Hey, I agreed that Tex should have got 5.
As for the "high stick" the more we discussed it, the more I got to thinking I was wrong. Like 100% of the time that you see the situation, it's the "victim" who is falling and takes a stick to the face and it's not a penalty because the "offenders"...
That dump was inexcusable... much like most of our clearing attempts. These guys should do nothing but work on clearing and dumping for the next 2 days.
Dude, I missed a fuckin dash... that was supposed to be 19-67 which is the shot totals in this series so far. I'd never go for the low hanging fruit like that.
As for the low SOG. It seems the Habs have a game plan that relies on that fast transition, and they just keep trying even when they're getting cut off in the neutral zone time and again. They don't adjust, they just keep trying it and figure it will eventually work. They end up with a low shot...
I definitely would have wanted it to be 5 if it happened the other way around. Texier got lucky, indeed. Such a dumb and weird play by a guy that doesn't usually play dirty.
You all should be thankful if the Habs win. You'll get your precious asterisk. You can point to the couple of games we won that we didn't deserve to win.