Habs Shut out the Stanley Cup Finalists

[Bring Bak Damphousse]

Pierre Houde speech = Wins

On a serious note , what a great game they played , If they were to lose playing like that , I wouldnt mind at all , You can tell they were giving an extra effort tonight and it paid off

100%, I can stomach the loss, i just hate when there’s a lack of effort. Great game though, no notes.

 

[FLHabs]

Great game, great win! No passenger tonight. THIS is how they need to freaking play EVERY game.

Also, like many have said, Condotta and that 4th look legit. I think their intensity is rubbing off on the guys higher up the line up.

Monty with a great game also, hopefully he got his early season confidence back!

Could this be the Laine effect? Maybe seeing train with the team is juicing them up.

 

[HabbyGuy]

Looks like a completely different team, playing with structure, making passes and getting some bounces and saves.

Hmm, almost like they're well coached.

 

[red devil]

Monty has been really solid this year except for the 2 games against the Rangers and Kraken.

 

[Benstheman]

I really liked the way we played with the lead. Monty was great but overall our D was very solid.

Nobody can hate on Matheson for his play in the last 2 games. He has been really good.

4th line was great and probably our best line tonight.

Man you said it. I was really impressed with Matheson tonight. What a game. He can go toe to toe with McDavid speed wise. Hey I’m reason not his biggest fan but tonight he did a tremendous job. Kudos

 

[OnTheRun]

Agreed 100%.... they've looked like a different team since the Minnisota game

It goes back to the NJ game, which mark the point of the last goal they allowed that was due to a system meltdown (Siegenthaler).

 

[LV426]

Has the worm finally turned?

 

[StCaufield]

Just a reminder that Dvorak is still a bum

 

[Kimota]

Forget the fat lady sing, it's not a victory till we've heard the man with a hot potato in his mouth.

 

[Runner77]

OMG they flipped

Team was unrecognizable tonight.

You wonder how the hell they can rise up to the level of the top teams, sometimes.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

That 3rd was the best period I've seen in a long time. Physically dominant on the forecheck, hard & fast on the backcheck! Wow, the boys wanted this one & worked hard for it.

Montembeault was excellent. He's a good goalie when he isn't expected to stop high danger chances one after another.

The defensive commitment by the team has improved leaps & bounds.

Great games in particular by our 4th line, 3rd line, Slafkovsky, Suzuki, Caufield, and every one of our D. Just a strong team effort.

Fun to watch.

 

[HabSgt]

Monty with shutout #2

Best game of the season...SO FAR!

PS I am not that big a fan of MM most of the time but he was very good tonight!

 

[iamtalbot]

loved the 2nd efforts everyone was showing tonight, especially those 3rd and 4th lines, noticed a lot more hitting coming from our guys and shout out to heineman out there looking like a wrecking ball.

 

[Kennerback]

Great game, great win! No passenger tonight. THIS is how they need to freaking play EVERY game.

Also, like many have said, Condotta and that 4th look legit. I think their intensity is rubbing off on the guys higher up the line up.

Monty with a great game also, hopefully he got his early season confidence back!

Could this be the Laine effect? Maybe seeing train with the team is juicing them up.

I also liked Condotta. He looks like a 100% legit Michel Therrien approved grinder.

 

[SwiftyHab]

 

[PhysicX]

First star of the game, motoring his mouth in the post-game RDS interview from ice level.

I showed this to my dad and he's crying of laughter

 

[FLHabs]

We’re going to schock the world

 

[Runner77]

I really liked the way we played with the lead. Monty was great but overall our D was very solid.

Nobody can hate on Matheson for his play in the last 2 games. He has been really good.

4th line was great and probably our best line tonight.

I cringed when I saw Matheson being used in the closing minutes of the game but he handled himself well.

 

[Adam Michaels]

That 3rd was the best period I've seen in a long time. Physically dominant on the forecheck, hard & fast on the backcheck! Wow, the boys wanted this one & worked hard

I think the first period of the season against Leafs and the third tonight were the most complete and competitive periods of the year.

Now if they can play a second period like that, then we can say Habs have played a full 60.

 

[LV426]

Watching on Prime was great.

Other broadcasts : Your Fired.

 

[red devil]

Montreal now has a better goal differential at -17 then the Bruins who at -21, who are 3rd worst in the league

 

[teamfirst]

Probably their best effort of the season so far, surely their best 3rd period, hope to see more of that in the coming games.

 

[Rapala]

Great game by Suzuki I had him getting a star long before I would have given Gallagher one.
Full marks to Kaiden Guhle what a warrior.
Slaf picked it up in the second half too bad Kirby is still a 1/2 step behind on that first line.
Evans Caufield and Newhook were good and kept their speed up all night.
Cole separating Draisaitl and the puck was also 3rd star worthy.
Another super game between the blue lines where many games are won and lost.

And Shut up Gaston Gallagher on the first line is just dumb.

 

[Kimota]

You're with your baby
And you're parked alone on a summer night
You're deep in love
But you're deeper in the woods
You think you're doin' alright
Did you hear that voice?
Did you see that face?
Or was it just a dream? This can't be real
That only happens, babe on the movie screen
Oh, but he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control he's back
The man behind the mask
And he crawled out of his hole

 

[FerrisRox]

Just a reminder that Dvorak is still a bum

I thought Dvorak played a solid game actually.