Really...?

Seriously Bruins? Gonna make me look like an idiot with my predictions? As Jack Edwards said at the end of the game, "No one saw this coming..."

This was a rough game even from before the first puck drop. Zdeno Chara was hospitalized last night for dehydration, and while he did skate with the team earlier today, he was not given medical clearance to play today. So right off the bat, the Bruins lose, not only their captain, but the largest offensive generator they have. This game was doomed from the start.

Within the first 30 seconds of the game, the Habs already were getting chances in front of Thomas. 43 seconds after the first puck drop, Cammalleri nets a rebound, and lifts Montreal to a 1-0 lead. I do not know what is going on with Thomas, but he's just looking lazy out there. When he drops to the butterfly to make a save he takes way longer than I've seen to recover. It's little stuff like that that can cost teams games. At 18:15, he almost lets in another goal because of that laziness.

After Seidenberg went off for an interference call, the Canadiens scored again, Darche this time netting it.

Price was looking phenomenal yet again, just dominating the Bruins whenever they got a chance in front of the net.

The Bruin's offense wasn't terrible, but it could've been a lot better. They did get a fair amount of shots in, and I have to say, even though they didn't score on the powerplay, their powerplay offense was impressive. They moved the puck around really well, and got a fair amount of shots in.

The second period took awhile to get going, but the Bruins looked promising. After a great penalty kill with some impressive forechecking, they finally net one. Bergeron got a feed right across the crease, and Price had zero chance. Only 13 seconds later, the Bruins almost capitalized AGAIN on, what looked like, a very shaken-up Price, but they were denied. The Bruins were getting insanely unlucky this game, getting a couple shots that made it past Price, but wound up hitting the post instead.

At 2:39 in the second, Weber scores on a rebound and gives Montreal a third goal. This goal was just a trainwreck. The puck was shot on net and instantly kicked to the right by Thomas. The Bruins defense, instead of trying to get the puck out of there, were just trying to put pressure on the Montreal skaters, which would lead to Weber getting his stick on it, and tagging it past Thomas. Tough goal.

I missed the first 6 minutes of the third cause I was on a McD's run...oops...
The third period can be summed up in one word for the Bruins - Frustration. These guys were just so desperate at this point, but it wasn't enough. They had a couple of nice chances, but it was not nearly enough to turn it around.

I gotta say, without Chara tonight, I think they took quite a hit, and going into Montreal for two games, when they're down two? Not looking good for the Black and Gold.

One note about this series so far - PK Subban, rookie defenseman on the Habs, is making a name for himself, but not necessarily a good one. I like this kid because I think hes got a tremendous amount of talent and potential, but my god kid, you're a rookie. He tries starting things up with guys who have been playing WAY longer than he has, and has made an enemy of someone you never want to be enemies with - Milan Lucic. There's clearly some huge tension between these guys, and all I'm gonna say is, there's no "Subban Fight Club" yet. Back down kid.