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Great tournament for Reway...3 assists and dominant offensively on route to the bronze medal. He has the offensive game to make it to the NHL but his size and defensive laziness will definitely hold him back. Reminds me a lot of Andrighetto very shifty with great hands and has produced at every level.

Have the habs learnt nothing from the eller hit...my god stop with the suicide passes to eachother

Desharnais poor play is one thing but now with Eller probably gone for atleast this series if not the playoffs he really needs to step up his game if the habs want to have any secondary scoring.

I know hes a fan favorite but is anybody else extremely annoyed that he's going to be taking ice-time away from Eller and Galchenyuk for the rest of the season especially on the PP, and possibly the next 4 years because he has to play in a top 6 role to be semi effective. Really wish Bergevin gave him a shorter deal, last year was a flash in the pan playing with two big wingers having career years.

4th line looks great tonight...with White healthy and on his game he brings an element the habs could really use...definitly prefer him in over Armstrong when hes playing like this

Habs claimed Jeff Halpern off waivers today according to Darren Dreger...great veteran presence

Same player as White they are both serviceable 4th line players who can win face-offs, be aware defensively and add a bit of toughness. Neither will ever become offensive minded players capable of scoring over 25 points a season. I don't see any room for both of them going forward when the habs have a full line-up free of injuries, I think there competing for one open spot next season when Armstrong is let go

Budaj is in nets and White draws back in for Prust...confirmed on twitter

In the coach's defense Prust is a better play then Travis Moen, but with that said Eller will be on a line with DD and Cole by the mid way point of the game.

Therien understands this rivalry and he should have put White back in the lineup over Armstrong. Colbys brought nothing this year and has no toughness, woulda been a perfect time for Ryan to get back and prove his worth to his teammates by playing a smart on the edge game.

Great to see him produce on the stats sheet but I still don't think he had the greatest game and going forward id rather see Eller in the second line center position then Desharnais. Don't know where that leaves him though.

Desharnais looks too small and slow for the nhl this season...cant create for his linemates. I'm wondering if last years season was due in part to having two bring wingers having career seasons.

Yes he was pushed from behind but he helped the cause by jumping into the boards... The play may have been called if he didnt collapse to the ice after. Kerry Fraser said it only should have been a diving penalty and hes the best ref of all time. Prust was just coming off a goalie interference penalty and was trying to get his team a powerplay. Regardless that's not the kind of player he is and I look forward to him fighting Chris Neil in the first ten minutes tonight, and another strong performance from the third line.

Cole and Desharnais look terrible so far this year... hopefully its just a slow start and last year wasn't a fluke

Those calling for Galchenyuk to play this season need to realize hes a full year behind in development already. He doesn't need to be rushed and risk losing confidence and burn a year of his contract in a shortened season. Cole Desharnais Pacioretty Galchenyuk Plekanec Gionta - 9 games then back to Sarnia for Gally Armstrong Eller Bourque Moen White Prust Once Gallys gone move Bourque up and put Leblanc on line three.