Precisely one week after the Montreal Canadiens’ beautiful victory over the Boston Bruins, the CH is again on its ft, and never just a bit.
If final Saturday’s victory over the Bruins had actually impressed followers and given hope that the Tricolore may ship that sort of efficiency evening after evening, effectively, the final week, and particularly final evening’s recreation, has simply dashed all that positivism across the staff.
Yesterday’s 5-2 loss, nonetheless, clearly earns the Golden Palm for worst recreation of the week.
It’s not sophisticated: the Habs simply didn’t appear to be in the identical league because the Boston Bruins.
Briefly, there was nothing optimistic to remove from Saturday evening’s recreation.
Juraj Slafkovský will get his second of the season! 2⃣ pic.twitter.com/pMK6w8GauU
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 19, 2023
It’s nice to see Slaf on the rating sheet, as a result of much more so just lately, he actually deserves to be racking up factors at a greater fee.
Let’s hope that persistence will repay someday in his case.
1. The trio modifications didn’t supply any new chemistry.
Sadly, as was the case all through the sport, we didn’t get a lot from every of those new trios.
None of them actually stood out, and Slafkovsky received his two factors when he wasn’t even together with his assigned trio-mates, Sean Monahan and Jesse Ylönen.
The CH’s quantity 22 was as soon as once more greater than invisible final evening.
He doesn’t stand out as a lot as he used to, and he by no means appears to have the ability to give himself good scoring possibilities, particularly at five-on-five, as he did final yr.
I don’t know the reply, however what is for certain is that one aim in his final ten video games is not at all sufficient or regular for Cole Caufield.
3. Why isn’t the CH as aggressive on the ability play because the Bruins are?
Did you discover yesterday how there’s a obtrusive distinction between the 2 groups’ energy performs?
The Bruins don’t give the CH any area or time to breathe, whereas there’s continually a participant placing stress on the participant on the level, or the gamers on the sting of the boards.
On the CH aspect, it’s simply the alternative, as we’re VERY passive and let our opponents play as they please.
It’s irritating to observe this obtrusive distinction between the 2 groups, and I significantly marvel why the CH isn’t impressed by the Bruins by being extra aggressive.
The CH’s subsequent recreation is Wednesday evening at 10 p.m., when the Tricolore travels to Anaheim to tackle the Geese.
Let’s see if this may assist the gamers get their act collectively.
In a flurry
– The William Nylander sequence continues!
THE STREAK CONTINUES
William Nylander picks up an help on Auston Matthews’(@AM34) aim to make it 17 straight video games with a degree to start the season!
: @NHLNetwork pic.twitter.com/w4PBMVgH4x
– NHL (@NHL) November 19, 2023
– Learn extra.
In dialog with @CanadiensMTL Carey Value: the winningest goalie in #GoHabsGo franchise historical past in a wide-ranging two-part dialogue about @CP0031‘s life in hockey and past. Half 2 shall be printed on https://t.co/i8v4PTlmgZ on Tuesday https://t.co/uikWKoKqM6
– Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) November 19, 2023
– Bravo !
Speaking to Hendrix Lapierre on Thursday, I sensed that he was “in a good place”. “My next goal is coming.” He has the successful aim, 1st and three factors in his return to the @Capitals lineup yesterday. As an encore, report on his @NHL comeback. https://t.co/9wIZGZAzG5
– jf plante (@jfplante_Droit) November 19, 2023
– Nylander matches McDavid’s sequence.
The espresso’s nonetheless sizzling and so is William Nylander.
With an help within the first interval of the 2023 #NHLGlobalSeries finale, the @MapleLeafs ahead matched Connor McDavid for the longest season-opening level streak by any energetic participant.#NHLStats: https://t.co/DcVkNhs2wZ pic.twitter.com/2hEgeoZFUB
– NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 19, 2023
– To not be missed as we speak.
Can the Alouettes write the ultimate chapter of its 2023 fairytale? https://t.co/3xPWTL4zLK
– Douglas Gelevan (@DGelevan) November 19, 2023