Edmonton came into Montreal Tuesday evening missing some star talent. Taylor Hall was out with a knee injury and Ryan Smith with a groin injury. Edmonton still has a lot of scoring depth and came back from a 2-0 deficit to Montreal and won 4-3.
PK is Growing Up
People are finally cutting Subban some slack. I remember his rookie year when he was coming down the ice making beautiful moves and the RDS commentators could only criticize him because once in a while he loses the puck. The truth is that he is one of the best defensemen in the league for bringing the puck across the opponents blue line. He made some beautiful setups against Edmonton. This season the commentators finally give him some credit for the good work he's doing and cut him some slack if he occasionally makes a mistake. Overall, he's creating more opportunities for the team with 11 points in nine games so far this year. He is plus 4 (+/-).
Against Edmonton he assisted on Montreal's third goal with a nice saucer pass to Plekanec.
Trying Until the Dying Seconds
I have to give Montreal credit for trying until the end of the game. I can't think of anything worse than watching the last 30 seconds of a hockey game when the losing team doesn't even care to go after the puck. That was not the case Tuesday against Edmonton for the Habs. They were hungry for a goal right to the end. Bourque scored with 2.6 seconds left in the game. That left the score at 4-3, where it would end.
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