Habs @ Leafs Top Six Minutes: Dobes and the Youngsters Hang On

Pre-Game Thoughts

Cracks knuckles Let’s see if I remember how to do these.
I haven’t watched hockey in so long, you guys. (Except for Denmark’s Olympic qualification games, because would it be me if I wasn’t unreasonably hard core about supporting Team Denmark.)
It’s a good thing it’s preseason for everyone cause while I know almost everyone’s name, I certainly am not going to be able to put it together with a face or number.
It is seriously weird to see Pacioretty in a Leafs jersey.
Considering the lineups, I just hope the Habs put up a good fight.

Pez hits Tavares, that seemed less than pleasant.
They’re not exactly clean, but that was a decent shift in the offensive zone for Montreal.
Should would be nice if the Habs power play showed some actual life. Might be a lot to ask though.
What even is this power play.
Matt Drake will be pleased to know that I appreciated that move from Roy.
That was nice from Engström to keep Domi from getting a good look.
I guess considering the Habs’ lineup, I’m not mad about how this is going?
And then they immediately take a penalty. Welp.
Oh no, that lane Reinbacher and Struble left for Marner and Tavares of all people.
Domi’s gonna score, I can feel it.
Please let power play attempt two goes slightly better than power play one.
Recording just a single shot in 15 minutes seems less than ideal, just putting that out there.
Well. It wasn’t as bad as the last power play, but one certainly can’t say it was good.
Lane Hutson is fun though.
Is it just me, or is everyone on both teams falling over more than one might expect?
Take everything I say with a large pinch of salt, since I haven’t watched hockey in such a long time, but I’ve liked Jakub Dobeš so far.

Oh boy, no Nylander to start the second.
I feel like the Habs keep getting in their own way.
Struble trying to make things happen on that shift!
The way I still think 62 is Lehkonen, it’s a problem.
Neither team defending particularly well leads to a very nice goal from Dvorak to tie it up. Was a nice pass too.
Dobeš really starting to inspire comfort back there for me.
Dobeš inspiring confidence, this defense not so much. Which, in their defense, is not entirely unexpected.
That was the most effective playing with no skate blade I’ve ever seen from Reinbacher.
Habs so lucky that Domi pass was to absolutely no one.
Well, that was just bad from Engström.
On the one hand, really I’m not surprised that this roster is struggling, on the other, ouch.

Ooh good move by Struble there against Domi.
Hutson trying to create things with no one to create things for.
The Habs seem slightly less panic-y than they did in the first two periods.
Not sure if Montreal is playing better or if Toronto has stopped playing.
That was perhaps one of the best offensive zone shifts from the Habs ending with that shot from Engström.
Dobeš batting aside that Marner attempt like it’s nothing.
We knew it wasn’t gonna be good with those rosters, and honestly, I more or less got what I wanted.
My only real takeaway is that Dobeš is gonna be a nice option in net.

EOTP 3 Stars will return for the regular season.