After losing goaltender Carey Price to injury, the Canadiens dropped the second game of the Eastern Conference Final, 2-1, to the Rangers at home, and now go to New York trailing 2-0 in the series.
All hail King Henrik
Bruce BennettThe Dustin Tokarski era started in Montreal with a loss, but it was mainly due to Henrik Lundqvist and his fantastic play at the other end of the ice.
Read Article >Thomas Vanek passes on a breakaway
Mike CarlsonIt did not go well:
Vanek is a two-time 40-goal scorer (granted, that was several years ago) and is probably going to get a lot of money from some team this summer in free agency. He kind of has to get a shot on goal there. Maybe he needs a lesson from Michael Scott.
Read Article >Dustin Tokarski’s ‘The Tick’ helmet is awesome
Jen FullerWith Carey Price out, a lot of hockey-watchers are getting their first look at third-string Canadiens goalie Dustin Tokarski. Friends call Tokarski “Tic” and, fittingly, he’s got The Tick on his helmet:
Read Article >Pacioretty, McDonagh exchange fluky goals
Jared WickerhamBut hockey is a weird, crazy and sometimes cruel game.
That lead lasted just 17 seconds.
Read Article >Game 2: Habs begin life without Price
Francois Laplante/FreestylePhotoNo matter what frustrated Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said to the media about the incident, Kreider certainly didn’t mean to injure Price, as he got tripped up, lost his balance and fell awkwardly into Price’s knee while crashing the net during Game 1. But the impact of that play will be far reaching -- Price is the Canadiens most important player and arguably the reason they’re even in the Conference Final -- and it all starts in Game 2.
Here’s everything you need to know before Game 2:
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