1. That wasn a good start, but
that okay Against Ottawa on Sunday, the Canadiens bolted out to a lead in less
than one minute thanks to Tomas Plekanec. This game was the exact opposite, as
Nathan Beaulieu took a penalty, and then Justin Abdelkader scored to make it
1-0. Typically this set the tone for the rest of the game, with it knocking the
proverbial wind out of the Habs sails. Under Claude Julien the team pushes back
and is never out of a contest until the final whistle. It no longer a massive
fear for fans to see the team fall behind, and that the way it should be. 2.
Doesn matter had Lehks Last week in a tightly contested affair against Chicago
it was Artturi Lehkonen who was the standout forward. Around this time last year
the young Finn was setting fire to the Swedish league playoffs, and right now he
showing that same fire once more. His strong play was finally rewarded when he
uncorked a ridiculous wrist shot to tie the game late in the third period. The
Danault/Shaw/Lehkonen line is on fire right now, and the rookie is a driving
force in making that happen. Lehkonen's 13th goal of the year comes off a great
individual effort. Assist to Beaulieu on the play. Marc Dumont March 22, 2017 3.
Al Montoya held up his end It not an easy life being the back up to the best
goalie in the NHL. Carey Price plays a lot so there often long stretches between
starts for the backup goalies. Al Montoya isn Price, and no one expects him to
be. What he is, is an extremely reliable second goaltender. It been a long time
since the Canadiens had a number two they could rely on to spell their starter.
Tonight Montoya overcame an early goal to shut the door afterwards Alexei
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earn the extra point. His only fault in this game was being unable to stop a
ridiculous goal from Anthony Mantha, and if that the only problem, so be it.
Holy moly Anthony Mantha Marc Dumont March 22, 2017 4. Paging the power play
Hello...is this thing on? Yes, if you can hear me, it time to sort this out
immediately. The power play has been so stagnant and awful it been mistaken for
a rotting smoked meat thrown on the ice for a few weeks now. Shea Weber hasn
been able to utilize his devastating shot, Max Pacioretty isn put in a spot to
use his wrist shot. Kirk Muller was brought in to help correct these issues, and
he did well early on, but once more it time head back to the drawing board and
rethink the man advantage. Although it worth noting that Andrei Markov role as
the director on the powerplay needs to be set in stone. While Pacioretty was in
that spot last night the Habs struggled to set up. Once Markov took over they
immediately started creating chances. 5. Playing down and emotional exhaustion
The Canadiens played two physical, exhausting games this weekend against
divisional rival Ottawa. There no denying that back to back games played at the
intensity of those two will have a lasting effect. Tonight was plodding, with
absolutely no flow to it whatsoever, and the emotional comedown after the
Senators series could be to blame. Montreal has also had the longstanding issue
of playing down to their opponents, often struggling with the Sabres and Coyotes
of the league. This game was more of the same. The Canadiens did manage to earn
a 69-59 shot attempt advantage Brendan
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The Habs lost right after Alex Galchenyuk finally got on the ice, and in all
nine seconds he ended up on the highlight reel for all the wrong reasons.
Although at least he forced Mantha to make a move around him, whereas Shea Weber
halfheartedly swiped at the puck. Essentially it was bad defence all around.
Claude Julien decided to ride the hot hand of Danault, Shaw and Lehkonen in
overtime instead of relying on Galchenyuk, and that fine. Coaching is about
playing hunches in-game to give your team and edge, those players have been at
their best lately so it easy to see why they got the ice time. Galchenyuk ended
up with over 17 minutes of ice time Torrey
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probably agree it wasn his best game. #Habs Julien on Galchenyuk: "He didn't
have a good game tonight and he'd tell you the same thing." Possible
line-juggling at Wed practice. — John Lu March 22, 2017 7. Stop shoving players
into your own goalie. Wee seen Carey Price take matters into his own hands this
year following an opposing player hitting him at full speed, but it has to be
said that it wasn Mike Green fault he barreled into Montoya. Paul Byron was to
blame for the shove which could have injured his own goalie. Thankfully Montoya
was fine after the massive contact.Bowling for goalies Marc Dumont March 22,
2017 8. Time for McCarron to shine I all for giving Steve Ott a game against a
former team, the opening faceoff, and all that jazz. However, the time is now to
keep Michael McCarron in the lineup, there no downside to it. McCarron brings
all the physicality of Ott, just with the talent to be a good possession player
with offensive upside. There still plenty of important games against teams
chasing playoff spots in Florida and Tampa Bay. These would be a great measuring
stick to see where McCarron is at in his development, especially right before
the post season starts. As it stands, both Dwight King and Ott are the two worst
players on the Habs rosters in terms of relative CF%. 9. A point is a point With
how tight the race at the top of the Atlantic is, a point in a game where the
team trailed for 95% of the game is a win Jeff
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good point when youe protecting a division lead. Whenever a playoff spot is
locked up, which shouldn be too far off, it might be time to rest players like
Andrei Markov and the like to keep them fresh for the playoffs. Much like with
McCarron it a good time to see what Brandon Davidson and Alexei Emelin are truly
made of when theye being leaned upon. 10 http://www.canadienswinterclassicprostore.com/Pierre_alexandre_Parenteau_Winter_Classic_Jersey.
Not the best game, but...CROSBY! For about 57 minutes this game was like
watching paint dry in a room with no sound, while the mid-2000 Devils showed
highlights on a TV. The good news, however, is that Sidney Crosby scored one of
the most incredible goals youl ever see. Sure, it didn happen in the Habs-Wings
game, but technically it happened during the game, so wee going to include it.
Remember when people claimed Crosby was no longer the best player in the league?
