Not much changed at practice today, but the Montreal Canadiens did announce that Al Montoya will get the start on Wednesday night when the Canadiens play the New York Islanders at Barclays Center.
Al Montoya starts for Habs vs Isles tomorrow – Therrien
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) October 25, 2016
This move isn’t a surprise, and it means that Carey Price will start on Thursday at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a battle at the top of the Atlantic Division.
There were no other changes for the Habs at practice today, as they had a quick skate before travelling to New York.
Forward lines at #Habs practice this morning. Left out d-pairings as they changed several times. We’ll have to wait and see. #TSN690 pic.twitter.com/Dk5d8eUYm5
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) October 25, 2016
The forwards stay the same, which means that Daniel Carr seems to be the odd man out once again. The success of the bottom six seems to be the reason behind that.
Ok, Habs just showed d-pairs and no change from last night: #Webelin ; Markov-Petry; Beaulieu-Pateryn
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) October 25, 2016
The defence also doesn’t have any changes, which means the team continues to pick Mikhail Sergachev’s spots carefully.
It also means that Shea Weber and Alexei Emelin will continue together, and Michel Therrien once again reiterated that the move was a promotion for Emelin rather than a demotion for Nathan Beaulieu.
