Pre-Game Talk: SJS @ MTL | Punching the Sharks | Thurs. Oct. 24th, 7PM

[Mrb1p]

Why can't they just break up that top line... Its clearly the freaking problem and nobodys seeing it. Infuriating.

 

[26Mats]

Is it me, or i feel like we are missing a Left Winger ?

Tatar-Danault-Gally
Byron/Leky-Domi-Suzuki
Drouin-KK-Armia
Cousins-Thompson-Weal

Meh players : Byron and Leky

Yes. He's in Laval. His name is Ryan Poehling.

Byron and Lehkonen are elite 4th liners. Time to put them on a line where they can be elite at what they do.

 

[ahmedou]

Not at San Jose, No Party...

 

[The Real Timo]

These are the lines being run at practice according to the Habs website. Seems decent.

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Lehkonen - Domi - Suzuki
Drouin - Kotkaniemi - Cousins
Byron - Thompson - Weal

Mete- Weber
Kulak - Petry
Chiarot - Fleury
Reilly - Folin

Price
Kinkaid

Can Biron play off-wing and replace Cousins on that KK line? 4th line of Cousins-Thompson-Weal sounds a lot more right to me. And I hope Julien Suzuki-Domi duo (let's face it, Lekhonen doesn't count) more than a couple of shifts to find chemistry. Domi line needs to step up.

I also like that Fleury is still in top 6. I like his game.

 

[The Great Weal]

Please enough of Lehkonen in the top 6. I'd rather see Byron there.

 

[The Real Timo]

Why can't they just break up that top line... Its clearly the freaking problem and nobodys seeing it. Infuriating.

Top line hasn't been fantastic but the great Phil Danault posted a couple last game and Gallagher and Tatar have both been chipping in. They are not really a top line on any decent team but they are on the Habs. Gotta live with that.

 

[Favster]

Is it me, or i feel like we are missing a Left Winger ?

Tatar-Danault-Gally
Byron/Leky-Domi-Suzuki
Drouin-KK-Armia
Cousins-Thompson-Weal

Meh players : Byron and Leky

Time to bring Poehling up and put Domi at LW.

Tatar-Danault-Gally
Domi-KK-Drouin
Lehkonen-Poehling-Armia
Byron-Thompson-Suzuki

 

[BLONG7]

Poehling should be in the lineup.............bring him up boys!!

 

[habsfan891]

These are the lines being run at practice according to the Habs website. Seems decent.

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Lehkonen - Domi - Suzuki
Drouin - Kotkaniemi - Cousins
Byron - Thompson - Weal

Mete- Weber
Kulak - Petry
Chiarot - Fleury
Reilly - Folin

Price
Kinkaid

Except they refuse to break up the top line even though it isnt very effective looking this year

 

[Mia]

And we really need a win because we are falling off last year's pace.

Lehkonen still being with Domi at this point is just absurd. I like him on an energy/defensive line as much as the next guy but he can't be taking minutes on a line that's expected to be producing. Byron can at least score a goal here and there and should be on Domi's left.

Yep. Lekh has 0 hands/offensive iq he cant follow with max and i feel its making max's motivation taking a drop since the start of this season. + its not the first time julien try to play them together and it never worked

 

[BLONG7]

Why can't they just break up that top line... Its clearly the freaking problem and nobodys seeing it. Infuriating.

Do we really have a top line? I know what you mean though, why Tatar Gally and Danno are untouchable ???

Clod gonna Clod.

 

[Mrb1p]

Top line hasn't been fantastic but the great Phil Danault posted a couple last game and Gallagher and Tatar have both been chipping in. They are not really a top line on any decent team but they are on the Habs. Gotta live with that.

Disagree. Gally and Tatar would actually make up an elite first line with Domi, yet here we are, struggling to produce one 60 points player on the top line.

 

[Mrb1p]

Do we really have a top line? I know what you mean though, why Tatar Gally and Danno are untouchable ???

Clod gonna Clod.

Well, they are the three best players by default (Danault is probably more like 6th best forward), they get the most ice-time, and Gally is the best forward, so Id say theyre the top line.

 

[Mrb1p]

Its so obvious what they need to do
Tatar-Domi-Gallagher
Byron-Danault-Lekhonen
Drouin-Kotkaniemi-Suzuki
Cousins-Thompson-Weal

Further down the line
Poehling-Domi-gallagher
Tatar-Danault-Armia/Lekhonen
Drouin-Kotkaniemi-Suzuki
Cousins-Thompson-Lekhonen/Armia
Weal as extra

Fixes many problem the team has.
1) Byron is shipped out because he's redundant at this point and he still has good value
2) Gally isolates Domi defensively and Poehling isolates the two smaller ones on size
3)Danault is finally broken off Gallagher and he still gets to produce a good bit and play shutdown with Tatar and Armia or Lekhonen
4) It gives Domi wingers, fina-f***ing-lee.
5) Makes an offensive line out of the third and it isolates Drouin defensively with two good defensive forwards (Although they are young.)

 

[habsfan891]

Its so obvious what they need to do
Tatar-Domi-Gallagher
Byron-Danault-Lekhonen
Drouin-Kotkaniemi-Suzuki
Cousins-Thompson-Weal

Further down the line
Poehling-Domi-gallagher
Tatar-Danault-Armia/Lekhonen
Drouin-Kotkaniemi-Suzuki
Cousins-Thompson-Lekhonen/Armia
Weal as extra

Fixes many problem the team has.
1) Byron is shipped out because he's redundant at this point and he still has good value
2) Gally isolates Domi defensively and Poehling isolates the two smaller ones on size
3)Danault is finally broken off Gallagher and he still gets to produce a good bit and play shutdown with Tatar and Armia or Lekhonen
4) It gives Domi wingers, fina-****ing-lee.
5) Makes an offensive line out of the third and it isolates Drouin defensively with two good defensive forwards (Although they are young.)

I like the lines id hope to see the kk line get more ice than Danault's shutdown line in that instance

 

[Mrb1p]

I like the lines id hope to see the kk line get more ice than Danault's shutdown line in that instance

Right now, Danault is getting about 13 minutes of ES ice-time, its perfect.

Its Thompson that gets too many ES minutes at 11:30 ish, he should be well under 10, like say 8 or 8:30. He'll get to about 12 of TOI with the PK and thats fine.

It allows the same minutes to be given to Danault, Domi and about a minute or a minute and a half more to KK.

Obviously, for that to happen, Clod should start trusting his first three lines a bit more defensively... But that probably won't happen.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Go Habs!

 

[habsfan891]

Right now, Danault is getting about 13 minutes of ES ice-time, its perfect.

Its Thompson that gets too many ES minutes at 11:30 ish, he should be well under 10, like say 8 or 8:30. He'll get to about 12 of TOI with the PK and thats fine.

It allows the same minutes to be given to Danault, Domi and about a minute or a minute and a half more to KK.

Obviously, for that to happen, Clod should start trusting his first three lines a bit more defensively... But that probably won't happen.

Fair points

 

[DangerDave]

Its so obvious what they need to do
Tatar-Domi-Gallagher
Byron-Danault-Lekhonen
Drouin-Kotkaniemi-Suzuki
Cousins-Thompson-Weal

Further down the line
Poehling-Domi-gallagher
Tatar-Danault-Armia/Lekhonen
Drouin-Kotkaniemi-Suzuki
Cousins-Thompson-Lekhonen/Armia
Weal as extra

Fixes many problem the team has.
1) Byron is shipped out because he's redundant at this point and he still has good value
2) Gally isolates Domi defensively and Poehling isolates the two smaller ones on size
3)Danault is finally broken off Gallagher and he still gets to produce a good bit and play shutdown with Tatar and Armia or Lekhonen
4) It gives Domi wingers, fina-****ing-lee.
5) Makes an offensive line out of the third and it isolates Drouin defensively with two good defensive forwards (Although they are young.)

Most stacked 3rd line in the league lol. Id like to see it. Claude would never put two rookies and Drouin on a line though. It would no doubt be Lehky slotting in to KKs right.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Hoping for a win and a Timo Meier hat trick.

Marleau could assist on all three goals if he'd like.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Marleau could assist on all three goals if he'd like.

As long as he's the only player assisting on Meier's goals.

 

[Mrb1p]

Most stacked 3rd line in the league lol. Id like to see it. Claude would never put two rookies and Drouin on a line though. It would no doubt be Lehky slotting in to KKs right.

Kotkaniemi isn't a rookie

 

[angusyoung]

Time to bring Poehling up and put Domi at LW.

Tatar-Danault-Gally
Domi-KK-Drouin
Lehkonen-Poehling-Armia
Byron-Thompson-Suzuki

Suzuki should get a true game or 2 at center.

 

[angusyoung]

Except they refuse to break up the top line even though it isnt very effective looking this year

Not effective?

#	Name	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	Birthdate	Age	Birthplace	Hght	Wght
11	Brendan Gallagher	R	9	4	5	9	0	3	1992-05-06	27	Edmonton, ALTA	5.09	184
13	Max Domi	C	9	3	6	9	0	0	1995-03-02	24	Winnipeg, MAN	5.10	192
92	Jonathan Drouin	L	9	3	5	8	2	2	1995-03-28	24	Sainte-Agathe, PQ	6.00	197
24	Phillip Danault	C	9	4	3	7	4	2	1993-02-24	26	Victoriaville, PQ	6.01	201
90	Tomas Tatar	L	9	3	4	7	12	2	1990-12-01	28	Ilava, Slovakia	5.10	183
26	Jeff Petry	D	9	2	4	6	0	2	1987-12-09	31	Ann Arbor, MI	6.03	201

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[habsfan891]

Not effective?

#	Name	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	Birthdate	Age	Birthplace	Hght	Wght
11	Brendan Gallagher	R	9	4	5	9	0	3	1992-05-06	27	Edmonton, ALTA	5.09	184
13	Max Domi	C	9	3	6	9	0	0	1995-03-02	24	Winnipeg, MAN	5.10	192
92	Jonathan Drouin	L	9	3	5	8	2	2	1995-03-28	24	Sainte-Agathe, PQ	6.00	197
24	Phillip Danault	C	9	4	3	7	4	2	1993-02-24	26	Victoriaville, PQ	6.01	201
90	Tomas Tatar	L	9	3	4	7	12	2	1990-12-01	28	Ilava, Slovakia	5.10	183
26	Jeff Petry	D	9	2	4	6	0	2	1987-12-09	31	Ann Arbor, MI	6.03	201

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Lucky points dont equal effectiveness the eye test tells you otherwise