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If this season has any sense of storybook (which let’s be honest, it hasn’t for the Habs at all), John Scott will be tonight’s hero.
First Period
- AAAND they score in 10 seconds. Wow. Yeah, that’s about how this season has gone. Welcome to Montreal, John Scott. The nightmare starts now.
- Paul Byron with a nice breakaway, as he does, from Scott. No dice though.
- Desharnais line has a strong shift, and draws a penalty. Hanley with a nifty move to keep the puck in the zone too. It was Kindl, and the refs threw the book at him. A slim, light, two-minute book.
- But because it’s the Habs, they give up a big chance against. Wow Habs. Wow.
- Obligatory mention of the Habs’ league leading 15 defencemen used this season.
- Desharnais is quite a decent hockey player. This is much more noticeable when he’s not on the first line.
- This is gonna be a horrible game. But at least we have John Scott.
- I’ve missed Brendan Gallagher flying around. It’s so nice to have him back.
- Eller and Byron had themselves a nice shift, followed by a very nice play by Hanley. As Habs’ special teams go, that one went better than most. Pacioretty had a nice chance on the rush afterwards too.
- Well, I guess that was a much better period than the first ten seconds indicated it might be.
Second Period
- I think Eller and Desharnais are in denial about how bad the Habs’ PP is. They keep drawing penalties.
- Now Carr. This powerplay actually looked semi threatening. Eller with a pair of big chances, Galchenyuk with a nifty play that almost lead to a goal
- CONDO.
- Habs have had several really strong shifts in a row now, and now have another powerplay. What a pity their powerplay is awful.
- I take it back. Money shot from the reverse Stamkos. I don’t want to frighten anyone, but Alex Galchenyuk might be good.
- DARN YOU LUUUUU. Robbed Gallagher BLIND.
- Habs get a powerplay though, on account of Ekblad holding on to Pacioretty for dear life.
- THREE powerplays in a row where the Habs looked like a hockey team? Amazing.
- Terrible no call on that interference on Eller leads to a goal for the Panthers.
- Naturally.
Third Period
- The only consolation is that the Habs are playing well.
- Hanley and Dietz having themselves a good night.
- Eller wants a goal bad. He’s been great all night long.
- Well then.
- Gallagher has seven shots. Seven. The next highest is Eller with four.
- Eller with a really nice short-handed play that almost had Danault in front of the net.
- We’re definitely going to give up an empty netter…
- Carr, Eller and Pacioretty with a flurry of blows, Carr nearly had a perfect chance. But it’s the Habs. There will be no storybook ending./
EOTP 3 Stars
3) They did go … all the way to 22nd overall!
2) Now that’s a player we’d all have cheered for.
1) I hear the ending of that movie is Therrible.
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