{"id":278957,"date":"2025-11-01T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/278957\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:52:14","slug":"senators-taunt-the-canadiens-with-bold-lineup-decision-ahead-of-highly-anticipated-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/278957\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Taunt the Canadiens With Bold Lineup Decision Ahead of Highly Anticipated Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nSenators Taunt the Canadiens With Bold Lineup Decision Ahead of Highly Anticipated Game <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>PUBLICATION<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.habsfanatics.com\/collaborators\/l.-honein\" class=\"lediv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">L. Honein<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 1, 2025\u00a0\u00a0(0:33)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/610367.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Canadiens and Senators logo\" title=\"Canadiens and Senators logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: HabsFanatics\/NHL<\/p>\n<p>When asked about it earlier today, Cousins was rather arrogant.<\/p>\n<p>Changes Announced by the Ottawa Senators in Their Offense That Are Stirring Major Reactions: They&#8217;re Waiting for the Montreal Canadiens&#8217; Tough Guys Head-On<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, just to taunt the Montreal Canadiens&#8217; players even more, the Ottawa Senators have oddly decided to place Cousins on their first line!<\/p>\n<p>Cousins &#8211; Stutzle &#8211; Batherson<\/p>\n<p>Greig &#8211; Cozens &#8211; Perron<\/p>\n<p>Amadio &#8211; Pinto &#8211; Giroux<\/p>\n<p>MacDermid &#8211; Eller &#8211; Zetterlund<\/p>\n<p>Sanderson &#8211; Zub<\/p>\n<p>Chabot &#8211; Jensen<\/p>\n<p>Kleven &#8211; Spence<\/p>\n<p>Ullmark<\/p>\n<p>Merilainen<\/p>\n<p>The Sens have therefore made a few changes, placing Cousins and Greig on the top two lines and inserting the tough guy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Kurtis-MacDermid-30752\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Kurtis MacDermid profile and hockey stats\">Kurtis MacDermid<\/a> into their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>No, the Senators have absolutely no intention of hiding Nick Cousins.<\/p>\n<p>It almost seems like they&#8217;re proud of him, and there&#8217;s absolutely no reason to put him on the first line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Tim-Stutzle-63942\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Tim Stutzle profile and hockey stats\">Tim Stutzle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Drake-Batherson-43132\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Drake Batherson profile and hockey stats\">Drake Batherson<\/a> &#8211; but well, that&#8217;s exactly what they just did.<\/p>\n<p>Kurtis MacDermid, aged 31, is a tough player standing 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 233 pounds, with 0 points and 7 penalty minutes in 5 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Cousins, aged 32, is a forward standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 191 pounds, with a very low total of 3 points in 12 games this season, along with 20 penalty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on Habs Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>9 HOURS AGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0211 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Senators Taunt the Canadiens With Bold Lineup Decision Ahead of Highly Anticipated Game<\/p>\n<p>Who will win the game between the Habs and Sens?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tHABSFANATICS.COM<br \/>COPYRIGHT @2025 &#8211; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.habsfanatics.com\/terms\" class=\"lediv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TERMS<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.habsfanatics.com\/politic\" class=\"lediv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">POLICIES<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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