kinot-2 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 TONITE OUR HABS TAKE ON THE BEANTOWN RUINS Tue, Nov 26 7:00 PM ET Boston @ Montreal TSN2, RDS, NESN. NEED TO KNOW, OR NOT. This is the second of four meetings between these teams this season. The Canadiens ended a six-game Boston win streak when they defeated the Bruins 5-4 on Nov. 5 at the Bell Centre. Defenceman Victor Mete led the offence in that game with two goals. The Canadiens are on a four-game losing streak and clinging to third place in the Atlantic Division. This time, the Bruins are on three-game win streak and lead the division with 35 points, eight more than the Canadiens. Carey Price continues to struggle. While he’s among the league leaders in wins with 10, he has lost nine times and his numbers have been trending in the wrong direction. After giving up six goals in the Saturday loss to the New York Rangers, he has a 2.89 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. Tuukka Rask is enjoying an outstanding season for the Bruins and has an 11-2-2 record. He ranks fourth in the NHL with a 2.18 goals-against average and his .928 save percentage is tied for fifth-best. At the beginning of last season, there were questions about whether Max Domi could play centre. One-quarter of the way through this season, it has become obvious that centre is the best position for Domi. Claude Julien moved Domi to left wing to give rookie Nick Suzuki some time at centre, but abandoned the plan after four games because Domi looked uncomfortable on the outside. The two flip-flopped positions Saturday and, on a night when everything else went wrong, Domi and linemate Artturi Lehkonen each had two goals and an assist, while Suzuki picked up two assists. Suzuki is third in the NHL among rookie goal-scorers with six. Marchand leads the way: There was a time when Brad Marchand was best known as an annoyance, the kind of chirpy player who got under opponents’ skins. But Marchand has reinvented himself as an offensive threat who ranks among the NHL’s top scorers. He had three goals and four assists in three Boston wins last week and was named the week’s top NHL star for the second time this season. Marchand collected 100 points last season and is on the way to the century mark again with 39 points, including 16 goals. Linemate David Pastrnak leads the league with 20 goals. Medical updates: Marchand and Pastrnak will be without top-line centre Patrice Bergeron, who will miss games in Montreal and Ottawa because of a groin injury that dates to the playoffs last season. The Bruins will miss Bergeron, but they have a capable replacement in David Krejci, whose defensive skill is reflected in his plus-15 rating. Long-term casualties for Montreal are Jonathan Drouin (wrist surgery) and Paul Byron (knee surgery). It may be a coincidence, but the Canadiens are winless 0-2-2 since Drouin and Byron were injured in Washington on Nov. 15 and both are likely out until the new year. BTW, SN has chosen to broadcast that even more famous rivalry the Dallas at Chicago game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Halak is in net for the ruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, kinot-2 said: Halak is in net for the ruins. Heck, why don't we just rekindle the old Halak vs. Price debate for one night only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsAlways Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 42 minutes ago, jennifer_rocket said: Heck, why don't we just rekindle the old Halak vs. Price debate for one night only? I'll start the rage [sarcasm] We should have kept Halak over Price! [/sarcasm] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jennifer_rocket said: Heck, why don't we just rekindle the old Halak vs. Price debate for one night only? It will get restarted when we're down by 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 I think we're going to get "Shalaked" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 I'll ban anyone who continues this dialogue. jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Halak is 5-0 against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Bold prediction: Domi fights the nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: Bold prediction: Domi fights the nose. And again when the schnozz tries to kiss and make up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, claremont said: And again when the schnozz tries to kiss and make up! As usual, I'll be on a delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, claremont said: And again when the schnozz tries to kiss and make up! You mean lick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 List of scouts at the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 And it begins with the PKs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Lousy coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Playing a tight box and still leave a guy open in the slot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Typical - start good skating and out shooting them and a dumb penalty with a pp goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 There we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Let's follow it up boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Cheap call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Unbelievable reffing once again. What the hell are they calling out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 CRAP!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 sigh. identical pull down THompson on Bruins player as the earlier one Bruins player on Lehks. Only one is called a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 And another made-up call by the ref costs us a goal. These guys are so bad at their jobs, they make up calls that don't happen and miss headshots left right and center... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts