As I begin to write this, the Canadiens are up 3-0 on the Hurricanes. So, you know. I am writing for a win, which means this game will probably end in a loss. (Leaving that here just because. I may make this a regular feature.)
I wonder if the talking heads on TV would still say the same things about the games we’re all watching if they could hear themselves like we can hear them.
I had promised the Twitters earlier that this would be a post about how much I hate Jeff Skinner since I didn’t feel like writing any more articles about how the Habs suck. Well, the Habs won, so I can’t really do that.
But I really hate that kid, you guys. Jeff Skinner is the Justin Bieber of the NHL, except without the DUI and without the Leafs jersey. What a little shit.
You guys should read the game thread for comments from before puck drop/before the first goal. I know this team is not overall doing great, but it’s a hilarious pit of despair in there at the beginning, in retrospect. For the record, I also thought that’s how the game was going to go.
Let us build new shrines to Carey Price on top of the shrines we already had on top of the shrines we already had before that. Priceshrineception.
Also do not check the Canadiens Facebook page, all the morons who think Price is a bad goalie or that the losses are his fault congregate there. I recommend hanging out on our page, instead, etc.
Obligatory Jiri Tlusty naked picture mention.
Kirk Muller’s tie gave me a seizure.
Holy crap the Bell Centre was playoff loud after that win. Which is sad.
Max Pacioretty, is such a perimeter player, he scored that goal from the perimeter of Khudobin’s face.
Rene Bourque compliment of the night, for JD__: an assist!
Fun Anton Khudobin fact: his nickname is Dobby, and he got Dobby from the Harry Potter movies on his goalie mask.
Another fun Anton Khudobin fact: he is no longer a Bruin, so he is approximately a billion times more likable.
Unsung hero: Lars Eller. Well I don’t know if he was sung by you guys or not, but I feel like he went unsung. Such a good player. I will be really angry when they panic trade him.
So. This win does not change the fact that Michel Therrien is not a good coach.
In the absence of a working Extra Skater page for this game, I turned to MathMan for the numbers, and it’s all bad. The Fenwick is bad, the Corsi is bad, and the reason the Corsi is bad is the Habs blocked a lot more even strength shots than the Canes did, which means they weren’t generating nothing and the Canes were in their kitchen a lot. Carey Price, etc.
However, I swear I saw zone entries! ZONE ENTRIES, YOU GUYS!
This does not give me too much hope for the Bruins game, because the Boston Bruins could eat the “fragile” Habs for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and an afternoon snack.
