Little Monday night at the Bell Center. The Seattle Kraken were superior to the Canadiens in all facets of the game. It was a deserved setback.
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The first period sealed the outcome of the game. The visitors scored three goals as the hosts were disorganized.
In two short minutes, Michael Pezzetta, Jonathan Drouin and Mike Hoffman found themselves with a differential of -2. They opened the door for the Kraken with turnovers and poor defensive assignments. Hoffman, who was making a comeback, gave his detractors ammunition.
The Canadiens players were more combative in the second and third periods. However, they were unable to find a flaw in the Kraken’s hermetic system. They had a few chances to score, but they weren’t fruitful.
Fire in the eyes
After the game, Martin St-Louis had fire in his eyes when he spoke of his team’s performance. Short and incisive answers.
For a few minutes, we saw the competitor he was as a player.
“We had too many passengers tonight, especially when leaving,” he said. We are not good enough as a team to have passengers.
For the rest, he would not have needed to speak. His non-verbal language was doing it for him. This defeat once morest Seattle, he had it through the throat.
To be taken seriously
I was looking forward to seeing the Kraken in action. Dave Hakstol’s troupe was impressive. It has a well-structured game system and all players know their roles.
We see that all the players are shooting in the same direction. That’s nice to look at.
Will Seattle manage to qualify for the next playoffs? It is not impossible. The youngest franchise in the NHL has earned valuable in the first half of the season.
The Kraken will be locked in a fight to finish with the Oilers and Flames by the end of the regular season. To be in the game, he will have to have a better performance from their goalkeepers. Martin Jones and Philipp Grubauer will have to offer superior performances to give their team a chance.
The Penguins: real ones
In the world of professional hockey, it is often a question of statistics or huge contracts. We sometimes witness touching stories.
In the last days, Kris Letang left the team due to the death of his father. The funeral ceremony took place Monday in Montreal.
Who was present to give comfort to the defender? All Pittsburgh Penguins players. After their game in Arizona on Sunday, they decided to take a flight to Montreal. Even though they have a game scheduled for Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.
They sacrificed hours of rest to be with Letang and his family who were going through difficult times. We can bet that it is an initiative of Captain Sidney Crosby. A longtime friend of Letang. A real one to the fingertips.
