Anyone who has followed me on Twitter and here at Eyes On The Prize knows how strongly I believe in looking at the numbers to do a proper analysis of players. However, I was given the chance to take in the game from the seats at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, and despite the tickets being free, I feel like I still overpaid.
Watching the game unfold it was very apparent that the Montreal Canadiens were desperately lacking in a major department: puck movement.
The defence when pressured even slightly panicked with the puck, creating clusters of rushed passes, turnovers, and inevitably goals against.