As a Canadiens fan I hated that goal. The only thing that kept me from throwing my glass through the TV was the fact that it was Hagelin. That dude has been a beast in the playoffs. Well done Carl, Just don't do it again to my Canadiens please.
I've been sort of rooting for the Canadiens just as a thank-you for getting rid of Boston. Not, like, fervently though. Plus an LA/NY final....meh.
He had a goal and an assist last night and I think he's up to six goals in the playoffs for him. Love to see him doing well in the league
This has been a fun series, even though NYR is up. Great for Hagelin too.
That was a sick shot but Tokarski gave him way too much room up top. St Louis can shoot and you give a shooter time and space things like this will happen.
Terrible job on the clear by the D though.
I agree Tokarski could have probably played it better but the kids has next to zero experience in the NHL so I'm willing to cut him some slack. Plus he made it so that St. Louis had to make the perfect shot to beat him.
The defense on the other hand is a veteran group and the issue was that the Canadiens had no fewer than 4 chances to clear the puck from their zone and didn't do it. When you screw around like that in your own end you end up getting scored on no matter how good your goalie is.
You think they would at least have given Pateryn a shot this year. He was on the roster 3 different times and never played a game.
Boyle can also pass a bit, finding Hagelin on a pass deep from the New York end. Hagelin broke in alone, faked a shot and tucked a backhand between the legs of Dustin Tokarski at 7:18 for his sixth goal of the playoffs. It was the Rangers' first short-handed goal in 70 playoff games, dating to 2008.
(Emphasis mine)
Apparently the OP misread the AP report