Canadiens Announce Last-Minute Cancellation and Reveal Projected Lineup for Tonight's Game vs Devils
In the last few minutes, the Montreal Canadiens have issued an official statement announcing the cancellation of today's practice.
That explains why Martin St-Louis confirmed several decisions yesterday at noon during his press conference.
He confirmed that Jakub Dobes will start against the red hot New Jersey Devils.
So it's expected to be a very quiet day within the Canadiens organization today, ahead of tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils.
Aside from the change announced in goal (with Jakub Dobes replacing Samuel Montembeault), no other lineup changes are expected for the Canadiens as they face the powerful Devils.
Morning practice canceled by Martin St-Louis and the Montreal Canadiens
This kind of decision has often worked well for Martin St-Louis in the past, so he's sticking with that approach.
"The Canadiens are not scheduled for a morning skate on Thursday, however it was announced on Wednesday that Jakub Dobes would get the start in goal for Montreal.
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Let's recall that the New Jersey Devils currently sit in 4th place in the NHL standings, with 18 points in 13 games (9 wins and 4 losses).
As for the Montreal Canadiens, Martin St-Louis' squad currently holds 2nd place in the NHL standings, with 19 points in 13 games (9 wins, 3 losses, and 1 overtime loss).
Projected lineup for the Canadiens:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slaff
Bolduc-Dach-Gally
Newhook-Kapanen-Demidov
Anderson-Evans-Veleno
Matheson-Dobson
Struble-Hutson
Xhekaj-Carrier
Dobes
Bolduc-Dach-Gally
Newhook-Kapanen-Demidov
Anderson-Evans-Veleno
Matheson-Dobson
Struble-Hutson
Xhekaj-Carrier
Dobes
Projected lineup for the Devils:
Noesen-Hughes-Bratt
Palat-Hischier-Gritsyuk
Meier-Mercer-Brown
Cotter-Lammikko-Glendening
Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Dillon-Hughes
Cholowski-Nemec
Markstrom
Palat-Hischier-Gritsyuk
Meier-Mercer-Brown
Cotter-Lammikko-Glendening
Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Dillon-Hughes
Cholowski-Nemec
Markstrom
It's shaping up to be a great game tonight!
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