Canadiens @ Blue Bombehh... Jackets Top Six Minutes: Breaking the curse of Columbus

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.

Pre-game

• Harris and Wideman out (again).
• My Balkan brat Jhohnahthahn Kovacevic and vëlla Arber Xhekaj back in.
• Just don’t concede seven.
• Pretty please?/

First period

• Montembeault in net tonight, meaning the right post face much less probability of getting obliterated by a stick.
• Do we think Sean Monahan can bring in another first at the deadline?
• I find myself quite pleasantly surprised by him so far this year.
• This period is a proper sluggerpalooza.
• Oh come on Savard. I need you to score more so that you ALSO can bring home a first-rounder at the deadline.
• You big massive mountain of a man, you.
• Movember and all that, but Korpisalo’s moustache is absolutely ridiculous.
• Let’s end this period on a high with a power play goal.
• Yes?
• No./

Second period

• New power play.
• No change.
• Monty robs Olivier coming out of the box.
• Robs Nyqvist as well just seconds later.
• Stop giving them break-out chances for crying out loud!!
• Sam Montembeault is clearly playing with a whole new level of confidence this season.
• If he keeps this level of play up, he might end up with a 5x5 million contract as the starting goaltender of the Oilers in around three years time.
• This game is gonna end 0-0 and go to a shootout, innit bruv?
• Guhle to the box, but the penalty kill ends up lasting for only ten seconds before the Jackets even out the numbers./

Third period

• Columbus breaks the deadlock. Olivier with the opening goal.
• But X marks the spot and Arber Xhekaj quickly ties up the contest./

“Oh come on Savard. I need you to score more so that you ALSO can bring home a first-rounder at the deadline.”

• AND THEN HE ACTUALLY DOES!
• First of the season for Big Dave./

• I am the seer of all seers, the prognosticator of all prognosticators.
• Now hand us another first-round pick, Bill Zito.
• Korpisalo with a great save of his own, denying Monahan.
• Jackets remove their goalie and Monahan finally gets his goal.
• Josh Anderson manages to gain a delay of game-penalty, making the last 70 seconds slightly more nerv-wrecking.
• Korpisalo out again, making this a two-man advantage for the Ohioans.
• Montreal wins in Arch City. Quick bounce back after the Buffalo debacle./

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