The Montreal Canadiens have lost their first game of the 2021-22 NHL season, with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking a small bit of revenge for their first round elimination in last season's first round of the playoffs.
Andrew Berkshire is joined by former Toronto Marlies and McGill Martlets assistant coach Jack Han and host of The Chris Johnston Show on SDPN, and Athletic columnist Julian McKenzie for the debut episode of Game Over: Montreal.
The Canadiens' powerplay or lack thereof is the biggest story of the night, and the panel debates whether the issue is personnel or organizational philosophy, since this dates back years.
Jake Allen and Jack Campbell gave us a solid goalie battle in a highly tactical first game of the season, how confident should the Habs be in Allen while Price is out?
Jonathan Drouin busts a 27-game goal slump dating back to last season.
Pierre Engvall made his presence felt from the opening moments of the game, what should be expected of him for the Leafs this season?
Check out Julian on the Chris Johnston Show with Julian McKenzie: https://www.sdpn.ca/thechrisjohnstonshow, the Hockey Inside/Out Show, in The Athletic, and Zone Time on Yahoo! Sports.
Check out Jack Han on his substack; https://jhanhky.substack.com/about and you can buy Jack books on modern and historical hockey tactics at https://jhanhky.gumroad.com/. Use promo code gameovermtl for $5 off your purchase.
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