Oilers @ Canadiens - November 4th, 2003 - Welcome back KILGER!
The fast flying Edmonton Oilers will scoot into Montreal on Tuesday, looking to breeze through the inconsistent Canadiens. Mathieu Garon will be in net, and may end up facing his AHL teammate, Oilers' back-up Ty Conklin. Montreal will once again miss Saku Koivu's offensive talents, and while the physical return of Chad Kilger will be good for the Habs, Koivu would have been a welcome addition to the line-up for a team that has scored two goals in its last four games.
Game Time: 7:30 PM EST, 4:30 PM PST Venue : Centre Bell TV: RDS Radio : CKAC, CJAD
Probable Starting Netminders: Mathieu Garon (1-1-0, 1.50 GAA, .942 SV) vs. Tommy Salo ( 3-4-1, 3.48 GAA, .859 SV)
- Is the uniting of Richard Zednik and Michael Ryder simply Claude Julien's way of telling the two snipers that they will be the first line winger combination, skating alonside a healthy captain Koivu?
- How will the club deal with the loss of arguably the team's two hardest workers, aside from Steve Begin, in Jason Ward and Jan Bulis?
- Is the continued abscence of Saku Koivu starting to concern a few of the veteran Habs?
- Will the Yanic Perreault - Donald Audette dynamic duo continue to see their ice time diminish?
- Can Mathieu Garon ignite the goaltending controversy in Montreal?
- How will the loss of speedster Jan Bulis affect the Habs against as fast a team as Edmonton? Or does Chad Kilger's blinding speed compensate for Bulis' loss?
- Speaking of Kilger, if he can play a solid third line game, does Bulis see a promotion when he returns?
Match-ups:
- Juneau vs. Smyth
- Kilger vs. Moreau
- York vs. Ribeiro
- Souray vs. Brewer
- Garon vs. Salo
- Dvorak vs. Zednik
Is it just me, I really really like Theodore but for some reason I'm more relaxed listening to the game when Garon is in net. I almost will go as far as saying we have a better chance of not getting blown out with him in goal. It's seem theo is either brilliant or awful, Garon is just always damn good.
Although I'm curious to see how this high-shooting first line will do, you gotta feel bad for Hossa: playing with Perreault and Audette is as bad a demotion as you can get.
Besides that, I think Garon will have another one of his typically strong games tonight.
Hopefully the offence starts clicking soon.....Theodore has not got support offensively from his team for a while now, so it is hard to blame it all on him. He does have 3 shutouts already, so it says something about the team
Hopefully the offence starts clicking soon.....Theodore has not got support offensively from his team for a while now, so it is hard to blame it all on him. He does have 3 shutouts already, so it says something about the team
Theodore ain't the trouble that is for sure. I think the key right now is obviously getting the first goal.
Theodore ain't the trouble that is for sure. I think the key right now is obviously getting the first goal.
yeah, it sure helps being in the lead instead of playing catch-up hockey all the time.
As for getting the first goal, is it definately important but the habs did score first on Saturday against the Rangers before stinking up the joint and losing 5-1 to the Rangers
Laraque,Brewer, and Chimera are all reportedly healthy scratches. Laraque does have a sore hand from a fight but MacT has already criticized his inconsistant play this year and might be more performance related. So no Laraque vs. Langdon (lucky Langdon saves him a sure-fire beating )
Laraque,Brewer, and Chimera are all reportedly healthy scratches. Laraque does have a sore hand from a fight but MacT has already criticized his inconsistant play this year and might be more performance related. So no Laraque vs. Langdon (lucky Langdon saves him a sure-fire beating )
Brewer an healthy scratches ? he is probaly injuried . Isbister play a lot of 4line ice time in Edmonton ... i would trade for him :p
Brewer has really struggled this year. I moved from AB last year and a buddy of mine has season's tickets to the Oilers every year. He said Brewer has baffled the fans there. He has been so good the last few years, getting better every year. Looks to be a bit of a hiccup in his career. He's a good player though, I'm glad he's not in the Oilers line-up.
*gasp* in a 2-1 victory.
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