Martin St-Louis likes to make analogies with other sports. He sometimes talks about baseball by describing a base game as a single and a riskier game as a possible home run.
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He sometimes opts for football references when he describes the importance of clearing the ball to get out of trouble or getting a first down to illustrate an important play generating attack.
After this 7 to 4 loss against the Panthers at Sunrise, St. Louis drew on its boxing reservoir. Midway through the second period, the Canadian lost 4 to 1 against the boards of Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. In terms of shots in this middle period, the locals led 15 to 1. In short, it was a domination of the Panthers.
“I don’t know if we were frustrated,” said St-Louis of the attitude of his troops at this point in the game. But we were pushing ourselves to play better. We scored a goal, we turned the tide. I wouldn’t say it was a bad atmosphere. We were getting hit, we had to get out of the ropes and start hitting. »
To hit, the Habs hit three times in a row. Joel Edmundson, Laurent Dauphin and Christian Dvorak have in turn thwarted Sergei Bobrovsky, who has already had more glorious moments. On the scoreboard, it was now 4 to 4.
Faster Panthers
Once again, the Canadian found a way to bounce back. This team, transformed since the change behind the bench, has the gift of never giving up.
But the most talented team, the Panthers, ultimately prevailed. In the third period, they added three goals for their 45th win this season and 27e gain at home. To put things into perspective, the Habs have only 18 wins this year.
“I liked our first period,” said St-Louis. In the second half, it was difficult. But we had a very good end, we fought. We found ourselves at 4-4 in the third against a good team. We didn’t get the third we wanted. It’s not easy against the Panthers. They seemed faster than us on the ice, they forced us to commit several turnovers and they recover a lot of pucks. »
A scare
Jake Evans possibly sustained a left shoulder injury when he hit the boards hard behind Bobrosvky’s net in the third period. After the meeting, the CH spoke of a minor injury. It will be evaluated on a daily basis. It’s not a concussion.
“Yes, we were worried,” admitted St-Louis. You stop breathing for Jake. He was coming very quickly, he hit the tape. It is painful. »
