Fans of Montreal are getting defensive over claims that Halak won the series for them and that they were greatly outplayed. Well, the WERE outplayed!
Cammalleri scored an amazing 10 points to lead the Canadiens. He was a -4 for the series. Marc-Andre Beregeron was an embarassing -8!
In fact, there were only three players who were a plus for MOntreal: Ryan O'Byrne, Hal Gill, and PK Subban. THose three were each only a +1, and only Hal Gill played more than 4 games. Gomez, Gionta, Cammalleri, Markov, Plekanec, and Kostitsyn were a combined minus 16! THrow in Hamrlik and Bergeron and you have an amazing -28!
These aren't just random names. They are the stars of the Canadiens and they were Montreals top 8 scorers in the first round series against the Caps. Their top 8 scorers were a combined minus 28! How can anyone say that their goalie didn't get hot and steal the series for them? Washington threw 290 shots on goal in 7 games for an average of 41.4 shots/game. Plus Montreal lead the playoffs in shots blocked. All in all, it was an embarassing trouncing! If Washington had even just a bounce or two go their way, Montreal would have been toast.
But Habs fans are right. IT wasn't just Halak that won them the series. It was retarded f#$@ing luck that Washington couldn't get a single bounce their way while throwing so many shots at the net.
Checkmate.
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