Montreal Canadiens

[habs83]

Tonight's game is on RDS. I will probably be unable to watch so if anyone has thoughts please share. I am about 50/50 for tomorrow's game. This is the beauty of aging and having more responsibilities...

Overall, a classic preseason game. No rhythm, lots of mistake, no cohesion. The Habs were probably going with the minimum of players with NHL experience.

Among the guys with NHL experience, Gallagher, Galchenyuk, Eller and Diaz had good games. Drewiskie was horrible... looked like a pylon out there. If he needs to dress because of injuries, the Habs will be in trouble this season.

McCarron was surprisingly good... so was Bournival, and Pateryn. Tinordi was OK, but maybe I was expecting a little too much from him.

Reway will be an exciting player to watch, but he will have to bulk up if he wants to survive. Collberg showed flashes of his tantalizing talent.

Kaleta is a jerk... droppping the gloves to hit Galchenyuk after a solid, legal hit shoulder to shoulder. Then flops like Bambi when Prust want to challenge him on the faceoff.

[newfcollins]

Overall, a classic preseason game. No rhythm, lots of mistake, no cohesion. The Habs were probably going with the minimum of players with NHL experience.

Among the guys with NHL experience, Gallagher, Galchenyuk, Eller and Diaz had good games. Drewiskie was horrible... looked like a pylon out there. If he needs to dress because of injuries, the Habs will be in trouble this season.

McCarron was surprisingly good... so was Bournival, and Pateryn. Tinordi was OK, but maybe I was expecting a little too much from him.

Reway will be an exciting player to watch, but he will have to bulk up if he wants to survive. Collberg showed flashes of his tantalizing talent.

Kaleta is a jerk... droppping the gloves to hit Galchenyuk after a solid, legal hit shoulder to shoulder. Then flops like Bambi when Prust want to challenge him on the faceoff.

I missed the first period, so I can only comment on everything after (and had the game on mute, so I couldn't tell who was doing what at times).

Budaj didn't look good at all. Fucale was good though.

Agree about Drewskie. He was brutal, and got hammered in his fight. That's not the type of toughness we need.

[ericdaoust]

Drewiske isn't a fighter. If he sucks on D then that's where the problem lies.

[habs83]

Drewiske isn't a fighter. If he sucks on D then that's where the problem lies.

Then there is a problem. His fight wasn't good, but it wasn't the worst highlight of his game, far from it.

[habs83]

Here is the Habs lineup for tomorrow's game against Boston:

31- Carey Price
65- Robert Mayer

6- Douglas Murray
24- Jarred Tinordi
26- Josh Gorges
55- Francis Bouillon
76- P.K. Subban
84- Darren Dietz

32- Travis Moen
37- Gabriel Dumont
45- Michael Blunden
48- Daniel Brière
51- David Desharnais
53- Ryan White
60- Christian Thomas
67- Max Pacioretty
71- Louis Leblanc
72- Nick Tarnasky
75- Charles Hudon
86- Stefan Fournier

[LeTrefle]

Subban vs Subban tomorrow...

[habs83]

Subban vs Subban tomorrow...

And a lot of grit on the Habs side (Tinordi, Murray, Moen, White, Tarnasky, Fournier)

[ericdaoust]

McCarron receives praise for last night's game:

http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/...loss-to-sabres

[ericdaoust]

I caught parts of the Habs' game tonight. I won't be doing much analysis because I'm doing other things. I am doing a favor for a deck contractor by drawing what my deck will look like for the purpose of getting a permit 10 days sooner.

Habs had some strong moments but the territorial game was not good at all. The offense was too sporadic and it was too easy to get access to the Habs' blueline.

Charles Hudon: Not great, but he showed something. He has an extra gear (not necessarily skating-wise, but as a player overall) that makes him get ahead.

Louis Leblanc: Invisible.

Daniel Briere: Good hands and smarts when he has the puck.

PK Subban: Good at times but coughed the puck a few times. Let's call it rust.

Jerred Tinordi: I like his game. He skates well for a big man too.

David Desharnais: Looked too much like he did post-contract last year. Again, let's call it rust.

That's all for now...

[Shake]

Leblanc, Mayer and Dietz were cut after the game.

[ericdaoust]

Leblanc, Mayer and Dietz were cut after the game.

Mayer and Dietz looked alright. Leblanc... not so much.

[ericdaoust]

Full list of cuts:

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=682848

[ericdaoust]

A couple milestones coming up that we should all be proud of:

-3k posts
-100k views

Awesome job folks. Let's keep it going!

[yougo]

Try to make a move for Hudon in the BAHL... The guy who owns him has the same feeling about him!

Mon tbk. I wanted him with my last prospect pick, and you scooped him up befor me. I kept quiet until now but now that the word is out. I hate you with a passion :P :P

[ericdaoust]

More on Leblanc:

http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/...ncs-agent-says

I don't see why it's a big deal but it's definitely a talking point. His play has not justified a promotion to the NHL. The good news is that he still has time to work things out and if he puts it all together then the lack of NHL-ready forwards in the organization will give him some favorable opportunities.