Max Pacioretty, the player who nearly lost his ability to function properly let alone play the game he loves so much, stepped onto the very same ice tonight looking like his usually fast skating net-seeking self.
Josh Gorges, who finally resolved to surgery to fix his torn knees that he skated on for about 7 years, stepped back onto the ice tonight looking like his usually steady self.
The score sucked, and Lindy Ruff is an ass, but the kids are alright. While the Sabres dressed their standard NHL lineup save for 3 invisible rookies (invisible until they took many stupid penalties), the Habs tossed out the kids in all situations backed by a slightly more adept defence to give them a hand.
One coach evaluates, the other has Small Dog Syndrome:
- Guess which one? Hint: the one evaluating his crop looks like he belongs on The Office, the douchey one rhymes with Mindy Gruff.
- I missed Josh Gorges so very much.
- I'm so happy to see Patches back out there. A goal would have been nice, but he was close!
- I missed watching PK play. Puts a smile on my face everytime. Of course he scored, then launched himself into Gallagher's arms.
- Palushaj and Engqvist had a better game tonight. Palushaj was buzzing a bit more. Engqvist is like another defenceman, master of the stick check. His speed isn't in regular season form though.
- DeSimone needs a contract. Like, now. (For Hamilton).
- Holy crap Brendan Gallagher is even better than I knew he was.
- Beaulieu got over his bright-light jitters nicely and gave us a solid performance. His shot left more to be desired but once his hands stop shaking he'll be fine. Reminds me of when PK when he first walked out there. Had a team leading 27 minutes of ice time.
- Gabby Dumont: never change you little heat-seeking missile. Perfect for our 4th line one day.
- Avtsin's hands are so slick. He'll be a good one one day. Of course he's Russian so the press have already shipped him off to Columbus.
- HunterBishop can't catch a break other than breaking himself on the new boards. I love him, but he's always in the medical room.
- Seriously ref, stop waving guys out of the faceoff dot for no damn reason!
- Unfortunately for Patches he apparently needs to be thrown into a stancion and nearly paralyzed for the refs to actually call a penalty on any infraction sent his way.
- Kind of like how PK gets 2 for roughing while Myers gets nothing for doing the exact same thing. Nice to see those double-standards still exist. Consistently inconsistent!
- Desharnais looked mighty fine between Patches and Gionta. And wins faceoffs. Bad news for Gomez, but thankfully we don't need to worry about little DD.
- In need of a goal JMart had the kids out on a PP late in the 3rd to see how they would respond and they nearly rewarded him with one. Lindy Ruff would have switched goalies and put out his top line.
- Vanek with the failiest of fail moves of preseason: wide open net, shovels puck right into Budaj who wasn't even in position.
- So happy Habs didn't draft that useless slow lunkhead Kassian.
- When the game was done, RDS's awkward new addition Marc Denis said Martin will have a lot to evaluate from this and so would Lindy Ruff. It's probably easier for Ruff: his rookies sucked and took all the stupid (and sometimes dangerous) penalties.
- Gallagher's face after the game: ^_________________________________^
Next up, Friday night date with Alex the Bauld in Ottawa!
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