ECF Game 3: Montreal makes it a series with 5-1 rout of flat Flyers
by Travis Hughes on May 20, 2010 10:34 PM EDT
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Well, we knew it wasn't going to be a sweep. From the start of Game 3, Montreal clearly wanted this one more. Here are the Canadiens, returning home to a raucous crowd, essentially with their season on the line. Meanwhile, their opponent, the Flyers, have cruised through their last six straight games. We probably should have seen this one from a mile away.
It's not acceptable. The Flyers simply didn't want it as much, and as a result, the Habs ran all over the Flyers. They were fast, they were strong, they were... relentless. But on the bright side, the Flyers showed a lot of emotion late. Stupidly, the Habs got physical with Danny Briere and Mike Richards in the final two minutes, leading to a bit of a scuffle and ultimately the Flyers' first fighting major of these playoffs -- a Scott Hartnell beat down of Roman Hamrlik.
But in the end, the only thing that matters is that Philadelphia didn't show up, and they lost big to a desperate team as a result. Peter Laviolette was furious in his post game press conference, blowing off questions from honest reporters like some kind of jerk.
In the midst of the few words Laviolette did mutter, though, he said, in a very matter of fact way, "we will be better on Saturday." Last time this guy made a promise like that, the Flyers were losing in the second period of Game 7. He told Versus "we will win this game." You know the deal.
It's one game. The mistakes caught up to them, but you can be sure that they'll regroup and be ready to go come Saturday afternoon.
After the jump, questions with (Laviolette-style) answers and the comment of the night.
Questions with (Laviolette-style) Answers
- Can the Flyers get off to a quick start in Montreal? No.
- How does Jacques Martin change the matchups to counter the Briere line, and does it open things up more for the Richards line? It doesn't matter.
- Will the Flyers continue to get traffic in front of Jaroslav Halak despite the addition of Ryan O'Byrne to the lineup? It doesn't matter how much traffic you get when you don't control the puck.
- Does Michael Leighton continue to stay red hot? Leighton was fine tonight.
- Can the Flyers PP keep up the pace? The power play has to improve. The power play will be better on Saturday.
- Seven straight wins? No. Is that all? Thank you. *walks away*
Comment of the Night
Yeah, I don’t know either, I just loved yelling his name… try it sometime it’s fun…
>> PatterPoet95, on missing R.J. Umberger
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I like the nod to Laviolette in the last question. Well played, Hughes. Well played!
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by KreiderDesigns on May 20, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
Do you think NHL.com will have the full post game? I’ve noticed that sometimes they might miss parts out if the coach was particulary ornery
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It was really, really short. They won’t cut anything out
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by Travis Hughes on May 20, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Well they weren’t going to fix the issues they has in games 1 or 2 until we started getting bit by those mistakes, so tonight was necessary in some ways. But on Saturday, I wouldn’t mind seeing something of a replay of this past Feb 13th, please.
by DragonGirl0583 on May 20, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
people will blame the reffs for an awful officiated game. But when it comes down to it, we still played like a losing team. The better team won, woo hoo, lets burn down the city. But if they dont come out of Mont with a split, this series may turn a 180 on us.
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Not a good game, but something to build on
Let’s face it, this was not one of those games where we got any breaks. The officiating was a joke, and that certainly didn’t help, but the Flyers started the game looking to see what the Canadiens would do rather than coming out and establishing their game. This is a dangerous trend, and somewhat understandable, because the Canadiens took liberties all over the ice tonight and got away with it, while calling the Flyers for some ticky tack bullshit penalties and swalling their whistles on everything else going on. Camalleri got away with an interference cross check in the back on the first goal, then this was followed by a ludicrous penalty that was about the definition of diving, and it seemed like the refs were letting the Habs crowd bully them into making calls, while missing another egregious example of lumber in the mouth (Giroux checking his teeth) which makes that 2 games in a row now where the Habs have gotten away with sticks to the face of our younger players. It’s embarrassing. Two 5-3’s for goddsakes? What game were those guys watching?
The way the Habs won this, should be all the motivation the Flyers need for game 4, especially the chippy playing, stickwork, and extracurricular hooking, grabbing that went on in this game, and I hope this results in them channeling some of the urgency they showed in the 3rd. They started the game way too tight, and maybe now that they got a kick in the teeth, they’ll remember how they got here.
Man, that was U.G..L.Y. Hoping that performance was a fluke, and we can turn it around on Saturday. Now I know how Canadiens fans felt after Game 1…
Yes it was ugly, but the difference was...
The Canadiens lay down when the game was out of reach, while the Flyers actually woke up and played their best hockey of the game in the 3rd when they were already down 4 goals. I like the fire they showed at the end of the game, and am looking forward to seeing them channel some of that energy into game 5.
It’s the Stanley Cup. It’s not supposed to be easy.
But on the bright side, the Flyers showed a lot of emotion late.
I’m not sure about this one. I mean, it’s good to know that they get angry if they’re not playing well because it shows they care, but one thing that CBC mentioned repeatedly was the Flyers’ propensity to take bad penalties. Let’s hope they can channel this rage appropriately next game.
"Defense! Defense! Common! Do you call that blowing!?"
Well, I meant beyond just the rough stuff at the end. They played pretty well for the entire third period.
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by Travis Hughes on May 20, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
One Thing
Can we please put to rest this notion that the Flyers are the only team with goons on them? Because this series I’ve seen the Habs take more liberties than I’ve seen the Flyers take all postseason.
Oh, and that Yahoo Sports article to the right: “Habs get bounces, solve Leighton, dominate Game 3.” Two parts of that is correct. As for solving Leighton? He didn’t need much solving with no defense playing in front of him. Halak looked similar in Game 1 without his backing him up.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko
You'd figure by this game the flyers atleast DISLIKE the habs.
Clearly the first two games in philly were… mild didnt seem to me like there was much friction.
Well they made fools out of the flyers and I’d assume would make them pissed. Also it was chippy. Giroux got nailed in the mouth no call sure that pissed him off. The whole scrap at the end of the game. OH and that DOUCHE on NHL on the fly (Roy maybe) would not stfu up about his prediction and how it was right, that pissed me off.
Anyway Flyers found out that: they are not invincible, they got an “ass-kicking”, got confirmation that Hab’s Lapierre is also a douche, and pronger had so unusual game with a few turnovers in which he got clowned on.
Saying that much I cant help but feel the flyers have a much more collective hate for the Habs. A hate that just didnt seem to be there much in the first two games and still not there until the waning parts of the third.
OK, run your top line on the 5 on 3 and include a bunch of dirty hits. Yeah, that’s a good way for a small, weak team to act up big. They’re in for a rude awakening in game 4. They woke a team that can be absolutely brutal when it’s really motivated to go down that road. We haven’t seen it too much in the playoffs but here it comes. They won’t make silly mistakes. Laviolette won’t allow it, but here comes the physical game. Enjoy Habs. You made you’re bed. Sleep in it.
There’s a part of me that thinks they are trying to bait this kind of response. Get the Flyers to worry about everything other than winning the game. This kind of thing has worked on them before and ultimately will just lead to them being down a man, giving the Habs more chances to score. If we can get Lappy back and get another PK guy, maybe it won’t mean as much. Still, I’d much rather the Flyers focus on winning and beating the everlasting f*ck out of Montreal on the scoreboard, where it counts.
Here’s hoping they come out strong and play their game, dictate the pace and force the Habs back in their heels like they were in the first two games. I would also prefer that the refs no longer be influenced/intimidated by the crowd into assessing stupid penalties, while ignoring same against the Flyers.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko
I can see what you’re saying them getting agitated, crowdsloud and in it, no bailout this time in the first, is was a downward cycle.
I figured that them getting pissed at the habs would spark some kind of work ethic through intensity. But the more that I look back on it the flyers just looked timid out on the ice from the start of the game. You can tell by how the habs swarmed on the flyers and forced some bad plays and their passing was way out of sync as a result.
I guess I’d have to watch the game over, but maybe they just got psychologically owned. I’m not gonna lie Montreal seened loud and intimidating tonight. Being pissed might not be the best way to play but they certainly could use it to channel some intensity instead of what they showed tonight.
Its one game though in no way am I writing them off nor saying they will dominate next game.
Random thoughts…
Montreal earned a win last night. Simple as that. They had to – unlike three teams in the NHL’s recent and more distant past, I don’t think this Canadiens team could have won four straight after being down 0-3.
Leighton was fine, everyone else in front of him was directly or indirectly responsible for all the goals that went in. Sloppy passing combined with the inability to clear one’s defensive zone is a sure recipe for disaster. We got plenty of proof of that last night.
So, game 4 is crucial in every series, and this one is no different. The possibililty of a sweep is gone (I think this is a good thing), so we either leave Montreal all even at 2-2, or we reclaim the momentum and go home for game 5 with a 3-1 lead. With option #1, who knows when the series will end (“seven games” would be a good guess)? With option #2, the Flyers have a chance to show everyone whether or not they have the killer instinct in game 5 (I think they do – I hope they get to show it).
Too many penalties (some were embellished by the Canadiens and/or ticky-tack calls by the referees, but the Flyers were careless for much of the game; thus, being shorthanded often is the natural result). Too many passes not finding a target – any target. Rare sustained pressure in the offensive zone… With the exception of a few occasions in the third period, a real stinker of a game.
Any good news? Yes. Richie and Lavvy were appropriately fired up (each in their own way) after the game – you might think that being upset is only logical after an ass-kicking, but it’s how they were upset that was interesting. You’ll see a better effort on Saturday – bank on it. Also, don’t underestimate the importance of Gagne’s goal – from a psychological standpoint, that was an important tally. It broke the shutout and showed that the Flyers don’t stop even late in a game that is not going their way.
Funny comment from the commentators: one of the CBC announcers implied that the Montreal power play woes were over when they got their 5th goal on a two-man advantage. Um, no…scoring on a 2-man advantage after the result of the game has been pretty much determined means nothing. If that is all the PP goals they can generate, the Habs PP is still weak (and/or our PK is still effective).
Rest up, eat well, be ready on Saturday. This game will be worth watching.
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by Orange and Black Forever on May 21, 2010 5:07 AM EDT reply actions
Agreed. Scoring on a 5 on 3 vs nodl and 3rd pairing isn’t getting your pp going. Lavvy basically gifted them that goal. Flyers need to play like they did in 3rd period and dictate the game and for the sake of my sanity get the puck up or Halak will just keep gobbling up shots with his pads
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Perfect, actually
They’ll take game 4 in Montreal, and win the series on home ice Monday night.
if the Flyers get their act together. that was the worst game in the playoffs by far for the Flyers
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
not good but expected
Not a good game but we weren’t gonna sweep.
Pronger and coburn were forced to deal with more speed and relentless waves of midgets and they ended up taking penalties. Pronger had an off game. He’s allowed to. He’s been a workhorse.
I’m a little worried about Richards. He seems a little out of this series. Especially with that ugly Lapierre in his face.
The crowd was a factor no doubt. I hate the towel waving (in any stadium) and the soccer chats might be ok once in awhile..
I thought the passing was the biggest problem. The usually crisp passes were flaccid weak things that seem to dribble onto the MTL sticks.
I still am not getting any news here about Carter. Is he in, is he good to go? GET CARTER!! -not Stalone but the Caine version. Really though If he’s really put this guy in already.
Sat will be the turning point. Actually with these Flyers thats not true. They will probably have to be down 3-2 in games and down 5-0 in game seven to come back and finally win it…
GO Flyers. Fuc@ing win this next game and break the Habs spirit!!!!!
People exaggerate
They do. As always. After we won two games on our ice without letting the Habs to score on Leighton and making Halak and the whole Montreal team look as rookies, everybody was quick to claim that ‘we solved Halak’, that ‘weve got this’ and even the NHL immediately made ‘History Will Be Made’ video for Leighton. Nice video but for me, too rushed. And now, it’s the other way around. We’ve got our asses handed by the Habs last night. We’ve lost in a not too fancy way, indeed. It was painful game to watch. But it was one game. Yet you see comments like ‘we solved Leighton’, ‘we solved the Flyers’ and so on. It’s a best-of-7 series. Yes, I’m nervous and scared (as usual) about Saturday, but I believe we can win that one. Last night’s game was a wake up call.
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Piss poor game last night. The Flyers could not deal with the habs’ speed and the turnovers resulted. They weren’t winning the battles in the corners early nor keeping the puck deep in the habs’ zone. I was thinking after the game that i am so glad that Perer Laviolette is there to rally the troops and not Stevens to tell them to settle down. I fully expect a better game on Saturday. They better or I will not be able to enjoy my BBQ later that day.
Did anyone else listen to Pronger’s post game? He sounds like he’s either sick or completely lost his voice from yelling too much. Really strange cause I’ve never heard him sound like that.
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Alright, I know I’ll probably get a lot of flack for saying this but, WTF is wrong with French Canadians? Coupe Stanley and LNH? I’m not an idiot and I know a lot of foreign languages put things backwards, but the LNH just blows my mind!
You guys ready for some great LNH games tonight?!?!?
"Chris Pronger sneaked in the back door...banged it home."
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I would assume it’s League Nationale de Hockey. Still better than the bastardized franglais of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association).
Honor is no substitute for victory.
That’s it. “LNH” is actually easier to wrap your head around on first glance than seeing the “QMJHL” written out as “LHJMQ”, which is how it’s properly abbreviated.
As silly as all that seems to those of us who are native anglophones, it’s also silly to forget that we’ve borrowed, stolen, adopted, etc so many words from French or of French origin that we can’t even keep track of them anymore. I’m not calling anybody out for that, we’re not even taught that most of those words came from French, it’s just a statement of fact.
by DragonGirl0583 on May 21, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Who put the Flyers from Games 1 and 2 into the Canadiens jersey’s?
Funny, last night was almost an exact replica of games 1 and 2.
The first goal is going to be the difference on Saturday. The team that scores first in all 3 of these games plays completely different.
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 21, 2010 9:10 AM EDT reply actions
Definitely a mirror image of Game 1, but Game 2 was the beginning of what we saw yesterday in terms of MTL controlling the puck and putting a lot of pressure on the Flyers. Big difference was that last night, the Flyers D was flat and couldn’t hold off the onslaught, therefore making Leighton’s job much harder than in previous games.
bad bounces
bad passing
bad penalties
bad refereeing
bad defense
bad turnovers
bad shot selection
parent with too much PT
no wonder montreal was jumping all over the flyers. sometimes, sh!t just happens and the flyers end up on the bad side of a rout.
game 3 is tomorrow. and i believe everyone in the orange locker room knows what to do. i still believe our guys are heroes.
side notes:
1. was there something wrong with the ice last night? after 7 minutes into every period, the decline was exponential.
2. every time a montreal player fell, the crowd erupted. that was annoying.
3. it’s only game three, and my hate for the canadiens is at bruins game 5 level.
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
@ #2 no wonder Habs get “pansy” reputation. Their fans cry for them any time one of them falls down or gets hit. Seriously if a Flyer touched them they cried and yet no outcry that the Habs got cheap shots in on Giroux, JVR, and Briere. Bravo to Ritchie for coming to Danny’s aid and Giroux sticking up for himself.
Agreed completely on #3. I had no animosity towards Bruins until they mugged Ritchie but the Habs hiding behind the refs and getting away with cheap shots on our players (see high sticking in the face). I can’t wait to see Ritchie plaster one of the Habs with his clean open ice hits.
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought the ice looked horrible based on how the puck would not sit for some players. It was something that really stuck out to me, and I mentioned it a few times to my gf while watching. That said, these are professionals, they should be able to handle that; and the Canadiens had no issues with the ice, and of either team, you would expect the Canadiens to be affected more by the ice quality b/c of their style of play.
My fault
/lockerroomfaceon
Boys, just want to apologize, the loss is on me tonight. I was totally out of my routine and it affected the team and the outcome of the game. I was missing from the start, had to DVR the game and didn’t show up until way too late. And, to make it worse, I was out of my element even as I tried to get started. I didn’t sit in the right chair, was out of the requisite Smithwicks, forgot and wore my colors today (a definitive no-no for me), was agitated from the get-go (most likely from not showing up until late).
I promise for Saturday’s game, I will remain calm and reflective all morning. I will leave the jersey on the rack and ensure my underwear is not orange (but clean). I will make the wife stock the fridge with 2 (count em), 2 six packs of ice cold Smithwicks and I will be in the RIGHT chair at 3PM ET live, ready and in a damn fine mood.
Each of you must contribute, we can have no passengers. Prepare, motivate and execute.
/lockerroomfaceoff
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Nah, it’s my fault. I wore my orange Cechmanek jersey (i got it for $30 years ago) and the Leighton would up looking like Roman out there. lol
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
When I was at Game 1 on Sunday, I saw a couple. The guy was wearing an Esche jersey and the girl had Cechmanek. True love was surely found in the Graveyard of Flyer Goalies.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Well to be honest. I think it’s probably a bad idea to ever get a jersey for a Flyers’ goalie bc they seldom last more than 1.5 years and often look terrible after being good for a year. If I were to get a new jersey and it was a goalie’s name and number, there’s only a few respectable choices (Hextall, Parent, and Lindberg)
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
When I got my LeClair jersey, I waited a while to decide whether I would get him or Lindros. I wanted someone who was going to be on the team for a while since my last jersey (Mike Ricci) was out of date by the summer of 1992. My heart of hearts told me that LeClair would be on the team longer than Lindros.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
good choice there. LeClair will be remembered much more fondly than Lindros. My newer Flyers jersey is likely to be outdated soon anyway. I got a black Hartnell jersey as an xmas gift 2 years ago. that was the player that they had in my size
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Or you can just do what I did. I’ve got six Flyers jerseys:
Lindros (Orange)
Gagne (signed)
Pronger (Away)
Carcillo (Winter Classic and bought for my gf)
Richards (Winter Classic)
Forsberg (Orange)
So I’m pretty happy to have 4 current players. The Forsberg one I got and he was gone the next year and the Pronger, Carcillo, and Richards jerseys were all bought before the season. My next one will be this summer, a home Carter or Briere jersey.
"Chris Pronger sneaked in the back door...banged it home."
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Signed Gagne jersey? gtfo.. I want one :( I’ve got only two jerseys… orange and black Gags. I really want the away white one but can’t find any on eBay.
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Make me an offer, I have a few signed Gagne’s. The old black replica Gagne signed I’d be willing to let go…but shipping costs to get it all the way over to you might be ridiculous. However, I don’t have a letter of authenticity, as it was signed at a Carnival or Meet the Team event. I also have a game used Gagne stick that’s atugraphed that I might sell at some point too if you’re interested. It has a slight crack toward the kick point, but it’s not completely broken (still one hole piece). Not to try to use this site to sell stuff. But I have way too many game used jerseys, sticks, and other autographed memorabilia (replica and authentic jerseys included) and I need to get rid of some of them b/c I just don’t have enough room for everything. So if you’d ever be interested, I’ll let you know if/when I’m getting rid of any of my Gagne stuff.
OMGagne! Anything that was signed or used by Gagne I am willing to buy! I know it would cost loads of money to get the things over to me but I hope we could figure it out somehow.
I love the Lightning AND the Flyers... go ahead, preach me!
Ok, I’m moving most of my stuff to my new house soon, so I should have a good idea of what I just don’t have room for (please note things like Freddy Meyer’s game used stick and Joni Pitkanen’s game used gloves will be more likely to go first b/c they have no value to me really). I don’t really wanna get rid of anything, but it’s kind of a necessity. Email me, just put an aw between the L and J in my name on here and it’s a gmail account. I can’t promise what I’ll have left over, but at the very least, I’m pretty sure I can get an autographed Gagne jersey over to you.
racking them up there. my bro was old white Roenick, orange Primeau, new black richards, and winter classic pronger, while my other bro has blank old black, orange recchi, and new black carter. I need to catch up. I’m thinking a winter classic Giroux and an Orange Briere
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I said it in the game thread and I’ll say it here: We needed to lose this game.
Game 1: Flyers were outplayed in the first period, then dominated the rest of the way.
Game 2: Flyers were outplayed in the first half of the game, then took over.
It was the slippery slope which, when combined with their air of invincibility from coming back to beat Boston, could only lead to a result like this one.
I’m not happy that the Flyers lost, but I’m actually glad they lost the way they did. It wasn’t like, “Oh no! The Habs exposed the Flyers’ weakness and they’re going to exploit it the rest of the way and win the series!” The Flyers just did not show up, and now they’ve made things harder on themselves. Considering how most of the season has gone, it’s only fitting that things continue this way.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
well, here’s some more “bright side” looks
I think Carle/Pronger were on the ice for 4 of Montreal’s goals. How often has that happened, or will happen again? Not too likely and as has been said/written, Pronger’s battling a bit of a cold. So his game was a bit off tonight. Hopefully, he’ll take some Zicam and be back with a vengeance on Saturday.
Secondly, like a couple games of the Boston series, everything ended up on the opposing teams stick and into the back of the net. First goal is a PK Subban bomb that missed completely, but went right to Cammallari for the open net essentially, as Carle’s ass was in Leighton’s face.
The second goal was a flukey bounce after Leighton made a pretty good initial save. I think Carle was victimized there too as he didn’t take Pyatt correctly.
Regardless, just as in games 1 and 2, the Canadiens couldn’t get any breaks, last night, they got all of them.
I wasn’t that impressed by Halak. As some of the Montreal writers have said about Leighton not being tested, Halak was hardly tested last night. Yes, he made some nice saves, but the Gagne goal just flat out beat him. Of course, this highlights the importance of the first goal. He obviously plays much more comfortable when he has the lead.
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 21, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
correction, I think the second goal bounced off the pipe…
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 21, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
it did. Leighton was the best Flyer out there tonite as our d didn’t show up (neither did our offense either). Maybe one of the goals (third one) was a bit of a softy but Leighton was also screened on the play
by historywillbemade on May 21, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I wasn’t that impressed by Halak. As some of the Montreal writers have said about Leighton not being tested, Halak was hardly tested last night. Yes, he made some nice saves, but the Gagne goal just flat out beat him. Of course, this highlights the importance of the first goal. He obviously plays much more comfortable when he has the lead.
I agree. In fact, I thought Halak was playing much too deep in the net for most of the game. If we could have gotten some bombs from the point (or high in the slot) with players in front of the net, we would have gotten several goals.
He did have some nice saves, but he didn’t have many high-quality chances directed at him. Call it a combination of good defense and highly-underwhelming offense. (And, yes, the Gagne goal did beat him cleanly – Gill helped by redirecting it a touch, but it was in the net before he reacted to it properly.)
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by Orange and Black Forever on May 21, 2010 1:15 PM EDT reply actions
Always has, always will. :)
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by Orange and Black Forever on May 21, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
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