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Jakub Dobes in net tonight | Arber Xhekaj in the stands
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Jakub Dobes in net tonight | Arber Xhekaj in the stands
Credit: NHL

Let's talk about the Canadiens' line-up: tonight, when the Nashville Predators come to town, the Canadiens will have a slightly different line-up than we've seen all season. We say this because Jayden Struble didn't work overtime at optional practice this morning. That said, Arber Xhekaj stayed with Joe Veleno, so

In hockey parlance, that means Veleno won't play tonight and Struble will make his debut in 2025-2026, so it's no surprise to see Struble enter the lineup. Not only does he deserve to play, but Xhekaj has seen his playing time melt away recently. The next step was the stands. As for Veleno, he'll have to be patient for a while yet. None of the 12 forwards in the line-up deserve to go out, and the Habs have won their last three games. Turning everything upside down wouldn't necessarily have been productive. And in front of the net, there will also be a change. Jakub Dobes, who has to play once in a while and who had an excellent camp, will get a second start this season.

The Canadiens have four straight games at home, but no two games in two nights. Martin St-Louis wasn't obliged to play #2, but it's a good idea to do so, just to see what he's got.And since it certainly wasn't going to happen on Saturday night (against the Rangers), today's a good time to do it.

'Overtime'

– Interesting.

😅🤣

– That's good.

– Stability is important.

– Wait before talking about expansion… according to the Commissioner's official statement.

– Interesting.

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