We have to win. These are the lowly Bruins and no doubt Koivu will be in the lineup so he can test out his vision. I only wish this game was on TV because they're just not the same on the radio.
Captain Saku Koivu will be in the lineup when the Montreal Canadiens take on the Boston Bruins in their first preseason game on Tuesday night.
It will be Koivu's first NHL action since April 26, when his eye was clipped under his visor by a high stick from Carolina's Justin Williams during Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Koivu had surgery to repair a detached retina in the off-season.
He has been wearing a contact lens on the eye, which still has a blind spot and recently developed a small cataract. He has also been wearing a larger visor than the one he had on when he was clipped.
Koivu will centre a line with wingers Michael Ryder and Chris Higgins. The second line will consist of forwards Duncan Milroy, Radek Bonk and Steve Begin, and the third line will be Alexander Perezhogin, Kyle Chipchura and Jonathan Ferland. Guillaume Latendresse, 2006 draft pick Ben Maxwell and Matt D'Agostini will play in the fourth line.
The defensive pairings will Andrei Markov and Craig Rivet, Mike Komisarek and Ryan O'Byrne and Mark Streit with Jon Gleed. The goaltending duo will be Cristobal Huet and 2005 first round selection Carey Price.
well, the habs are getting spanked. BUUUUUT im not too worried about it. Its pre-season. AND Of bostons 27 players they brough to montreal 17 are full time NHLers. Montreal only dressed 2 lines of full time NHLers. So its a mismatch before the game started.
What im not liking though is the refs. they are worse than last year. Sure enforce the rule, but dont control the game with it!
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