Monday, July 8, 2013

Montreal Canadiens 2013

Hello, So far the Canadiens have addressed some major needs through the draft in which GM Marc Bergevin likes to build through, toughness, grit, scoring ability & character. The Canadiens made some moves, signing C/Winger Danny Briere to a 2 year deal worth $8M total (INC: NTC & NMC), Also bringing in George Parros from the Florida Panthers for some much needed toughness & someone to back Brandon Prust up in the fighting category.

Here I will go through my 2013-14 Canadiens roster & lines, I will also include why I have these players together....

Forwards:
Line 1: Max Pacioretty-Tomas Plekanec-Brendan Gallagher
Line 2: Alex Galchenyuk-Lars Eller-Danny Briere
Line 3: Rene Bourque-David Desharnais-Brian Gionta
Line 4: Brandon Prust-Ryan White-George Parros/ Travis Moen.

Defense:
Line 1: PK Subban-Josh Gorges
Line 2: Nathan Beaulieu-Andrei Markov
Line 3: Raphael Diaz-Jarred Tinordi

Goaltenders:
Carey Price
Peter Budaj

Forward Line 1: Pacioretty-Plekanec had some chemistry when MT put them together before the palyoffs, Pacioretty the big 1st line PWF Habs need him to be could thrive being on a line with Gallagher & Plekanec, They could be quite the dynamic trio.

Forward Line 2: Galchenyuk-Eller had very good chemistry all year when Therrien put them together, Danny Briere a veteran scoring presence would bode very well for the two youngsters, could be a very lethal scoring threat.

Forward Line 3: Bourque showed flashes of brilliance last season, while Desharnais struggled to show up much after he got his contract renewed, perhaps playing alongside Captain Gionta would motivate him.

Forward Line 4: The toughness/grit line, not going to provide 10+ goals each but they will protect the Habs smaller stature players, Parros-White-Prust can all drop the gloves quite well, will provide a spark for the team.

Defense pairing 1: PK Subban & Josh Gorges have been the backbone of this defense core for the last 2 seasons, putting them together in the past has shown to be very good, their only getting better.

Defense pairing 2:  From the people I talked to, Nathan Beaulieu looked great at dev camp this week, He will provide a good spark alongside Markov, He will learn alot just like PK did, could be very good on the PP.

Defense pairing 3: Diaz showed he was ready to step up early in the year but got a concussion in which when he returned, he was not the same player as before, Tinordi however had all eyes on him & virtually ran away with the 6th defenceman job over Davis Drewiskie with some very steller play.

Goalies: Carey Price is the number 1 goalie by a mile on this team, however with Waite on as the Habs goaltender coach, he has the opportunity to take Carey Price to the next level, Peter Budaj will do another steller job as the backup.

Scratches: Travis Moen, Francis Bouillon - Healthy scratches, Alexei Emelin - Injured.

Powerplay #1: Galchenyuk-Plekanec-Gallagher      Powerplay #2: Briere-Eller-Pacioretty
                             Subban-Markov                                                   Diaz-Beaulieu

4 man PP #1: Plekanec-Briere    4 man PP #2: Eller-Galchenyuk
                     Subban-Beaulieu                         Markov-Diaz

4 man PK #1: Plekanec-Bourque     4 man PK #2: Eller-Prust
                       Subban-Diaz                            Tinordi-Gorges

3 man PK #1: Plekanec    3 Man PK #2: Eller
                    Subban-Diaz                 Gorgess-Tinordi

4 on 4 lines: #1: Plekanec-Pacioretty  #2: Eller-Galchenyuk   #3: Briere-Gallagher
                         Subban-Gorges              Markov-Beaulieu        Tinordi-Diaz

Shootout lineup: 1: Briere 2: Galchenyuk 3: Gallagher 4: Desharnais 5: Eller

Thank you for reading, don't be afraid to leave comments or ask me questions on twitter @Habstalk11 Hope you all enjoyed! Go Habs Go!


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