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LeTrefle · #**1791** 01-29-2013, 11:26 PM

Plekanec-Gionta-Bourque on 1st PP.
But I like what Therrien did for the second unit: Cole with the kids. Desharnais is off right now while the kid are hot.

newfcollins · #**1792** 01-30-2013, 09:05 AM

Budaj gets the start tonight.

ericdaoust · #**1793** 01-30-2013, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by newfcollins

Budaj gets the start tonight.

Hopefully the Habs can keep scoring goals. Go Markov!

habs83 · #**1794** 01-30-2013, 10:38 AM

Emelin is impressing me big time since the beginning of the season. He plays with a lot of confidence and his hits are so hard.

With Subban finally with the team, the emergence of Emelin, the steadiness of Gorges and the healthy knees of Markov the Habs' top 4 on D is pretty impressive.

When Subban will be in game shape, it will mean that either him or Markov will be on the ice for about 50 minutes per game. I love that thought.

Barring injury, this defense and Price should keep the Habs in almost every game this season.

ross10019 · #**1795** 01-30-2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by LeTrefle

Plekanec-Gionta-Bourque on 1st PP.
But I like what Therrien did for the second unit: Cole with the kids. Desharnais is off right now while the kid are hot.

As a Desharnais owner, I'm a tad worried about that, especially since the even strength points will be that much harder to come by with Patches out for 3 more weeks. Therrien, after the game, said that Desharnais was "trying to find himself". I think ultimately he'll bounce back and have a productive season, but a few more games of this and the 60-65 pt pace projections I had for him are out the window.

ross10019 · #**1796** 01-30-2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by habs83

Emelin is impressing me big time since the beginning of the season. He plays with a lot of confidence and his hits are so hard.

With Subban finally with the team, the emergence of Emelin, the steadiness of Gorges and the healthy knees of Markov the Habs' top 4 on D is pretty impressive.

When Subban will be in game shape, it will mean that either him or Markov will be on the ice for about 50 minutes per game. I love that thought.

Barring injury, this defense and Price should keep the Habs in almost every game this season.

Yes, I think the D is underrated, especially since you also have a pretty decent Bouillon/Diaz/Kaberle/Weber as 5th to 8th on the depth chart (yes, Kaberle's an albatross and will be bought out, but as a 6th/7th Dman I'd take a puckmover like him).

All of it hinges on Markov's health, as he is vital to the fortunes of this team at this stage, anyone can see that based on what the Habs have done when he's been injured. But with relative good health on D and Price there, and with the decent depth at forward (assumiing continued solid contribution from Galch/Gallagher and given a very solid 4th line situation), the Habs could surprise and slip into the bottom playoff spots. It will still be tough but I think they should beat out teams like Florida, Carolina, NYI, Winnipeg and Toronto and it will come down to a battle with teams like Ottawa, Buffalo maybe Washington given how bad they've looked, and possibly even Philly, given their major issues on D.

ddp · #**1797** 01-30-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ross10019

Yes, I think the D is underrated, especially since you also have a pretty decent Bouillon/Diaz/Kaberle/Weber as 5th to 8th on the depth chart (yes, Kaberle's an albatross and will be bought out, but as a 6th/7th Dman I'd take a puckmover like him).

All of it hinges on Markov's health, as he is vital to the fortunes of this team at this stage, anyone can see that based on what the Habs have done when he's been injured. But with relative good health on D and Price there, and with the decent depth at forward (assumiing continued solid contribution from Galch/Gallagher and given a very solid 4th line situation), the Habs could surprise and slip into the bottom playoff spots. It will still be tough but I think they should beat out teams like Florida, Carolina, NYI, Winnipeg and Toronto and it will come down to a battle with teams like Ottawa, Buffalo maybe Washington given how bad they've looked, and possibly even Philly, given their major issues on D.

The thought of Philly landing Seth Jones or 1 of the mooseheads is scary.

Does Kaberle have this season left and another? I thought he had a 2 yr deal. Won't be bought out if it was 2yrs.

habs83 · #**1798** 01-30-2013, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ddp

The thought of Philly landing Seth Jones or 1 of the mooseheads is scary.

Does Kaberle have this season left and another? I thought he had a 2 yr deal. Won't be bought out if it was 2yrs.

There is another year after this one, but regardless, there is still one penalty-free buyout available to the Habs this summer. He will definitely be bought out.

ericdaoust · #**1799** 01-30-2013, 10:21 PM

Team record: 4-2-0 (8 points)

Player of the game: Andrei Markov. He was one of the only bright spots with a power play assist on the lone goal and several great defensive plays when the game was still competitive.

Goaltending: Petr Budaj 22/27 (.815). He was not great but backups should not be asked to steal a game after the team completely stops playing. He can only do so much.

Goat of the game: Ryan White. Once again he takes things too far and this time it hurts the team. His double-minor (roughing, unsporstmanlike) led to the Sens scoring two power play goals. Things fell off the rails (not in the dobberhockey kind of way) after that series of events.

The Desharnais line continues to struggle. It's not alarming since we're only a handful of games into the season but still bears watching. I am not sure how this plays out but I am guessing there will be some line shuffling between them and the Galchenyuk line. I think Lars Eller ends up being the goat. After the way things have gone I am not sure about his future with the team. He might stick around but the team has depth up front so where will the ice time go?

The Plekanec line had a strong game. They were the only unit that really worked. Plekanec scored the goal.

The Glachenyuk line was not very noticeable tonight. Not bad, but they did not stand out.

habs83 · #**1800** 01-30-2013, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ericdaoust

Team record: 4-2-0 (8 points)

Player of the game: Andrei Markov. He was one of the only bright spots with a power play assist on the lone goal and several great defensive plays when the game was still competitive.

Goaltending: Petr Budaj 22/27 (.815). He was not great but backups should not be asked to steal a game after the team completely stops playing. He can only do so much.

Goat of the game: Ryan White. Once again he takes things too far and this time it hurts the team. His double-minor (roughing, unsporstmanlike) led to the Sens scoring two power play goals. Things fell off the rails (not in the dobberhockey kind of way) after that series of events.

The Desharnais line continues to struggle. It's not alarming since we're only a handful of games into the season but still bears watching. I am not sure how this plays out but I am guessing there will be some line shuffling between them and the Galchenyuk line. I think Lars Eller ends up being the goat. After the way things have gone I am not sure about his future with the team. He might stick around but the team has depth up front so where will the ice time go?

The Plekanec line had a strong game. They were the only unit that really worked. Plekanec scored the goal.

The Glachenyuk line was not very noticeable tonight. Not bad, but they did not stand out.

I think that Prust is the main reason why his line wasn't noticeable. Given the type of player that he is, there will be games like this one where his limited offensive skills will be more apparent, and I'm not only talking about the two amazing chances that he missed, where Anderson stole him. I'm refering to pure offensive instinct. He does not know what to do with the puck on his stick in the offensive zone, and a lot of plays were broken because of poor passes, bad decisions and limited vision. The kids are right were they should be, but Prust does not always see them.

I'm not saying to get him out of this line, because he does a great job protecting the young guys, but if Gallagher and Galchenyuk had a talented winger tonight, they would have hit the scoresheet for sure.

And as you said, White had an awful outing. We all know his role, but he needs to be more disciplined, otherwise he will miss a game or two pretty soon. You can't go to the box that many times without paying the price sooner or later.

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