Top Six Minutes

Canadiens @ Canucks Top Six Minutes: Price Deserved Better

Montreal let in another late dagger, and failed to generate anything in the shoot-out, but Carey Price was excellent in the 2-1 loss.

By Namiko Hitotsubashi@namikohito Mar 9, 2021, 12:48am EST

For our new readers and members, the Top Six Minutes is a continuation of the discussion in the game thread. We try to keep it light and entertaining. Full recaps are up the morning after every game.

It’s been a while since the Habs played Vancouver, and it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Let’s hope we all remember how to do this right!

First Period

Ok, Habs. Do the thing.
Turns out that having six guys on the ice is illegal. Thanks Vancouver!
It is really weird to NOT be afraid of power plays anymore.
JEFF PETRY WITH THAT SHOT. Always a beauty.
It really is nice to see Montreal looking look like they did at the beginning of the year again.
THREE THOUSAND games? Wow. Congratulations to Pierre Gervais.
Please stop playing in your own zone like this, Montreal.
Toffoli wants a goal. I think they should give him one.
Actually having a Hab in the goal scoring race feels weird.
Woof. That Tatar shot had to hurt.
That was a beautiful move from Byron.... aaaand sigh.
On the one hand, he absolutely went into the goalie. On the other hand, I’m not sure what he was supposed to do?
Good kill though!
Huh. That was fun.

Second Period

Uh oh....oh no. Please don’t let that be Carey hurt....
Well, he looks ok, so I guess there’s that.
Awww man, almost Toffoli.
That was a series of beautiful shifts from Montreal.
And they follow that up with some gorgeous passing.
That was an interesting choice not to call Petry on that. Not that I mind, but still.
Lol Perry.
A second goal would go a long way to easing my mind...
AAAAACK. Oh thank goodness, it didn’t go in.
Too...much...scramble...
……I don’t feel like Gally needs to ask Perry questions about being a net front pest…
Thank you Carey.
What even were Edmundson AND Höglander doing there?
Almost Danault.
Still could really use a second goal from the guys in white.

Third Period

The fact that this game is one bad bounce away from being tied does not make me very happy.
A. Armia just stick-handled while surrounded by three guys, and won. B. Why was literally no one skating after that.
Should that not have been a penalty? No? Well then.
Not to be that fan....but shooooooot!
Oh boy.....I think that went in. Although Vancouver didn’t react at ALL.
Ahhhh off the post. Barely.
THAT’s what you call after all that stuff you let go? Really???? Sure.
CAREY, CAREY, CAREY, CAREY, CAREY!
Aaaaaaaanxiiiiettttyyyyyyyyyy!
Gosh, the last five minutes of this game cannot go by fast enough.
Please stop icing the puck.
I’ll just be here screaming with anxiety for the next two minutes.
Hahaha Button: Nope. He can’t play that way. He’s not smart enough to play that way. Ouch.
What even is going on?
That’s icing?? Well, that’s new.
WHY Habs. Why.
I’ll just be over here screaming some more.

OT

I apologize if you were here expecting me to be clever. Or interesting. Cause I’ll just be here yelling in terror.
JESUS PRICE.
I just want to reiterate how much I HATE the shoot-out.
GAH.
Why.