kinot-2 Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 SURPRISE!!!!!! IT'S GAMEDAY, WHOOPPEE!!! TONIGHT, OUR HABBIES ARE IN CALGARY TO TAKE ON THE FLAMES. 9:00 PM ET Montreal @ Calgary SNW, TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio NEED TO KNOW,,, OR NOT. Probable Line-Ups Pacioretty - Drouin - Byron Galchenyuk - Danault - Shaw Hudon - Plekanec - Gallagher Deslauriers - Froese - Carr Alzner - Petry Benn - Schlemko Morrow - Jerabek Price FLAMES GAME DAY LINES Johnny Gaudreau-Sean Monahan-Michael Ferland Matthew Tkachuk-Mikael Backlund-Michael Frolik Sam Bennett-Mark Jankowski-Garnet Hathawa Troy Brouwer-Matt Stajan-Freddie Hamilton DEFENCE PAIRINGS Mark Giordano-Dougie Hamilton TJ Brodie-Michael Stone Brett Kulak-Matt Bartkowski GOALIES Mike Smith SPECIAL TEAMS (PRIOR TO THURSDAY) POWER PLAY FLAMES: 17.1% (22nd) CANADIENS: 18.5% (18th) PENALTY KILL FLAMES: 77.4% (26th) CANADIENS: 77.7% (25th) kinot-2's GDT Record, 9-7-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Going to miss the 1st. If it's another poor effort i'll likely sit out the rest too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 They called up Lernout so it wouldn't surprise me to see him in the lineup,,,,, maybe in Morrow's place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 18 minutes ago, H_T_L said: They called up Lernout so it wouldn't surprise me to see him in the lineup,,,,, maybe in Morrow's place? IDK,,, not from what I've read and heard. I would like to see him tho. Could be a GTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Julien has confirmed no changes on D for tonight, so maybe we'll see Lernout tomorrow. Lehkonen is a game-time decision. Julien said it would be a hard call as to who sits if Lehkonen is ready because the 4th line is playing well. For me, it's a no-brainer that it's Froese though. The 4th line has benefited enormously from a high PDO but has awful possession numbers. They're not playing as well as everyone thinks they are, and Froese has been the worst member of the trio by a mile. I'd love to see Lehkonen get in and get Froese (and eventually Deslauriers) out of the line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 22 minutes ago, BigTed3 said: Julien has confirmed no changes on D for tonight, so maybe we'll see Lernout tomorrow. Lehkonen is a game-time decision. Julien said it would be a hard call as to who sits if Lehkonen is ready because the 4th line is playing well. For me, it's a no-brainer that it's Froese though. The 4th line has benefited enormously from a high PDO but has awful possession numbers. They're not playing as well as everyone thinks they are, and Froese has been the worst member of the trio by a mile. I'd love to see Lehkonen get in and get Froese (and eventually Deslauriers) out of the line-up. Totally. Lehkonen has played centre before (albeit not at the NHL level) so if you're really worried about him not being game-ready you slot him into Froese's place. I guarantee you he wont do any worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob616 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Lmaoooo Lehkonen in for Hudon and the 4th line intact. Why do I care so much about this dumb team holy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Just now, Noob616 said: Lmaoooo Lehkonen in for Hudon and the 4th line intact. Why do I care so much about this dumb team holy The coaching is an embarrassment. You have an excess of skill guys available and you keep Froese and Deslauriers in the line-up. The 4th line as it is is riding a PDO over 120, but they're getting killed in shot attempts and scoring chances. They're really not as good as people seem to think they are. Don't know how anyone can think to themselves that Froese or Deslauriers is more useful than Hudon. Shameful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Gaston Therrien: "I don't understand. This team can't score goals, yet when it comes time to make a change to the line-up, no one wants to touch the 4th line. Are they all Sidney Crosby's on the 4th line? I don't understand taking a player like Charles Hudon out of the line-up. I don't understand the rush to get Lehkonen back in if it means you're taking Hudon out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Thanks for the thread, kinot. I will maybe be here for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Clues said: Thanks for the thread, kinot. I will maybe be here for this one. YW. Good the more the merrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Byron Froese: 46% Corsi, 49% expected goals for %, PDO 107 Nic Deslauriers: 43% Corsi (worst on team), 43% expected goals for %, PDO 114 Charles Hudon: 53% Corsi (3rd best among forwards on team behind only Lehkonen and Pacioretty), 59% expected goals for % (best on team), PDO 96 So what does that mean (for those who don't care for statistics)?... Hudon is the forward who, if you remove the luck factor, should give us the best chances of winning games. Deslauriers and Froese conversely give us the highest chances of losing games and thus far have benefited from extreme amounts of luck to get where they are. The numbers strongly predict that Froese and Deslauriers will come crashing down and cost us dearly, whereas Hudon will be a great asset and lead to many more goals for than against. It's bananas that Hudon gets scratched ahead of either of these guys. The philosophy that you need grinders in your line-up is antiquated, and there is no evidence but to suggest it hurts you as a team. If you want to know why the Habs continue to struggle, it's because players like Froese and Deslauriers are put on the roster and then over-used, while skill players like Galchenyuk, Hudon,and Lehkonen don't get the ice time the numbers suggest they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 PACIORETTY!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 PACIORETTY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archey Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Brodie and Smith got schooled on that one. Both guys looked like peewee players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Calgary challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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habs_93 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 I think that might be coming back, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 It's very close... we never end up on the right end of these calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raydourque Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 might be offside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldag Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Yup .. offside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Just now, habs_93 said: I think that might be coming back, actually. The angles RDS are showing make it look like it depends if his skate was on the ice or not. Hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Yep, I think that's coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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