Montreal Canadiens Three Stars in Rematch vs Vancouver Canucks
Tyler Toffoli
Adding Anderson in the offseason was far more controversial than signing Tyler Toffoli to a four-year contract with a cap hit of $4.25 million per year. No one was complaining when Bergevin found the money to bring another solid winger into the fold, and he didn’t have to move anyone out for this player.
Toffoli has been incredible for the Canadiens since opening night. He entered last night’s game with seven goals and would add to those impressive totals. In his tenth game with the Habs, he scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season.
The Canucks had closed the Habs lead to one in the second period, but Toffoli would make it a 3-1 score when he tipped in a Joel Edmundson point shot.
His next goal was unbelievable.
Toffoli entered the Canucks zone on a one-on-one with former Habs defender Jordie Benn. He slid the puck behind his back and moved from his forehand to his backhand. He then waited just a second for Thatcher Demko to go down and rifled a backhand shot perfectly into the top corner of the Canucks net.
It was, without hyperbole, one of the nicest goals we have seen a Canadiens player score in years.
Toffoli continues to be a key reason the Habs win games as he provides so much depth scoring from the third line that it is impossible for teams to shut down all four Habs lines.
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Toffoli added an assist on Jeff Petry’s empty net goal to clinch in the game in the dying seconds.