Pre-Game Talk: Round 1 Game 4 : Washington @ Montreal Sunday April 27th 6:30pm EST

[Milhouse40]

After the best game we've witness in Montreal for years......are you ready for more ?
From all account, Thompson will probably be out for the rest of the serie, might be a game changer.

Discuss

 

[Steve Shutt]

Last night's game was awesome - I want more of that

 

[Soaker]

Lather,rinse repeat please. Should be interesting who plays goal for both teams. Any news on call ups?

 

[teamfirst]

Jesus, just finished reading the post game thread and already a pre-game thread, i'm exhausted



GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Luigi Habs]

What if Price has been secretly training in case Montembault goes down?

 

[Kennerback]

IMO, yesterday was the Best NHL playoffs game this season. This is what playoffs hockey is all about!

 

[tooji]

I guess they will probably call Primeau- which will give Fowler the net for the AHL playoffs?

 

[HuGo Sham]

Caps will be much hungrier. Dobes is a gamer and we need him to step up

 

[Kennerback]

 

[Michoulicious]

We need more love in this violent chaos.

Thank you Ryan and Lane.

 

[Steve Shutt]

Is there a status report on Montembeault or L.Thompson? Curious if either will be back next game or in the series

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Winning next game would entirely flip the script, going to Washington with the wind in their sails.

 

[Steve Shutt]

Dvorak's 2nd playoff goal tied his career playoff total. Nice to see him stepping it up. The Anderson, Dvorak, Gallagher line has been solid so far in this series

 

[Steve Shutt]

Surprised by this stat:

Montembeault Career playoff wins = 0
Dobes Career playoff wins = 1

 

[Soaker]

Is there a status report on Montembeault or L.Thompson? Curious if either will be back next game or in the series

Figure that at this time of the season all that they will say will be game time decisions until there are further developments, don't want to show their cards.

 

[Rapala]

It was nice to see Laine with the Boys after the game genuinely Happy and invested in his team.
The problem is this team is a different animal speed wise without him and the way to beat the Caps is to out skate them.
I expect they will try everything they can to slow us down through the neutral zone in game 4.

 

[Doctor Bold]

I think Thompson was concussed earlier in the game, perhaps when he got clipped by Nick’s stick. His last concussion was from just a puck to the mask. And after the stick last night he couldn’t catch one shot. Seemed to be shaking his head. I’m no concussion expert (where were the spotters?) but that followed by how long he stayed down and how woozy he appeared when he got up (not just being unable to put weight on his leg) after he got massacred by Strome leaves me to believe that there is no way he plays again this year. The leg alone (MCL? ACL?) would likely keep him out. But his head? That could be really troublesome. I hope he makes a complete recovery on both counts.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

It was nice to see Laine with the Boys after the game genuinely Happy and invested in his team.
The problem is this team is a different animal speed wise without him and the way to beat the Caps is to out skate them.
I expect they will try everything they can to slow us down through the neutral zone in game 4.

It's why we can't have him next year. His cannon is nice and all, but our PP would be better without him now that Demidov is here. His presence renders our PP static and predictable.

 

[Kennerback]

It was nice to see Laine with the Boys after the game genuinely Happy and invested in his team.
The problem is this team is a different animal speed wise without him and the way to beat the Caps is to out skate them.
I expect they will try everything they can to slow us down through the neutral zone in game 4.

He was a good soldier during the season. He scored a ton of goals to help us win games. He’s now a casualty of war. But whatever this team achieves he was an integral part of it.

 

[SwiftyHab]

I think Thompson was concussed earlier in the game, perhaps when he got clipped by Nick’s stick. His last concussion was from just a puck to the mask. And after the stick last night he couldn’t catch one shot. Seemed to be shaking his head. I’m no concussion expert (where were the spotters?) but that followed by how long he stayed down and how woozy he appeared when he got up (not just being unable to put weight on his leg) after he got massacred by Strome leaves me to believe that there is no way he plays again this year. The leg alone (MCL? ACL?) would likely keep him out. But his head? That could be really troublesome. I hope he makes a complete recovery on both counts.

It wasn’t Nick’s stick!

 

[The Real Timo]

St Louis' job now is to make sure the team keeps the right balance of focus and emotions. Have the right guys target their assholes and cause shit... that leave the top line do their job instead of being hammered into submission. Keep the discipline too. Just do the right amount of shit stirring and if it comes to blows, take their key guys off the ice.

And NO LAINE - even if he's ready.

Go HABS Go!!!!

 

[The Real Timo]

I think Thompson was concussed earlier in the game, perhaps when he got clipped by Nick’s stick. His last concussion was from just a puck to the mask. And after the stick last night he couldn’t catch one shot. Seemed to be shaking his head. I’m no concussion expert (where were the spotters?) but that followed by how long he stayed down and how woozy he appeared when he got up (not just being unable to put weight on his leg) after he got massacred by Strome leaves me to believe that there is no way he plays again this year. The leg alone (MCL? ACL?) would likely keep him out. But his head? That could be really troublesome. I hope he makes a complete recovery on both counts.

He also took a wicked slapper from Gallagher on a collar bone. I say Logan should take a rest for... oh, I don't know... about 4 games.

 

[SwiftyHab]

I don’t want Primeau in a single game this playoffs. Better to try Fowler

 

[salbutera]

LET THERE BE A WIN!

 

[sampollock]

we three was right
no 92 they win