Habs 1, Devils 3: They just want to be close to you

Like real close. Must suck to be a claustrophobic hockey player when playing the Devils. They're also real touchy feely.

So anyway, lovely tribute to Gary Carter. The team wore #8 jerseys in warmup and #8 stickers on their helmets. And if you felt nothing when Youppi came out in his Expos shirt, then you're heartless! Also an actual moment of silence. It was so quiet you could hear the air conditioning.

Sadly not such a great game for the Habs. After that first shift, they shrunk back to the perimeter. Don't even ask how their own zone was. Actually do! Because it was shit! You know, you got Yannick Weber trying to clear the crease...or Campoli on the ice with a few seconds left while Bourque lazily stretches some half-assed attempt to clear the puck. Stuff like that. Two tipped in shots, one off Clarkson's knee, and a screened shot. Habs have zero idea how to tip the puck in themselves, other than into their own net accidentally.

Also Erik Cole has been playing injured for a while now. He kept coming and going. We thought for sure he was done in the 3rd when he tossed his sticks and gloves down the tunnel. But he came back. He couldn't even sit on the bench though... Definitely deserved Hal Gill's A, but I'm worried February is going to kill him.

TERRIBLE game for Pleky's line. A key factor in the 3rd Devils' goal by completely failing a few times to clear the zone. Also that lost faceoff assisted on the first. Seriously, if you want to be a key defensive specialist, WIN A FUCKING D-ZONE FACEOFF! Time to change up this "line", drop Darche back down to the fourth line, and give Eller some fucking ice time. Every little chance he got something, as slight as it was, happened in the OTHER end. I mean for most of the game you could hear Brodeur snoring...

Probably the only "victory" is they scored a powerplay goal. Shocking I know! It was Patches! His 25th of the year. Oh and they actually did look semi-convincing with the empty netter, though firing blanks until Eller finally got out there and actually got a shot on net. Probably the most frightening thing was seeing Kaberle...play goal.

And they weren't shut out by Brodeur. I guess we can be semi-cool with this considering his dad just went in for brain surgery. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

I still say a block of wood could play goal for the Devils.

NOTHING MAKES PEOPLE HAPPIER THAN A PACK OF CORGIS!