Claude Julien seems to have liked what he saw against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, which means we have no changes to announce ahead of the game versus the New Jersey Devils.
#Habs: les mêmes trios.
Pacioretty-Danault-Radulov
Lehkonen-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
Byron-Plekanec-Shaw
Andrighetto-Desharnais-Mitchell— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) February 27, 2017
It’s hard to criticize the lack of change. For the most part, the Canadiens controlled the pace of play, and now that forwards actually support the defencemen by giving them outlet options, the Habs are creating speed and puck control through the neutral zone.
The defencemen also remained unchanged, including the Shea Weber – Andrei Markov first pairing.
#Habs: À la ligne bleue face aux Devils
Markov-Weber
Emelin-Petry
Beaulieu-NesterovMontoya obtiendra le départ.
— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) February 27, 2017
Al Montoya will start, meaning Carey Price should face the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
A lack of changes may not seem noteworthy, but in Montreal’s case consistency is a relatively new concept, and one that fans will surely embrace.
