It's Time...

[@iMacduff]

My biggest takeaway from this game: I love seeing players stare at their shot when it hits the post as though they are done playing. Result: Leafs get an odd man rush while Dvorak ponders what could have been and they end up scoring on that odd man rush. Well done Dvorak. Well done. Please stay focused and don’t dwell on what could have been. Stay involved and make those plays ‘what has become’: effort and results from wanting it more than the other team.

[@mikeking-t2u]

I noticed that too. Just stopped playing after hitting the pipe.

[@iMacduff]

@ frustrating to see. Happens in so many sports. Play to the whistle / horn / goal / made shot (no matter which sport you’re in). Analyze your shot when you get back to the bench. Dvorak has been guilty of this too many times this year. He quits mid play when something goes wrong and then accidentally creates opportunities for the other team.

[@Vanderlay77]

Monty let in easy goals...Dobes please next game tomorrow!

[@melanieroy6616]

montembeault lost that game got to go with dobes against strong teams he's a gamer, Montembeault is a backup goalie but a good backup . The habs have a gem with Dobes to make the playoffs play him more

[@steve8803]

@melanieroy6616 way too little sample size to crown Dobes.

[@Pcmassarace]

@@steve8803That Matthew’s Goal was kind of embarrassing not gonna lie Monty should’ve stopped it

[@melanieroy6616]

@@steve8803 I know just gut feeling that dobes is superoir than monty I think you go with hot goalie in this playoff race

[@SamtheBravesFan]

So what are you going to say when Dobes inevitably starts to lose games?

[@petrblazek6051]

@@SamtheBravesFan there is a difference between losing while giving your team chance as a goalie and losing the game letting in every 2nd or 3rd shot go in. If Dobes has couple games where he lets in 3-4 goals in a period like Monty does, than i am willing to say that we have two goalies but neither of them is a starter material and that Habs might try the playoffs next year. I know that Monty is not a starter material for sure, Dobes has that potential, we will see if he lives up to it.

[@petrblazek6051]

I said on some Habs Facebook page that Monty is losing his starter spot with Habs, because he is letting at least 1 weak goal every other game and i got like 20 comments about how I dont understand hockey. Is it so bad to say that Monty is a really good backup goaltender and not a starter? Because thats what he is. In any playoff team he would be backup. The only reason that he got a starter role is that Allen had pretty bad season last year and Primeau is just not even NHL level goalie. Thats facts and 90% of fans are calling me stupid while they are delusional thinking Monty is more than he actually is. Dobes has starter potential and he should overtake Monty sooner or later and i wish Monty well, but Habs are not going to win enough games to get into the play-offs if he is the starter in my opinion.

[@supermantom2456]

100%

[@Paul-fg6mk]

"Monty is a really good backup goaltender and not a starter." Why do you spend so much energy stating the obvious? Any seasoned hockey observer will tell you that. On the other hand, you don't draw conclusions about a goalie based on 3-4 games. It's like saying a trader is good after one positive month. We just don't know what the future holds for Dobes. He could be a flash in the pan, while with Montembeault we know what to expect after many years of goaltending, which is a decent goaltender who is more prone to bad nights than a star goaltender.

[@jakecarroll5]

@@Paul-fg6mk He's a good backup. You're blowing this up way more then it needs to be.

[@Paul-fg6mk]

@@jakecarroll5What do I blow up in my comment? Sorry, I don't understand.

[@rogerbutchbouchard8019]

Monty is not an elite goalie. He can be the backup for now.

[@petrblazek6051]

Wait, did antone actually say he is elite?😂 he is backup goaltender, not even a starter on most teams, and for sure he is not elite.

[@JarradBruessel32]

Dobes isn't great either. Just no film on him.

[@stephaneferron5317]

Montembault has a 3.00 gaa and a winning record , that means the habs gives him a huge offensive support but he keeps blowing leads

[@rogerbutchbouchard8019]

Remember Monty was only a waiver pickup! Hoping that Dobes can win vs Rangers.

[@Paul-fg6mk]

A goalie does not "win" games. A team wins games. Vasilevskiy with the Hawks or Sabres would not "win" many more games than their current goalies unless he performs miracles that do not exist.

[@michaelwhiter4308]

Hutson was bad defensively tonight!

[@Marsoe94]

I was like "It´s 2am here in Slovakia after 1st 20min , guys played great and i am tired, this is W, i am going to bed". Boy was i wrong :D

[@KurtisBonin]

That’s was absolutely brutal lol, they deserve to lose that one. Snap back to reality on that. Can’t be up 3-0 and think you won the hockey game. Unbelievable regroup and win tomorrow night. Unbelievable

[@We_Need_To_Talk_About_Dougie]

It’s good to have two goalies that could potentially start. Obviously the habs were gotten by a really good offence. These are the kind of games the leafs win. This is part of the reason why they aren’t built to be a playoff team. Playoffs is more about holding onto 1 or 2 goal leads or often holding on in ties. This sort of onslaught rarely occurs postseason. Monty shut the leafs out before, this is basically an offensive team getting even. You cannot put this all on the goalie. I think they should add a defensive piece with some size, who can wear down guys, which would complement Hutson and take pressure off him to play a role he simply can’t handle

[@1Bandit455]

HABS Played 1 good period then collapsed should have played Dobes for his first home game - to this point he has beaten some top teams - Florida etc.

[@r_p_m7330]

Why is Pezz still playing limited minutes. If he can't play a full shift on the 4th line. Than they need to reward someone in Laval with a few weeks with the big club.

[@Nate77701]

100% this isn’t good coaching, what’s the point of playing a guy one period then benching him. But I think they just don’t want to mess with the chemistry in Laval. But I do agree with you.

[@CdnDoodInOz-tm6yg]

I was playing cricket and I watched the 1st period whilst waiting for my turn to bat and was quite happy with the way the guys were playing. By the time I got back to the shed to check the score it'd blown out to 6-3 with 5 minutes left. TBH I thought a 3-0 lead going into the 1st intermission wouldn't last but how the wheels fell off was disappointing. They were bound to snap the win streak so I'd expect Dobes to get to call and they guys will respond against NY. Thanks guys.

[@BEYONDYOURIQ]

You cant blame Monty. Habs defence was terrible...especially Hutson. The kid took a stupid penalty that cost them and he was on the ice for 3 more goals against. He is getting exposed when the game gets physical.

[@markmccomb1924]

The game looked like 4 different teams! Period 1 leafs vs period 1 Habs then we saw the period 2/3 Leafs and the p2/3 Habs. Young team who got reminded they still need to work on consistency. Monty could not make a save in the 2nd half. He looked unfocused. Hutson's defense was exposed especially on that Nylander break away. But only the 2nd regulation loss since Chicago game. So we all need to relax a bit. If this was against a top Western conference team we would have more perspective. But this was the leafs and it drives us all crazy. It's the next game that will show the character to the team.

[@jeanmichelsnake]

I’m more pissed off about the fans than the team. Habs win like 13 of their past 15, dominate the league for a whole month, have everyone on the roster doing good, but then we get one bad game (wasn’t even that bad tbh, a decent game compared to any from the start of the season) and everyone starts crying and acting like it’s all over, blaming everyone over a single game. Common guys. It happens. We fkn move.

[@Paul-fg6mk]

One comment based on reasons and good sense. Bravo! It's rare on KZbin.

[@jakecarroll5]

Stop being so emotional holy shit. Monty shit the bed doesn't mean fans are bad because they recognize his inconsistencies. Literally no one is crying. Just realizing Dobes is our Number 1.

[@Paul-fg6mk]

@@jakecarroll5 "Monty shit the bed doesn't mean fans are bad because they recognize his inconsistencies." As if the fans did not already know that Monty is inconsistent. We all know that. But we also know that he had a very bad team in front of him for two years. As for Dobes, he has to prove himself. Don't draw any conclusions about him at this stage. Let the future unfold for him. Then we'll see what he is capable of.

[@markorr999]

It may sound cliche, but in the first, the bounces went to the Habs in the 2nd and 3rd the bounces went to the Laffs. It also might have been a different game if Dvorak had of skated back on defense instead of standing staring at the net after hitting the crossbar while TO was skating down to score a goal. We knew they had to loose eventually. too bad it was the Laffs. GO HABS GO!

[@ThePatrix1879]

I've been saying for weeks that Monty is not even a 2nd goalie, but people tell me I know nothing. Get a real 2nd goalie (Jake Leen style goalie) and let Dobes get the experience he needs.

[@petrblazek6051]

Monty is a solid backup that can take 25-30 games on most teams. He is better than most backups in the league. But he is for sure not a starter, not even 1B goalie. Anyone calling him starter is delusional.

[@Paul-fg6mk]

And if Dobes fails to live up to expectations, and you got rid of Montembeault for someone no better than him, what do you do? My advice: Take classes at the nearest management school.

[@jakecarroll5]

Monty is just a placeholder for Fowler. Then it will be Dobes versus Fowler lol.

[@PeterZuniga-xz5it]

The pezz 3-5 min experiment has to end ! We are one player short with him , someone has to double shift and then you have 2 or 3 guys having an off night . It’s not enough to win . game in game out ! Gally and Devo . Terrible tonight for example .

[@bobothehobo420]

Bring on the double Jakes in two seasons max

[@Frankdaigle77]

Penalties are killing us, wait Fowler is coming and hes having a insane season in NCAA

[@garrickpatterson585]

hes not going to montreal anytime soon he going most likely to laval next year and maybe stay there for another year then he will come up

[@Frankdaigle77]

@garrickpatterson585 its ok we have 2 years and 3 months of rebuild plan objective still

[@johnbourget4160]

Said it before and I'll say it again, Montembeault is not the goalie we need.. he's way to inconsistent.

[@JarradBruessel32]

Wait until there is a big enough footage of dobes for teams to watch he will be back down to earth very soon.

[@2Infinit2]

Monty lost that one sadly

[@hoowiegalooie]

They weren't going to win every game until the end of the season. It was tough the way they lost, but there were some good things there, as well as a learning experience for the second youngest team in the league. The Habs had the best record in hockey for the last two weeks and one of the best for about a month and a half primarily because their goaltenders bested the opposition's goaltenders. Tonight this dynamic was reversed. C'est la vie. Monty had some stellar saves along with some doubtful plays. Personally, I don't know why they keep putting Gallagher on the power play. Armia would be a better fit. Or Newhook. Brendan looks old and tired. He had a good first quarter, not so good second quarter and is carrying that into the second half. Slaf was not a factor. Again. After looking better recently, he reverted back to the mean. The 2024/25 mean. When the Habs had a 6-4 man advantage late in the game, he tried to fish a puck out of a scrum in front of Woll. He was not successful and the puck went up the ice the other way. Again, he just reached into the pile with one hand on his stick. He should have (cleanly) rammed his big body into a white sweater. He was not drafted because he possessed a Cooley skill set. He was drafted because he had a combination of size and OK skill. I see no indication that he is improving. He is signed for 8 years at $7.6 M per. Does that make you nervous? It does for me. Soon, we will not get value for him. We may not get much at all at those figures. There is cause for concern. It's too big a risk. He's pro rated for about 8 goals this year. Not good. Not good, at all. As I said here almost two months ago: He still has some currency from being drafted number one almost 2.6 years ago. I don't want a player who can "only play on the top line". Think about what his numbers would be if he played on any of the other lines. Certainly not worth that money. I would not take a chance to see if he pans out. The down side risks outweigh the upside risks, in my opinion. I'll give you 60 million reasons. There are no excuses. He has not been injured like Dach has and he plays with two stars. It's a salary cap world. We are risking an albatross (or load stone) here. The good news: Anderson looks born again. He looks like his Blue Jacket days. Dach is starting to look like his pre injury days. I am both surprised and thrilled. Dvorak brings a lot to the game. Offence is not one of them. Bring up the talented 20 year old Beck and see what he could do. Give Strubble a chance for tomorrow. If Dobes win tomorrow, give him the Tampa game , as well. In the early Spring of 1971, Sam Pollock didn't hesitate to sit the Vezina winning Roggie Vachon for the unproven, upstart Ken Dryden. We know what happened after that.

[@leraklab2661]

Thats actually the first time i’m scared of a youtube comment 😂 (great comment btw)

[@mrshitty]

Fancy plus minus or not, Lane's actual plus minus was a - 5 tonight which is brutal! I'm sure he will make some adjustments and continue to get better but still needs to be said.

[@mikeking-t2u]

Don’t like him paired with Matheson. Should split them up. Play Guhle with Matheson and Carrier with Hutson! Need a defensive minded dman with an offensive one .

[@Paul-fg6mk]

Hutson was not directly responsible for any of these goals. They were either the result of gaffes by his teammates or Montembeault's weakness. Also, the last one was an empty net goal. Plus/minus numbers never reflect what really happened on the ice. It's just a pure statistic without context. It means something, but as an analyst, you should never take it at face value. Ovechkin, soon to be the all-time leading scorer in NHL history, was in the minus column or barely in the plus column for years. Why is that? Because he was playing for one of the worst teams in the league.

[@Full.Time.Watcher]

The team played a great hockey game except Montembeault per usual my guy is 28 years old and his inconstant like a young starter goalie even thought he is suppost to be a first goalie... literraly got outplayed once again by another goalie.

[@Full.Time.Watcher]

That's the problem in mtl when a guy is from qc even if the player is not very good the fans still will overhype him like he's something special.

[@petrblazek6051]

@@Full.Time.Watcherhehe i got like 20 people jump on me in Facebook comments when i said he is losing his starter job. Some people are just delusional thinking about Habs players more than they actually are which in Montys case, he is backup goaltender.

[@travisdecheno5670]

back to the same old Habs. NO good teams blow a 3-0 lead lol.....

[@vergerkessler5182]

Give it a rest man

[@saine414]

Yep he is too inconsistent! You are never calm when he is in the net. Time to bring the new kid to the number one spot who is calm himself and makes those critical saves. He is bigger, covers more, he is calmer under pressure, he don't overcommit on the first move like we saw today with the Nylander goal, the goalie was on the other side of the damn rink almost, the new kid would had waited him out and not overcommit like that....Bring the new kid to the number 1 spot NOW!

[@tylerlussier1896]

This was a rough one… I thought for sure the Habs were gonna win this game. I thought it would be close But I thought the Habs were gonna win 4-3.

[@adamCarter20]

Monty is number 1! play him more, Primeau sucks, Monty is the man....wait, Dobes is number 1! Monty is just a backup stop playing him!....

[@Steve.bennet]

How embarrassing. Monty is a joke. Defend that all you want.

[@charlieknight3396]

Love pezz but it’s gotta stop. Jared Davidson come on up.

[@Adambroadfoot]

Nobody expected this team to be this far along, so to me this is growing pains, nothing more. Now, I do think Dobes has the potential to slide into the #1 goalie slot in time, especially if we are in playoff position. A small disappointment, but they’ll learn from this.

[@philipperobinson1605]

I got no respect for people ripping monty. He’s been clutch and we only focus on his negatives. When Price had so absolutely horrible games, because he did; where were the haters. The talent between the two isn’t comparable, but he’s been solid and has keep us in the game many time over this stretch.

[@Dcheen]

Dvo was awful tonight. Other than win faceoffs (which he didn’t do tonight) what does he contribute to the team? Yeah he’s a good locker room guy, but honestly, is rather have Evans getting third line minutes and plug Beck in on the 4th.

[@J-Dogg-wt1hp]

Dobes in the next game and lets get some energy on the 4th line . It's time to call up from laval and see what Florian Xhekaj can provide .

[@mikefantillo7039]

If we ride Dobes hard for the 2nd half of the season, he may overtake Hudson for the Calder

[@stockey]

Monty didn't make the key saves,, that cost us the game.

[@paulouellette6934]

It's a no brainer 😊

[@Hankman23]

Some obviously tired legs after that ( successful) road trip boys!!

[@semiretired6033]

Every time!!

[@nicoribezzo8339]

They had Dobes to start until 4pm Saturday why make the switch dobes would of played a solid 60 min not just 20 min

[@jacobperez10]

Why does St Louis think Dvorak is one of our star players? This guy gets so much critical ice time

[@joeluna5342]

yea we looked like the old habs for two periods. monte sucked but it all started with our human zanboni savard !! & his protege gulie. when these defenders think laying on the ice or blocking shots is the right thing to do is a recipe for failure in the long run….

[@victormaxwellchannel]

Davidson, or Beck call up. There are fire in Laval ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥. Heineman get well soon.

[@ryanm776]

The score indicates how lopsided it was🤷

[@Full.Time.Watcher]

Our third line is probably the worst in the league gallagher and dvorak are so outdated i hope they go crazy and find a way to get these 2 out by the end of the season

[@mikeking-t2u]

Anderson should be playing with Armia and Evans

[@rossofilmsinternational8625]

Monty does not belong as the starter - Dobes is the true starter

[@alexisscalabrini8753]

the previous game against dallas the players block 23 shots dobes 32. that 55 shot on goal... even with a 925 goaltender that 4-5 goal.

[@erictanty7227]

Im rather disappointed with habs fans take on monty. From the half way mark in the second the habs were allowing constant pressure in their end. Monty didnt allow any howlers in and actually made a few excellent saves. The canadiens choked tonight, thats it. In the Dobes games they played much tighter games defensively

[@marcbabineau6001]

Montys lateral movement was so off this game, also DVO has been useless all season, can't finish anything and his penalty in the 3rd cost us 2 goals.

[@quenched56]

Dobes on what ive seen in 4games stops at least 3 of those goals tonight.. Monty strikes me as a guy that is more likely to have one hot game a week, not 3..

[@bcltdinc.8919]

Wrong goalie choice .. Marty should know , Leafs always play hard and win in Montreal , and vica versa ..Montreal does the same in Toronto .. why not have Dobes in net ? Sammi has the bad habit of melt down often .. 6 goals allowed cannot win a hockey game in NHL. 3rd, 5th and 6th goal were weak. Montreal could very well lose against Rangers now due to mental fatigue result of crushing loss to leafs Dobes is officially no. 1

[@samueljean-claude6749]

Everyone giving up on monty being number 1. You guys are hilarious

[@miggslor9985]

It was closer than the score suggests. I imagine most Leafs fans know that. Social media comments notwithstanding.

[@Marlene-ou5ol]

It could easily have been 4-0 with no Toronto goal at the end of the 2nd. The third would have been quite different. But five goals in the third period (I don't count the last one): not impressive.

[@TRU_Pc]

Off night, give him a break he’s won us games we had no business winning

[@dandesjardins2552]

Can't win them all

[@joeluna5342]

untill we get rid of savard armia gally & devorak. & our defense plays the puck or man it will be mostly disappointment

[@noorulahad3522]

Monty was horrible. Dobes should start the next 4 games. I think Marty knows that Dobes is better than Monty.

[@rgood1204]

Young folks are amusing.

[@ShaneLavigne-ke2rh]

If they want to make playoffs then play Dobes go habs

[@appletile2887]

In this game the difference was in goal.....Woll settled down and shut the door on Montreal. Mtl had their chances to open up a lead. Monty. He played like Primeau. Overcommitted and also let by goals an NHL goalie stops. He should lose his number 1 job to Dobes. StL should show Monty that he can't hit the snooze button when you are fighting for a playoff position. Monty needs to be penalized and benched. The rotation changed.

[@oasisbeyond]

If Dobes wns tonight... Dobes should play next game, tis was a bad loss man, 3 - 0, I knew at 3 - 1 it was over. They let them come back. Dvorak was brutal lazy shot hits post leads to goal... Then get's bad penatly they score again, he needs to et traded, nothing in 20 games, he can be replaced.

[@travisdecheno5670]

seriously, enough with Pezzetta, like the most useless player in the league. WHY is he on the team?

[@bobbyboucher-mt2kz]

Funny.

[@osbornebullock1237]

What a shit show, l still luv my Habs ❤🤍💙

[@JeanJames-ff3wx]

why are we always whiny jeez one bad game it hurts that has to be against toronto but were still in playoff race

[@nicoribezzo8339]

MONTEBEAULT SUCKS

[@AG01010G]

I kinda want to give Monty tomorrow to redeem himself… but obviously right decision is to go to Dobes

[@Hockeydad27]

Undisciplined hockey lead to Toronto getting life back in the game but hey boys will bounce back tmrw against nyr

[@stephaneferron5317]

Dvorak is incapable of finishing , Pezzetta serves no purpose and montembault is becoming notorious for falling apart if they give him an early lead They had an amazing run but the way they lost tonight will st them back. They need to call up someone that will have a slight production , they moved Anderson on that Evans line which had immediate results . Also , Slafkovsky was drafted 1st overall and this is his 3rd season , enough of the sheltering using the good old “he’s young” excuse . If you’re picked 1st overall but never had a dominant game for 3 years than maybe it’s time to admit that he’s not first line worthy , maybe it’s time to play him with Armia and Evans , try to wake him up On the bright side , we only have to endure Dvorak for like 36 games , wtf are they waiting to call up a center so they can get used to the team and speed for next season when dvorak leaves and why are we still talking about Pezzetta 🤦‍♂ it’s like they want to lose

[@randz5]

No one is taking you seriously. Obviously dvo fkn stinks but he is apart of this team’s culture so you have to soak it. The other team got the best of us tn you learn and move on like this team has all season!

[@stephaneferron5317]

@@randz5 way to showcased that extra chromosome, just make sure that you have a guardian around when you use the internet or you’ll just keep embarrassing yourself, ok little buddy?

[@TheSDC81]

If Jakub played he would have had hes 1st L .

[@samuelc1817]

Monty is good !! He just had one bad game !! Everyone relax

[@petrblazek6051]

One? Okay go back, i can count like 5-7 really bad games from him this season. It is not just this one game. He has on average every 3rd game bad, which is completely okay for backup goaltender, not for a starter tho, which is okay too, because Monty was never supposed to be a starter, he just got the job because Allen sucked last year and Primeau is AHL level goalie, not because he is a starting level goalie.

[@milkcollins4764]

Not going to happen, He's up to play for team canada, Politics won't allow it and that will kill his confidence.

[@samuelc1817]

Monty is fantastic. He had 1 bad game. Y’all need to calm down

[@chucktaylor9190]

Hutson -4, trade him, he's just to small for playoff hockey.

[@Full.Time.Watcher]

He need someone who can help him defensively and matheson is litteraly like hutson a full offensive defencemant bad defensively. They need to trade matheson for a top 2 Defensive defencement

[@JeanJames-ff3wx]

one bad game and you guys say trade hutdom wow no wonder players dont wanna play for us

[@quenched56]

Leafs fan in the house..

[@clearzyyisbad]

Bruh what? Hell nah 😭

[@mikeking-t2u]

@@Full.Time.Watcherat least split up the 2. Need a dman who plays defense first to play with Hutson as well as Matheson . Both get caught way too often ! I’d put Guhle with Matheson and Hutson with Carrière.

[@matthewhawkins5760]

Woll stole the game...period. Easily 7 0 after 1