After two pre-season games, you could argue that the lineup picture is even more muddled than it was a few days ago. So many players have stepped up in the two games that it has made separating from the pack impossible.
Ahead of their game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, the Canadiens had morning skate and revealed the lineup they will be using.
Max Domi and Artturi Lehkonen will be in the lineup, and will be joined by Brendan Gallagher given Jonathan Drouin went to New Brunswick. Shea Weber and Victor Mete also return to the lineup.
Nick Suzuki will be playing with Jordan Weal and Paul Byron in what is a line that could start the NHL season.
#Habs: les trios et duos pour ce match contre les Panthers au Centre Bell
Lehkonen-Domi-Gallagher
Byron-Suzuki-Weal
Varone-Thompson-Weise
Pezzetta-Vejdemo-Alain (Verbeek)Mete-Weber
Kulak-Brook
Sklenicka-Ouellet— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) September 19, 2019
It is another game for the Brett Kulak and Josh Brook pairing. Phil Varone fills Nick Cousins’s spot from Monday’s game.
UPDATE: Maxim Lamarche and Alex Belzile will be in the lineup.
Claude Julien vient de nous confirmer ses trios, il y a un changement. Alex Belzile jouera sur le 4e trio ce soir: #CH Précision…*
Lehkonen-Domi-Gallagher;
Byron-Suzuki-Weal;
Varone-Thompson-Weise;
Alain-Vejdemo-Belzile*— Chantal Machabee (@ChantalMachabee) September 19, 2019
Changement aussi chez les defenseurs:
Défenseurs #CH:Mete-Weber;
Kulak-Brook;
Ouellet-Lamarche
Carey Price sera le gardien partant.— Chantal Machabee (@ChantalMachabee) September 19, 2019
It appears that Carey Price is expected to play all 60 minutes.
The game at the Bell Centre gets underway at 7:00 p.m. Game thread to come later today.
