Just finished the game, and Kopitar's line killed all momentum every shift they took in the 2nd and 3rd. There was a point in the second period where they got the puck to the top of the circles only for Brown to turn it over and spend the rest in their zone on four consecutive shifts. Old man just can't play the game at this pace anymore.
Lizotte has another fantastic game. Its funny, it wasn't all that long ago that a ridiculously undersized guy that gave his all and played near flawless energy hockey would actually be a fan favorite.
Nice to see Quick put in such a great 60 minutes. He may not have too many games like this left to give us, but they are such a pleasure to see.
Danault was terrific as usual, but Iafallo was most definitely the best player on the ice.
And just to add in to the nonsense debate, Danault doesn't deserve to be compared to Richards until he wins something, much less everything. Literally everything.
Roy had another strong game, pinned and sealed all night, broke up everything in front of the net. Edler though, absolutely awesome tonight.
The kids, forwards and blueliners, apart from some strong first period play from Kupari, were on the backfoot for most of the night. This game and most of this current streak have been won and dominated by the middle tier, the young and mid-prime vets, Iafallo, Danault, Athanasiou, Roy, Lizotte, Kempe, Moore and Lemieux have all been establishing a new set of standards here that doesn't rely on Kopitar. That's progress.
was so nice to see a vintage performance but it's sad that we're maybe counting down how many of those are left...
