After a couple of Valiant efforts against the leafs a crash was inevitable, especially with that forward lineup. Sutter looked like he was hurting pretty bad last night, any word on him?
There was very little chance of a pick and a player coming back for Adam. 29 year old Hart trophy winners are only worth a second in a COVID trade deadline day.
Disappointing game last night but I’m not going to go looking for a bridge to go jump off-even the best don’t win them all. The thing that really sticks in my craw though is how simplistic of a game plan Montreal employed and we didn’t have an answer for it. Despite hanging that loss on the players in the post game presser I think Green and his staff were equally to blame.
Practice time is definitely at a premium this year but unfortunately I believe the CBA mandates a certain amount of mandatory days off during this shortened season so the coaches can’t order the players to practice whenever they want to.
I’m not a big fan of Pearson either but since Jake joined that line I don’t think they’ve given up a 5v5 goal while getting matched against our opponents top line. As long as they keep that going and chip in with the occasional goal I’m willing to look past their failings.