Top Six Minutes

Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs Top Six Minutes: Ending on a low note

A dismal season final comes to an end.

Oh great, its time to listen to “hurray the Leafs made the playoffs” praise for approximately the next 60 odd minutes.
Contrary to what the broadcast may have you believe, the Habs are the better team halfway through the first. Montreal has been outshooting and outworking their opponents.
Brendan Gallagher has been one of the lone bright spots in a rather forgettable season, setting a new career high by putting up 53 points and scoring 31 goals.
The Habs were doing so well until the last 5 minutes of the period, after which they tried their damn best to allow whichever Leaf forward with the puck to skate up to Carey Price with impunity.
Yay, it’s time for the penalty kill! Whatever could possibly go wrong? You already know whats going to go wrong.
And just like that the Habs are down a goal./

Lots of Leafs doing Leafs things to start the period. Accompanied by a lot of, “wow look at the Leafs doing Leafs things” from the broadcast. This is truly a season to forget.
Time for a Montreal power play. What is the over/under on the Habs giving up a short handed chance?
Time for another Montreal power play. What is the over/under on the Habs doing something different this time around?
At least Jeff Petry looks good out there, giving another solid performance despite the circumstances.
Carr did the thing! As an aside, thank you Roman Polak for the helpful assist on the play. Running into your own goalie is a strategy I hope you continue to use in the playoffs.
The Canadiens nearly got out of the period without a scratch, before deciding that the last two minutes of the second was the best time to give the Leafs another power play./

The Habs gave up another goal in the opening minute of a period. Colour me surprised.
Komarov up to his usual shenanigans, this time trying to run Price over. Though Price seriously seemed to consider landing a few punches in response, he wisely settled for a Habs power play.
In retrospect, Carey Price should have probably just punched him, seeing as his team immediately responded by giving the Leafs yet ANOTHER power play. At least this time it didn’t lead to a goal.
McCarron helps put the Leafs back on the power play. Kadri says thank you very much by scoring. The Leafs now possess an insurmountable 2-goal lead.
Habs pull Price in a desperate attempt to...well who knows at this point. But hey, at least Alex Galchenyuk scored. Or was it Petry? Ah, who cares.
At long last this season has finally come to a merciful end (but not before giving up another goal). See you all next season, when we can do this all again folks!/

Daniel Carr goes to the net and gets the #Habs on the board. 1-1 in Toronto. pic.twitter.com/yj4k5aMcYK
— Jared Book (@jaredbook) April 8, 2018