kinot-2 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 TONITE THE RETURN OF LARS AND DSP THE CAPS ARE IN TOWN SEEKING REVENGE OF THEIR BLOWING OF A LEAD IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING. Nov 19 7:30 PM ET Washington @ Montreal TSN2, RDS, NBCSWA Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie remain out with injuries. OUR LINES: Tatar - Danault - Gallagher Drouin - Domi - Shaw Agostino - Kotkaniemi - Lehkonen Deslauriers - Peca - Hudon Benn - Petry Reilly - Mete Schlemko - Juulsen Price starting Niemi Ovechkin-Eller-Wilson Vrana-Backstrom-Burakovsky Stephenson-Boyd-DSP Jaskin-Dowd-Connolly Orlov-Carlson Kempny-Niskanen Djoos-Bowey Copley starts for a fourth straight game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Price has been solid in his last two outings. Let's see if have three strong games in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 PP1 Drouin Petry-Gallagher-Domi Danault PP2 Schlemko Hudon-Shaw-Tatar Kotkaniemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Reilly in for Ouellet and i thought he had a strong game in Vancouver. I guess we know where those two rank in CJ's eyes. I suppose it's a good thing it's higher then Alzner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, H_T_L said: Reilly in for Ouellet and i thought he had a strong game in Vancouver. I guess we know where those two rank in CJ's eyes. I suppose it's a good thing it's higher then Alzner Im still holding out hope this is so that they can trade Schlemko or Benn. If either of them are sitting, no one is trading for them. But if they are playing decent minutes, maybe someone takes a floater on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsAlways Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 52 minutes ago, maas_art said: Im still holding out hope this is so that they can trade Schlemko or Benn. If either of them are sitting, no one is trading for them. But if they are playing decent minutes, maybe someone takes a floater on one. How was Schlemko last game? I only saw some highlights and he seemed to be playing better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Of the 3 vets i think Benn would be the easiest to move at this point. He's being put in a position over his head (top pairing minutes) and has had a few tragic efforts, but overall, he's been at least acceptable. Not who i want there on a permanent basis by any means, but it is what it is until Weber is back. The other good thing about Benn is that he's not signed to a brutal deal term and money wise. Makes him more attractive to a team hurting on the back end. Schlemko???? Injury prone for sure, and just when his game seems to be acceptable, he goes down. Alzner,,,,, forget about it. Untradeable unless we take another teams garbage IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, jennifer_rocket said: Price has been solid in his last two outings. Let's see if have three strong games in a row. Tough schedule ahead with 4 games in 6 nights and i imagine he'll play 3 of those. Big test ahead to see if he's actually turned things around. With this defense he'll no doubt be seriously challenged. If he can avoid the soft goals, and continues to challenge shooters like he did out West, rather then play deep in his net,,, then i think his game will beef up as his confidence grows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, HabsAlways said: How was Schlemko last game? I only saw some highlights and he seemed to be playing better I didnt see all 3 periods but in the 2 I did see, he seemed to be playing better than he has in the past. Still some dumb plays but better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, H_T_L said: Tough schedule ahead with 4 games in 6 nights and i imagine he'll play 3 of those. Big test ahead to see if he's actually turned things around. With this defense he'll no doubt be seriously challenged. If he can avoid the soft goals, and continues to challenge shooters like he did out West, rather then play deep in his net,,, then i think his game will beef up as his confidence grows. The game in Buffalo was obviously pretty bad but one of the writers (i think from the Gazette?) posted last week a breakdown of every goal he's let in this year (before the last 2 games). The interesting thing was that of the 36 or 37 goals he had allowed to that point, all but a handful were "cant fault the goalie" type of plays. So he let in maybe 5-7 soft goals. I think the timing (when in the game) is often the big problem this year, but as is often the case in HabsLand, something pretty minor got blown way out of proportion. And I understand it. He's making a gazillion dollars (and he had an off year last year) but I think he's back on track. Gosh lets hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 39 minutes ago, maas_art said: The game in Buffalo was obviously pretty bad but one of the writers (i think from the Gazette?) posted last week a breakdown of every goal he's let in this year (before the last 2 games). The interesting thing was that of the 36 or 37 goals he had allowed to that point, all but a handful were "cant fault the goalie" type of plays. So he let in maybe 5-7 soft goals. I think the timing (when in the game) is often the big problem this year, but as is often the case in HabsLand, something pretty minor got blown way out of proportion. And I understand it. He's making a gazillion dollars (and he had an off year last year) but I think he's back on track. Gosh lets hope so. Our offence has certainly masked our defensive weaknesses. You don't expect to win games with the number of odd man rushes we were giving up on a nightly basis. That being said,,,, for whatever reason, Price was giving up that soft goal or two and a lot of times it was a momentum killer. It happens to all goaltenders at one time or another but it was the frequency in which it was happening to Price which had everybody worried. As for last year,,,, that was a total team stink from the net out. Couldn't score a goal if our life depended on it, and the defense was just brutal,,,, especially when Weber went down. I know he gets the big bucks but he's not a machine, and under those circumstances it's pretty tough to stay motivated. Combine that with his off ice issues and that had all the makings of off year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 44 minutes ago, maas_art said: The game in Buffalo was obviously pretty bad For the record,,,, a lot of the blame for that loss needs to go to the coach. He saw that Price was struggling and should have pulled him after the first ( at the very least the second) IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campabee82 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 46 minutes ago, H_T_L said: For the record,,,, a lot of the blame for that loss needs to go to the coach. He saw that Price was struggling and should have pulled him after the first ( at the very least the second) IMO. CJ needs to take a lot of the blame for the losses this year cause bad D pairings and coaching moves like who should play first in OT and on the PP has contributed to the losses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 3 hours ago, maas_art said: Im still holding out hope this is so that they can trade Schlemko or Benn. If either of them are sitting, no one is trading for them. But if they are playing decent minutes, maybe someone takes a floater on one. Well Elliotte Friedman has stated that Bergevin is shopping defencemen in anticipation of Weber coming back. Everyone in the media seems certain he won't trade Weber, Petry, Mete, or Juulsen, and everyone also believes the Alzner contract is unmovable. With Ouellet and Reilly having sat lately, you'd have to believe they're trying to showcase Benn and Schlemko to maximize their value. Also interesting that Schlemko has suddenly ended up on the PP. I think the odds are high that one of them is dealt in the next week or two. If MB can't pull off a deal, i think Mete goes down until a deal can be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, BigTed3 said: If MB can't pull off a deal, i think Mete goes down until a deal can be made. Agreed. Ideally I want MB to trade both of them. Kulak is being stalled & is easily better than either one of them with some room to grow still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Looks like the puck deflected off his left cheekbone. Another point in favor of wearing facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Thank goodness the puck didn't hit him any lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 You know I love when the other team reacts like that. This is a game & guys put on the 'hate' but its nice to see men coming together as humans first, enemies second. Hopefully Juulsen is ok - looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanhab81 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Shelmko is so horrible!!!!his turnover resulted in juulsen taking that puck in the face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archey Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Looking for a fairly easy win tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Just now, Fanhab81 said: Shelmko is so horrible!!!!his turnover resulted in juulsen taking that puck in the face SHHH. Lets not be too vocal & hopefully someone will trade for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanhab81 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Hahah k no more shelmko bashing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Talking about trading a D man, I wonder whether Boston would be interested in Benn or Schlemko. They currently have 5 D men injured (McAvoy, Carlo, Chara, Millar, and Vaakanainen). Maybe they could use someone as a short-term fix. One of them for the NYR 4th rounder that Boston owns, for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperns61 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, maas_art said: Agreed. Ideally I want MB to trade both of them. Kulak is being stalled & is easily better than either one of them with some room to grow still. Agree also move both of them and force Julien to use the kids. We had much more success using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, BigTed3 said: Talking about trading a D man, I wonder whether Boston would be interested in Benn or Schlemko. They currently have 5 D men injured (McAvoy, Carlo, Chara, Millar, and Vaakanainen). Maybe they could use someone as a short-term fix. One of them for the NYR 4th rounder that Boston owns, for example? DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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