TSN:
Forwards:
A. Kostitsyn – Plekanec – Kovalev
Latendresse – Koivu – Ryder
Higgins – Grabovski – S. Kostitsyn
Streit – Lapierre – Kostopoulos (RDS is reporting that Lapierre will be in the press box and Smolinski will remain in the lineup tonight???)
Defence:
Markov – Komisarek
Hamrlik – O’Byrne (RDS is reporting that Brisebois will replace O’Byrne tonight??)
Bouillon – Gorges
Goaltender: Halak
Scratches: Begin (flu and groin), Dandenault…….beyond that???????
Habster:
RDS is reporting that Patrice Brisebois will be replacing Ryan O’Byrne on the second defensive pairing with Roman Hamrlik. They are also reporting that Maxim Lapierre will get a seat in the press box with Grabovski in the lineup………I tend to think the RDS lineup is the truth.
I honestly wished Guy Carbonneau would leave O’Byrne along side Hamrlik….he brings a more physical edge to the defense, something Brisebois hardly does!! I also like how Lapierre and Smolinski have played lately so it’s a toss up between the two!!!
