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
- Who knows why these games are still going ahead?
- Yet, here we are. A mish-mash of players just trying to get through the season.
- Onwards and upwards!/
First period
- Drouin goes missing from the lineup after warmups so Vejdemo slides into his spot on the top line.
- Brandon Baddock is making his NHL debut thanks to Drouin’s absence.
- Evans so close to opening the scoring less than two minutes in. This feels promising.
- It took almost eight minutes for the Hurricanes to get a shot on goal. These kiddy defenceman might be keepers.
- However, the Habs also only have one shot on goal halfway through the period so…
- Just to wake everyone up, Belzile heads to the box for hooking and off we go to the PK.
- Carolina takes full advantage and strikes first.
- Our turn for a power play. I wonder if we get the same result?
- Nope. Instead, it’s Carolina who scores on our power play. That doesn’t seem fair.
- This feels less promising./
Second period
- No-so-fun fact: The Habs current lineup has five players that have played 100 NHL games.
- Ylonen gets called for interference 1:19 in. Did the last period teach you nothing, Jesse?
- Aho speeds in looking to make it 3-0… but Montembeault is ready for him.
- However, he did manage to draw a penalty as Kulak gets called for slashing.
- If there’s a silver lining right now, it’s that the shots are even at 14. If we could just figure out Raanta we’d be laughing.
- Cole is on the receiving end of a big hit from Romanov. They’re always fun.
- Monty seems to have found his footing this period. Dare to hope for a productive third?
- Hurricanes capitalize on the power play — again — to make it 3-0./
Third period
- Twenty minutes left of Habs hockey for 2021. To those of you who have stuck it out, I salute you!
- Wait a minute… where’s Gally? First Drouin goes missing, now Gallagher. *cue X-Files music*
- Oh great, Gallagher’s down for the count (reason unknown other than why not) and won’t be returning tonight.
- Jarvis makes it 4-0. At least we’re halfway finished.
- Let’s just hope that 2022 takes it a little easier on us, in more ways than one.
- Here’s to the new year! /
EOTP 3 Stars
3) Why not both?
2) Hopefully the food was good at least
1) There’s always a catch
