Montreal Canadiens: 24 Thoughts On Habs Being Blown Out By Bruins

Second Period Thoughts

David Pastrnak played just four minutes in the first period and left the bench for a while. He is back out to start the second period which makes coming back from down a pair extremely more difficult.

Suzuki made a ridiculous pass across the slot to Alex Newhook, but he can’t convert (this actually is a recording). Suzuki’s playmaking ability is underrated and he should always just play with Caufield because they have chemistry, they are the two best offensive weapons on the team and can create offense on a nightly basis with Suzuki’s setup skills and Caufield’s goal scoring ability.

Brendan Gallagher carries the puck into the Bruins zone and is hauled down. There is no call because… refs. The play heads back the other way and a weird shot at other end goes in as Hampus Lindholm tries to tee it up but it rolls along the ice like one of my golf drives and trickles between Allen’s pads. Three goal holes are hard to climb out of against anyone, and that is especially true against a disciplined team like the Bruins.

Speaking of the Bruins discipline and exceptional defensive system, I always thought Jim Montgomery would have made a fine head coach of the Canadiens. Born in Montreal (and bilingual) he has an impressive coaching resume. Anyway, the Habs chose Martin St. Louis instead and Montgomery won’t be leaving the Bruins any time soon.

Juraj Slafkovsky gets his second of the season! He finds some space in the slot and Suzuki finds him with a pass and the Canadiens first overall pick rips a one-timer over Jeremy Swayman’s shoulder to get the Habs on the board.

Shortly after Slafkovsky’s goal, the Canadiens got a power play which gave them a chance to pull within one. Instead, the two minutes is mostly ineffective and then as it ends, and with the Habs still having just one defenseman on the ice, Trent Frederic breaks down the wing and fires the puck past Allen to make it 4-1.

Well, 14 shots against is better than 19 but they still allowed a pair of goals in the second period. This team is starting to look outmatched most nights and I really don’t remember how they were able to beat this Bruins team just seven days ago.

Interestingly, Kaiden Guhle is leading the team in ice time, taking that torch from Mike Matheson who is among the league leaders in minutes played.