both Monty and Primeau to the minors.

Maybe Khudobin has something left in the tank?

 

[Runner77]

That was bizarre. Kid is playing back-to-back.

Remember all the back-to-back things you could do when you were 18?

The only way you were able to replicate that level of recuperation and confort was the day you discovered a bidet backrest.

 

[Tyson]

Goal or no goal scored, Arber Xhekaj should play on the bottom pairing on opening night.

 

[BlackEye from Xhekaj]

Where did I say I wouldnt give him time to develop?

While you didn't say it in those exact words.. if we take a trip and read through the Slafkovsky thread, along with all of this, you're impatience is bursting at the seams, for an 18yr old kid, and where he "should be" after a few preseason games, by your standards!

 

[dinodebino]

Montembeault is cannon fodder. HuGo know this is going to be a struggle this season.

I wanted them to cut everybody, but I understand what they are doing. I think they will be testing the water for about 10-15 regular season games.

Hey! They can't do much because of all the loser contracts they have.

 

[Runner77]

Goal or no goal scored, Arber Xhekaj should play on the bottom pairing on opening night.

Jackeye certainly didn’t look out of place.

 

[Tyson]

Man folks really need to take it easy on the expectations for our young players. Criticize the floating vets but give the kids some patience.

 

[dinodebino]

Remember all the back-to-back things you could do when you were 18?

The only way you were able to replicate that level of recuperation and confort was the day you discovered a bidet backrest.

I discovered the bidet way after that. During that young back-to-back period, I was slinging it with paper.

 

[Banjo Cat]

Montembeault is cannon fodder.

With all the practice he will be getting, maybe he will become the best goalie ever?? Gotta think positive.

 

[Runner77]

Man folks really need to take it easy on the expectations for our young players. Criticize the floating vets but give the kids some patience.

We can’t control any of that but we can do our best not to contribute to it.

 

[dinodebino]

Got to give it to MSL. His suits are top notch quality, compared to his predecessor.

 

[morhilane]

No idea why they played him so much considering it was a back to back for him.

I guess they really wanted to test his conditioning.

I read an article a few days ago where it said that MSL wants to make his players unconformable. I guess it's a way to make them realize they have something to work on.

 

[Rapala]

Enough F'ing around with the lineup. I still have no clue who can play with Suzuki and Caufield. Slaf won't be able to handle the minutes/matchups. Anderson has zero puck possession skills. Hoffman doesn't execute very many good hockey plays and his shot is over-rated. Drouin doesn't have the compete necessary to merit 1st line duties and when he has shown some jam, he ends up injured. I would use Evans if we keep Dach and Monahan at C.
I get we want to see what lies down the road but most of those guys are nothing more than warm bodies.

 

[Tyson]

We can’t control any of that but we can do our best not to contribute to it.

Well said

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Montembeault is cannon fodder. HuGo know this is going to be a struggle this season.

I wanted them to cut everybody, but I understand what they are doing. I think they will be testing the water for about 10-15 regular season games.

Hey! They can't do much because of all the loser contracts they have.

Man, I just can't get over that Hoffman contract!

At least Drouin, Dadonov & Byron are all done after this year.

Really hope we buy-out Hoffman next summer.

And, we need Armia to play well enough to be tradeable at the deadline. We might get a 2nd for him; hopefully in 2023.

 

[Runner77]

With all the practice he will be getting, maybe he will become the best goalie ever?? Gotta think positive.

Yeah, we had a thread based on a similar premise. Lolzner was dubbed as Petry’s most reliable partner ever.

Unfortunately, thinking positive didn’t work as Lolzner soon transitioned to AHLzner.

 

[Eegs]

Enough F'ing around with the lineup. I still have no clue who can play with Suzuki and Caufield. Slaf won't be able to handle the minutes/matchups. Anderson has zero puck possession skills. Hoffman doesn't execute very many good hockey plays and his shot is over-rated. Drouin doesn't have the compete necessary to merit 1st line duties and when he has shown some jam, he ends up injured. I would use Evans if we keep Dach and Monahan at C.
I get we want to see what lies down the road but most of those guys are nothing more than warm bodies.

Yup, I think Evans might also be worth a try. He can certainly skate with them.

 

[dinodebino]

OK, they are cutting tomorrow at the latest. A-Team is going to the Maritimes.

 

[HostileCapSpace]

 

[EveryDay]

This would be my starting lineup without Edmundston and Byron still injured.

Monahan-Suzuki-Caufield
Dadonov-Dach-Anderson
Pitick-Dvorak-Gallagher
Hoffman-Evans-Armia

Pezzetta & Drouin

Matheson-Barron
Harris-Savard
Xhekaj-Wideman
Leskinen

Allen
Montenblow

I got a feeling Barron should also play in the AHL but with Edmundston injured and nobody else available he might get the nod to start the season in the NHL.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

Jackeye certainly didn’t look out of place.

Reading the Sens board is hilarious. They’re acting like Kastelic had a big win in the “fight,” where he tossed the gloves and started throwing well before Xhekaj, only to pull the chute and “fall” (wink wink) when Xhekaj got straightened around and had him in a vulnerable spot.



Video tells the story. Kastelic’s balance issues only kicked in when he started to take a couple.

 

[dinodebino]

Marty wants to get the f*** out of there.

Reading the Sens board is hilarious. They’re acting like Kastelic had a big win in the “fight,” where he tossed the gloves and started throwing well before Xhekaj, only to pull the chute and “fall” (wink wink) when Xhekaj got straightened around and had him in a vulnerable spot.



Video tells the story. Kastelic’s balance issues only kicked in when he started to take a couple.

There will be a rematch.

 

[Runner77]

Enough F'ing around with the lineup. I still have no clue who can play with Suzuki and Caufield. Slaf won't be able to handle the minutes/matchups. Anderson has zero puck possession skills. Hoffman doesn't execute very many good hockey plays and his shot is over-rated. Drouin doesn't have the compete necessary to merit 1st line duties and when he has shown some jam, he ends up injured. I would use Evans if we keep Dach and Monahan at C.
I get we want to see what lies down the road but most of those guys are nothing more than warm bodies.

Yeah but … whenever you’re faced with turmoil and uncertainty, just ask yourself: what does it look like from 10,000 feet above?

 

[EveryDay]

Armia is sofffffffffffttt

 

[Rapala]

Marty wants to get the f*** out of there.

I'm not even watching but I can feel it from here.

Yeah but … whenever you’re faced with turmoil and uncertainty, just ask yourself: what does it look like from 10,000 feet above?

Will have to run that one by Jaffy.