So far this season, matchups against the Detroit Red Wings have been the kindest to the Montreal Canadiens. As such, a Saturday night matchup against them was a welcome opportunity to try and earn back-to-back wins for the first time in this trying season.
Welcome to your Bottom Six Minutes, in which I’ll discuss the search for consecutive wins continuing.
I have to address the Sportsnet broadcast before anything. It had all the emotion and excitement of a vice-principal reading an obituary over the PA system at a high school. Beyond that, they mispronounced names constantly, and even referred to Joel Armia — who is definitely a forward for the Habs — as an underrated defenseman.