PGDT - Game 3: Canadiens @ Sens - Sunday, Apr 19th, 7:00pm

Do or die time for the Sens. Montreal defended home ice...can we do the same? I would put money on Hammond starting, but we won't know for sure until later. Any other lineup changes coming? I'd like Bobby scratched, but that's probably not going to happen!

Another block party for my hood with the TV on outside, beer flowing, and BBQs on. Can't wait. Only thing that makes this better and turns it from a good afternoon to a great one is a Sens win. Home ice, adrenaline pumping, well into the series, this is going to be a win.

It better be a W!

looking like Andy might start. I'm fine with that as he knows what it takes to win i the playoffs

Ev wrote:looking like Andy might start. I'm fine with that as he knows what it takes to win i the playoffs

Wow...really?

Chiasson out as well, it looks like - Neiler in.

I don't understand, personally, why you would continue to trot Ryan out in a top 6 role. Give him a little less of the spotlight on the 4th line and move Michalek to the right and just play Hoffman there. He can compete with the Habs for goodness sake. We need the snipes.

I don't get how Hoffman is supposed to do anything with Neil on his line. Legwand sucks too.

Why not just trot out that awful Greenijg-Smith-Neil like that MacLean rode all the way to the unemployment line.

As for Anderson. It's hopefully to wake the team up. They've been playing like crap this series.

Hoags wrote:I don't get how Hoffman is supposed to do anything with Neil on his line.  Legwand sucks too.

Why not just trot out that awful Greenijg-Smith-Neil like that MacLean rode all the way to the unemployment line.

As for Anderson. It's hopefully to wake the team up. They've been playing like crap this series.

it would be nice to see what Hoffman can do in this series.

To be fair, our team is down 2-0, so some lineup changes are kinda inevitable.

I'm a tiny bit surprised to see in the crease again...this could REALLY backfire on Cameron, but I guess Anderson must look pretty sharp in practice.  This guy is really capable of stealing a game; hopefully he isn't rusty!!!

Hoffman is more of a specialist...and he hasn't been able to really create much in the first two games.  Not surprised to see him bumped back either.  Gotta try something. Keep him on the PP.

If Anderson starts he starts, I get it. Don't agree with it but I get it and one win and one big performance from Anderson and the Sens could end up in the Habs head.

As for Chaisson... no Dung.

Hoags wrote:I don't get how Hoffman is supposed to do anything with Neil on his line.  Legwand sucks too.

Why not just trot out that awful Greenijg-Smith-Neil like that MacLean rode all the way to the unemployment line.

As for Anderson. It's hopefully to wake the team up. They've been playing like crap this series.

Hoffman is playing on the 4th and is fully capable of doing something note worthy with that ice time. Saying he can't do anything there is a BS excuse. Puempel did plenty there when he was playing and bumped Hoffman's a$$ off the 2nd line until he was injured.

Yeah, I miss Matt Pumpy Puempel.

tim1_2 wrote:To be fair, our team is down 2-0, so some lineup changes are kinda inevitable.

I'm a tiny bit surprised to see in the crease again...this could REALLY backfire on Cameron, but I guess Anderson must look pretty sharp in practice.  This guy is really capable of stealing a game; hopefully he isn't rusty!!!

Hoffman is more of a specialist...and he hasn't been able to really create much in the first two games.  Not surprised to see him bumped back either.  Gotta try something.  Keep him on the PP.

I have made my feelings pretty clear as well as my opinion but right now it isn't too late to put Anderson in if they believe he's ready for this. This is probably more of a Murray move than a Cameron move IMO and fair enough.

When the showed Murray on TV after the OT goal in game 2, it really did look like he said "Cussing Andrew Hammond".

Obviously we wouldn't be here without Hammond. Thank you for your service, Hamburglar.

As you said, NEELY, it's not too late to salvage the series. This is a ballsy move...but if you wait until it's 3-0, then you're pretty much doomed anyway.