I am giving fans the other side of his game. What the Flyers were looking for and what happened.
The Canadiens played the Flyers pretty even for two periods. The Flyers came in with a new coach and a three-game winning streak but the Canadiens were the faster team with more shot disruption and that eventually tired the Flyers out.
In the third period, with the score tied, you could see the Flyers tiring but their goalie, Sam Ersson was holding them in the game. That’s what happens sometimes and the Flyers have been getting more offensive zone time since Brad Shaw became the interim head coach. That’s been a big change over the John Tortorella brand of hockey.
The Flyers power play has been a smidge better lately but still it’s been mostly awful all season long. With the late goal, 1-4 is almost acceptable for them. Not quite, but almost. Making this a 3-2 was a short rallying point for them. At this point of the season they are looking for positives.
The Flyers tried to contain Lane Hutson. They didn’t. In the Hutson vs. Michkov Calder conversation game. Hutson won and even the Flyers broadcast said they would give the nod to Hutson if Michkov doesn’t win the award. There is little doubt that Hutson is the leader.
I think the Flyers were hoping their goalie would match Sam Montembeault and that didn’t happen. That stick miscue that gave Nick Suzuki the puck and the Canadiens the short-handed goal was the dagger.
