Team: 2020-21 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: May 23, 2021

Published: May 23, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The would be my lines for Game 3.

I would give the Danault line one more game to figure things out. If they can't Tatar has had enough chances to perform in the playoffs and he just doesn't have it. He would be out game 4 if they don't produce something offensively.

Suzuki and Caufield showed some good things in the final game of the season. Suzuki has been invisible game 1 and 2 and maybe Caufield gives him a boost of energy. Not to mention the horrendous powerplay the Habs have.

Kotkaniemi was the Habs best player in the first period of game 2 and unfortunately the penalties limited his ice time and he could not get in the flow of the game. Giving him a guy like Perry who will battle along the boards and a fast guy like Anderson will help him. Let's be honest, Kotkaniemi is better than Staal.

Then you have a solid 4th line with Evens back at center or Staal if Evens can't go. I kept Byron in the lineup instead of Lekhonen because the habs need the speed. They are a very slow team and I think Byron brings a little more offensive potential than Lekhonen does. I kept Armia because he hasn't been bad the last two games and he's been effective along the boards.

On D, I don't have much to say. The D is slow and built for playoff hockey 15 years ago but what can you do. Bringing in Romanov will bring a little more energy and if the Habs want to play a physical style game, how can you not have Romanov in the lineup.