The Canadian’s first appearance was very good in that loss to the Rangers, but it ended with a goal and everything fell apart.

“It’s a strange beginning,” admitted Martin St-Louis after the meeting. If you look at the first one layerit’s a good first presence until the end. roadway [Hutson] We made a play and we almost scored. We returned to our zone and the presence ended badly.

The Canadians were down 1-0 after less than a minute of play and things didn’t get any better as the Rangers led 3-0 less than six minutes later.

“It’s hard to win a game when you give away a field goal before the first commercial break,” St-Louis said.

Simple goals

The Rangers scored seven goals and hit the post six times during the game, but the Habs ran into trouble again, especially in the first third.

“We scored easy goals for them in the first half and then chased the game,” analyzed David Savard. If we don’t give them these goals, we have a completely different game.

“These are mental mistakes,” the Quebec defender continued. In the first game we just conceded goals that hurt us a lot and we have to find a way to solve the problem.”

“It is a Gameemotionally. We initially had a good presence, then they countered and shot. Then there was the goal on clearance that should have been cancelled. “We have to find a way to regroup more quickly and not waste additional chances after emotional moments,” emphasized Jake Evans, who was visibly frustrated after the game.

youth

You could say the young defenders had a difficult evening. Lane Hutson finished the game at -4, Logan Mailloux at -3 and Jayden Struble at -2, but that doesn’t explain everything and isn’t an excuse the Canadiens players want to use.

“We just have to be better connected, we have to be better at blocking shots, we give up too many,” Savard said.

Jake Evans also didn’t want to throw stones at the young people, especially since he belongs to a group of very young veterans.

“Yes, there are some recruits here. But there are players who are still young and have been here for quite a long time… We’re tired of losing, tired of being quickly eliminated from games. The problem must be resolved quickly.”

Team player

Jacob Trouba’s check on Justin Barron at the end of the game did not go down well on the Canadian’s bench.

“When I saw the replay, the first point of contact was the head,” Martin St-Louis said simply.

Nick Suzuki would have liked the burly Rangers defender to have received a penalty for his action.

“All four officials saw legal scrutiny, but we disagree. It was difficult to see Justin on the ice.

David Savard appreciated Mike Matheson defending his teammate by engaging in a fight with Trouba.

“Mike answered well. He doesn’t do that often, but he did the right thing.”

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