Commandant

Upon the return of Markov, I put him on the first unit and try him with Subban... and if that doesn't work Emelin. There is room to change a lot when he returns. This draft looks amazing right now.

I agree with all the PP stuff... but as for Moen, he did have 2 goals tonight and is leading the team with 4 overall. Why complain about his line. Moen - Eller - Kosty was our best line tonight....

I agree that Darche shouldn't be on the PP ahead of those guys, I just don't think Cole is the answer. The PP units, should be IMO. Kostitsyn - Pleks - Cammy Subban - Weber Kosty has always been good on the PP in the role of digging pucks out of corners and standing in front of the net. This has been his role on the Habs PP as far back as 2007-08 playing with Kovalev and Pleks. Second unit. Pacioretty - DD/Eller - Gionta Diaz - Emelin Go with whichever centre is doing better that night and the last two nights, its been Eller by far. Darche is not a PP answer, but neither is cole IMO. If you insist on using Pleks on the point, put Gio on the first unit, and both centres on the second.

For all the complaints of Darche vs Cole... I get not wanting Darche on the PP, but Cole is not the answer. Playing that front of the net role on the first unit should be Andrei Kostitsyn, a proven PP performer.... not Darche or Cole.

Cole has not learned JM's system defensively at this point. His defensive zone coverage is brutal. Just look at the OT goal. He was very good in the offensive zone tonight though.... but he's gonna need better D to get JM's ice time.

Reinprecht is shit... he's in the AHL for Florida and will stay there for Vancouver. Booth is still good, and he makes this trade a major win for Vancouver IMO.

Once again, lack of fwd support on the game winning goal. 3 Leafs were down low against 2 Habs dmen.

######ing shit! Can't buy one.

Another mistake by refs... puck was in the netting and no whistle.

Fire JM, why does he insist on putting Moen on a scoring line?

I hear a lot of bitching about Jacques Martin and Mathieu Darche, but how come no one complains about Josh Gorges and David Desharnais. Those two are brutal tonight. I like them most of the time, but they are having a bad game. But Habs fans only bitch about the whipping boys and don't say a word if the sacred cows are having a bad one. Note: This is more directed at twitter than here, where the opinion is generally better informed.

###### this PP

Now lets see this PP get one.

That too many men was bullshit. He didn't try to play the puck, it hit him.

Half that time has been on the PK

These refs are a joke.

###### off Diaz has to pin the puck to the boards.

Gorges is not playing well.

GOD DAMNIT.... Horrid Giveaway.

AK46!!! Welcome to the game Gus.

Another good shift for Cole at the end of the period... maybe he's coming around?

We are paying for a guy who scored 22 goals at ES last season. Scoring goals at ES has been a weakness of this team for 2 years. PP has been a strength of this team for a long time, and it will be fine as soon as we get Markov back. Cole is the big forward we want to help us at ES, hopefully he has more plays like that last shift and the pass to Cammy.

Cole is BRUTAL on PPs... he was never acquired to play on the PP. He had 3 goals and 8 pts.on the PP last season, while playing over 225 minutes of PP time. Awful. For comparison Darche had 2 goals and 7 pts in 79 minutes. Cole was acquired to help 5 on 5. AND HOW THE HECK IS THAT NOT GOALIE INTERFERENCE?

You can't leave your stick on the ice as you are moving to your right to make the initial save, it would slow you down.

The penalty was Rosehill's own stick hitting him in the face, and the faceoff should have been outside the line after the puck hit someone in the montreal bench. Bullshit.