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.
Pre-Game
- Jesse Ylönen – Top six forward. Oh yeah baby.
- I can see no reasons. ‘Cause there are no reasons. What reason do you need to be shown?
- Tell me why? I don’t like Bruins.
- Bruins hero Phil Esposito < Canadiens legend Tony Esposito.
- Speaking of goalies born in the 1940’s, Jake Allen gets the nod tonight.
First Period
- Lindholm wants a hug. Refs don’t allow it. Early power play Habs.
- Energized start from the guests. I want to see a Slaf goal tonight.
- Should get a few opportunities now, next to Monahan and Ylönen.
- What the heck? I go to get a piece of cake from the kitchen, and the Canadiens are suddenly two men down.
- I blame Marchand.
- McAvoy fires a rocket past Allen to open the scoring.
- “Ow Charlie. That really hurt!”
- Yep, I can see now why Boston have such a good record. They’re swarming like flies around Allen.
- Big, annoying, yellow flies.
- Gallagher gets out on a breakaway, but ends up getting slightly tangled up and Swayman can save with relative ease.
- I miss Kirby Dach.
- Brandon Carlo. 2-0 just before the break. From the blue line and in off Matheson’s calf.
- Seems like Frederic got a piece on the shot to redirect it.
Second Period
- Sometimes, the stats don’t tell the whole tale.
- Tonight however, they do.
- 3-0. Slapshot. Pavel Zacha.
- A cross-checking minor for Johnny Kovacevic ends up in a double whammy, as he and his victim Jake DeBrusk go at each other enough to receive roughing minors.
- Boston are just a number too large for an inexperienced Canadiens team. So far. But give it a couple of seasons…
- 3-1. We have life.
- We’re living it, we’re slafing it, we’re loving it.
- I wanted to see a Slafkovsky goal, and I got my wish. Thank you, hockey genie.
- Great feed from Suzuki from behind the net, patiently waiting for the right moment to pounce. Perfect placement by Juraj as well. Short-side. Swayman didn’t know what hit him.
- And a power play on top of it? Maybe this game isn’t as hopeless as I imagined it to be.
- 4-1. Breakaway straight out of the box. It’s Frederic again. Goodnight, Massachusetts.
- No shade on Jake Allen. He’s been hung out to dry tonight. The Montreal defence just can’t keep up with Boston’s attack.
Third Period
- Justin Barron with a couple of nice feeds followed by a completely unnecessary giveaway, almost resulting in a Boston goal #5.
- Slafkovsky holds and holds and holds on for dear life, when Trent Frederic charges into the offensive zone. The effort gets rewarded with a warranted holding penalty.
- 5-1 Bruins. Huh? Is JvR still a thing in 2023? Here I was thinking the Leafs had ruined him.
- Boston are currently outshooting Montreal 40-20. That should tell you just about everything you need to know.
- “What did you do last night?”
- “Classic night! I was up ’til 4AM to watch the Habs get thrashed by their arch nemesis.”
- At least Laval are winning.
- They aren’t? Damn.
- “Johnny, vad gööööör du? Han var en ängel. En sån ängel.”
- Back-to-back games with goals for Johnathan Kovacevic.
- Small consolations are also consolations, after all.
EOTP 3 Stars
3) They might show pity and give you some wings anyway
2) Never forget
1) The Canadiens need some non-frst-rounders to plug into their lineup soon
