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The Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils once again delivered a tight, emotion-filled game last night.
A matchup where Montreal let a late third-period lead slip away before falling in overtime.
Young goaltender Jakub Dobes had been perfect so far this season.
But… his first loss came at a cruel moment.
And his heartbreaking reaction showed it.
He blamed himself heavily.
“We played good enough to win. Just not good enough from my side. I don’t know, just really hard.” – Jakub Dobes
The whole scene really reminds fans of something.
Just like last year, it was once again against the Devils that Dobes suffered his first loss – again in overtime, again in a game where he had been solid.
The goalie may be hard on himself, but his teammates didn’t agree.
“He’s so important for us. We didn’t lose because of him.” – Dobson
Another thing got people talking last night… and I really didn’t like seeing it.
According to the stats, here were the five least-used forwards last night:
I find that he doesn’t force plays and doesn’t cheat defensively.
He wins his battles more often than people think.
A player like that needs to be surrounded to succeed – not held back.
Martin St-Louis should be playing him more, in my opinion… and a lot more, actually!
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