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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 19, 2014 13:16:53 GMT -5
You knew Tangradi was getting sent down. Tokarski is going down for a 2 game conditioning stint. I guess Condon or McDonald are coming back up.
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Post by blny on Dec 19, 2014 13:28:46 GMT -5
Put these here as roster updates as well ... DD is officially moving to the wing. Per Therrien, "We really hope this is going to work for David. If it does, it will be good for his career." In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done.
Max is day to day.
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 19, 2014 13:49:11 GMT -5
Good news about DD. He could actually become Marty St. Louis light, especially if he continues to shoot more.
Imagine a short, skilled guy from very-small town Laurier-Station, PQ.…with 30 teams in the league….and he gets to play for the Habs. He'll accept the challenge and work his butt off.
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 19, 2014 14:03:06 GMT -5
Put these here as roster updates as well ... DD is officially moving to the wing. Per Therrien, "We really hope this is going to work for David. If it does, it will be good for his career." In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done. Max is day to day. I am thrilled to hear both of these statements. DD is a pro who has worked hard to achieve success, he'll go with the flow because it's good for his career. As for Wolverine, I'm happy to hear it's day to day.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 19, 2014 14:20:15 GMT -5
Put these here as roster updates as well ... DD is officially moving to the wing. Per Therrien, "We really hope this is going to work for David. If it does, it will be good for his career." In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done. Max is day to day. I was wondering what Therrien was going to do with Eller eventually coming back ... had he moved Galchenyuk back to the wing I would have been a bit miffed (but it's not my team) ... Therrien is giving him every opportunity to get back in the game ... that's the kind of respect veterans should be given ... good luck to him ... Cheers.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 14:27:15 GMT -5
I guess Galchenyuk is now an official center.
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Post by frozone on Dec 19, 2014 14:33:59 GMT -5
Props to MT for making the right move. Our third line now has 2 guys that can win faceoffs at over 50%. This will be nice insurance for defensive zone starts.
I have complete faith in DD that he can produce and be effective on the wing. There may be an adjustment period for him, but he deserves the benefit of the doubt; he has overcome so many odds already. If DD shines, he should probably move up to the second line in a more offensive role.
I prefer flexibility over depth any day of the week. If we have an injury at C, DD can fill in no problem, which makes DD a much more important piece. I'm truly happy for him - he had become a scapegoat and it really wasn't his fault that he was poorly used.
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Post by Boston_Habs on Dec 19, 2014 14:35:21 GMT -5
Put these here as roster updates as well ... DD is officially moving to the wing. Per Therrien, "We really hope this is going to work for David. If it does, it will be good for his career." In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done. Max is day to day. I am thrilled to hear both of these statements. DD is a pro who has worked hard to achieve success, he'll go with the flow because it's good for his career. As for Wolverine, I'm happy to hear it's day to day. An early Christmas present! We deperately need Max to stay healthy and moving DD to the wing is clearly worth an honest attempt. At least it shows implicitly that Therrien either "gets it" or has been told by Bergevin that Eller needs to remain at centre on one of the top 3 lines and DD is the odd man out. Either way is fine. It will be an adjustment, but I actually think DD can pull this off. He's an intelligent player, sees the ice and the angles well.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 19, 2014 14:38:59 GMT -5
Lots of good news out of practice today. Glad to hear Max "Wolverine" Pacioretty is not seriously damaged, that both Chucky and Eller will be staying at centre (I was sure MT would bail on Chucky...glad to be wrong), and that DD is getting tried at wing without messing with the other two lines. Bournival will the Gally's is still a bit of a puzzle though, as there seem to be better offensive options. I actually expect a guy like Andrighetto or Hudon to get the call while Max is recuperating from his mystery injury.
The surprise is Tokarski going down for some conditioning (e.g., his main affliction must be lack of game-itis), so I guess we will see a goalie coming back with a forward later today.
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Post by blny on Dec 19, 2014 14:51:53 GMT -5
DD showed last night that he can shoot the puck. This move immediately makes us bigger up the middle of the ice. I have no doubt that DD will try. If it works, great.
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Post by jkr on Dec 19, 2014 14:56:11 GMT -5
I am thrilled to hear both of these statements. DD is a pro who has worked hard to achieve success, he'll go with the flow because it's good for his career. As for Wolverine, I'm happy to hear it's day to day. An early Christmas present! We deperately need Max to stay healthy and moving DD to the wing is clearly worth an honest attempt. At least it shows implicitly that Therrien either "gets it" or has been told by Bergevin that Eller needs to remain at centre on one of the top 3 lines and DD is the odd man out. Either way is fine. It will be an adjustment, but I actually think DD can pull this off. He's an intelligent player, sees the ice and the angles well. Maybe Therrien gets it more than we give him credit for. Allen for instance , hasn't played since the Wild game ( Dec 3) & Beaulieu is taking a regular turn.
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Post by UberCranky on Dec 19, 2014 14:59:48 GMT -5
In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done. is there any way you can put some dark dramatic Celtic music behind that statement?
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Post by UberCranky on Dec 19, 2014 15:01:59 GMT -5
Maybe Therrien gets it more than we give him credit for. Allen for instance , hasn't played since the Wild game ( Dec 3) & Beaulieu is taking a regular turn. I guess we could give him some credit. It's a known fact that donkeys don't walk off cliffs or into burning barns. Just saying! (Between deleting the losses and no free games the last few weeks, I'm ready to gnaw through live cows!)
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 19, 2014 16:00:01 GMT -5
I'm waiting for Franko to give MT credit
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Post by seventeen on Dec 19, 2014 16:06:21 GMT -5
Maybe Therrien gets it more than we give him credit for. Allen for instance , hasn't played since the Wild game ( Dec 3) & Beaulieu is taking a regular turn. I guess we could give him some credit. It's a known fact that donkeys don't walk off cliffs or into burning barns. Just saying! (Between deleting the losses and no free games the last few weeks, I'm ready to gnaw through live cows!) I guess what you're saying is that MT has a remarkable grasp of the obvious. At least what seems obvious to the rest of us. I'm not surprised DD is being moved to the wing and I take partial credit for that. By not expressing that opinion publicly earlier this week, there was no opportunity for MT to deliberately do the opposite to tick me off. Without knowing what I'd do, Therrien was forced to do the obvious. And yes, I also believe traffic lights deliberately turn amber as I approach them. This is in jest, of course, but part if it has a ring of truth to it. Often, we have espoused a certain direction the team should take and eventually MT gets there, but it often takes him a lot longer to do so than we think it should (benching Bourque, playing Sekac, separating DD and Patches, putting Galchy at centre). Sometimes, I'd say he's right in that you want to have a large enough sample to ensure it's the right decision rather than fixing something that is only a temporary glitch. I think waiting to play Galchy at centre was ok. I know some of you wanted it to happen sooner, but now we can see that he's managing his defensive responsibilities well enough and his face-off work is acceptable as well. That may not have happened last year as he appears much stronger this year. AS for the other examples I gave, I think he waited too long. One out of 4. I actually considered moving Galchy back to wing temporarily until Patches was fit. Eller is returning so he could have slotted into the top line, or some variation along that theme. I think Galchy's confidence is such that he'd be almost as productive on the wing as he's proving at centre. But I'd rather DD move to the wing and we work it out that way. I'm curious as to who is coming up from Hamilton to replace Patches. Hudon's a centre, so probably not him, but he was a winger in juniour, so who knows? CAVEAT - Now that MT knows I agree with moving DD to the wing, he may change his mind. Do not bet the house on DD playing wing tomorrow.
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Post by blny on Dec 19, 2014 16:14:10 GMT -5
In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done. is there any way you can put some dark dramatic Celtic music behind that statement? Writing is on the wall. The move to wing says to Davey that his playing center takes a back seat to the others. If he can adapt, fine. If not, he's one step closer to being traded. IMO, the statement was being made by the club.
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Post by franko on Dec 19, 2014 16:55:19 GMT -5
I'm curious as to who is coming up from Hamilton to replace Patches. no-one? MT said that Max is day-to-day and we'll see. maybe he hasn't pulled his dart board out today.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 19, 2014 17:06:51 GMT -5
I'm waiting for Franko to give MT credit If nothing else it gives his line a second centre on it ... if it doesn't work out we know that Bergevin won't waste any time on it ... the team pretty much knew this after Bourque was moved ... Cheers.
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 19, 2014 18:40:05 GMT -5
Good thing we have only 4 games in the next two weeks, considering Pacioretty.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 20, 2014 16:54:49 GMT -5
This is the thing, here ... I try my best to be supportive of the guy but I keep thinking it's only a matter of time ... then I think of Therrien/Bergevin making room around the trade deadline ... that's a bit of a reach, sure ... a lot of hockey to be played before the trading deadline, though ... good luck to him ... Cheers.
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Post by Skilly on Dec 20, 2014 19:51:22 GMT -5
This can be filed under "better late than never"
Now, if they could only see that the team is way better with Tinner and Beau and let both play
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 20, 2014 21:54:07 GMT -5
This can be filed under "better late than never" Now, if they could only see that the team is way better with Tinner and Beau and let both play Ding, ding, ding.
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Post by stoat on Dec 21, 2014 0:29:08 GMT -5
I guess we could give him some credit. It's a known fact that donkeys don't walk off cliffs or into burning barns. Just saying! (Between deleting the losses and no free games the last few weeks, I'm ready to gnaw through live cows!) I guess what you're saying is that MT has a remarkable grasp of the obvious. At least what seems obvious to the rest of us. I'm not surprised DD is being moved to the wing and I take partial credit for that. By not expressing that opinion publicly earlier this week, there was no opportunity for MT to deliberately do the opposite to tick me off. Without knowing what I'd do, Therrien was forced to do the obvious. And yes, I also believe traffic lights deliberately turn amber as I approach them. This is in jest, of course, but part if it has a ring of truth to it. Often, we have espoused a certain direction the team should take and eventually MT gets there, but it often takes him a lot longer to do so than we think it should (benching Bourque, playing Sekac, separating DD and Patches, putting Galchy at centre). Sometimes, I'd say he's right in that you want to have a large enough sample to ensure it's the right decision rather than fixing something that is only a temporary glitch. I think waiting to play Galchy at centre was ok. I know some of you wanted it to happen sooner, but now we can see that he's managing his defensive responsibilities well enough and his face-off work is acceptable as well. That may not have happened last year as he appears much stronger this year. AS for the other examples I gave, I think he waited too long. One out of 4. I actually considered moving Galchy back to wing temporarily until Patches was fit. Eller is returning so he could have slotted into the top line, or some variation along that theme. I think Galchy's confidence is such that he'd be almost as productive on the wing as he's proving at centre. But I'd rather DD move to the wing and we work it out that way. I'm curious as to who is coming up from Hamilton to replace Patches. Hudon's a centre, so probably not him, but he was a winger in juniour, so who knows? CAVEAT - Now that MT knows I agree with moving DD to the wing, he may change his mind. Do not bet the house on DD playing wing tomorrow. Fortunately, Pacioretty was able to replace himself. It finally dawned on me why people refer to Max as "Wolverine." It's for his ability to come back from the dead ever since he was mugged by Chara. I guess I'm a bit slow.
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Post by seventeen on Dec 21, 2014 1:49:30 GMT -5
I tend to think of him as Gumby. No matter what you do to him, he returns to his former shape.
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Post by Disp on Dec 21, 2014 15:06:32 GMT -5
I think he's a bit of a wuss. Looks half dead, rarely misses more than a shift, if at all.
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Post by seventeen on Dec 21, 2014 15:31:16 GMT -5
Embellishing no doubt.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 21, 2014 15:38:07 GMT -5
Fortunately, Pacioretty was able to replace himself. It finally dawned on me why people refer to Max as "Wolverine." It's for his ability to come back from the dead ever since he was mugged by Chara. I guess I'm a bit slow. I honestly thought he was going to come back after Christmas ... it's not the first time we've seen this from him ... he seems to be pretty resilient ... Cheers.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 21, 2014 15:38:54 GMT -5
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Post by stoat on Dec 21, 2014 15:47:39 GMT -5
Put these here as roster updates as well ... DD is officially moving to the wing. Per Therrien, "We really hope this is going to work for David. If it does, it will be good for his career." In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done. Max is day to day. I'll bet he plays additional games at center this season.
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Post by blny on Dec 21, 2014 16:03:42 GMT -5
Put these here as roster updates as well ... DD is officially moving to the wing. Per Therrien, "We really hope this is going to work for David. If it does, it will be good for his career." In other words, if it doesn't work, he's done. Max is day to day. I'll bet he plays additional games at center this season. It's possible. My take is it only happens if there's injury.
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