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Martin St-Louis Faces Backlash From Fans for His Treatment of Ivan Demidov
The Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils once again delivered a tight, emotion-filled game last night.
A matchup where Montreal let a late third-period lead slip away before falling in overtime.
Young goaltender Jakub Dobes had been perfect so far this season.
But... his first loss came at a cruel moment.
And his heartbreaking reaction showed it.
After the 4-3 defeat, Dobes had tears in his eyes as he spoke to reporters.
He blamed himself heavily.
"We played good enough to win. Just not good enough from my side. I don't know, just really hard." - Jakub Dobes
The whole scene really reminds fans of something.
Just like last year, it was once again against the Devils that Dobes suffered his first loss - again in overtime, again in a game where he had been solid.
Crazy, right?
The goalie may be hard on himself, but his teammates didn't agree.
Noah Dobson summed it up:
"He's so important for us. We didn't lose because of him." - Dobson
Ivan Demidov deserves a more offensive role at five-on-five
Another thing got people talking last night... and I really didn't like seeing it.
Ivan Demidov's ice time.
According to the stats, here were the five least-used forwards last night:
Zack Bolduc: 9:11
Ivan Demidov: 10:27
Kirby Dach: 11:37
Oliver Kapanen: 12:11
Joe Veleno: 12:44
Ivan Demidov: 10:27
Kirby Dach: 11:37
Oliver Kapanen: 12:11
Joe Veleno: 12:44
When you look at what Demidov already brings at 18 years old, it's surprising.
I find that he doesn't force plays and doesn't cheat defensively.
He wins his battles more often than people think.
In my opinion, the problem is that he's still too often on the ice five-on-five with teammates who don't compliment his style. He creates, but he doesn't always have someone to finish.
A player like that needs to be surrounded to succeed - not held back.
Martin St-Louis should be playing him more, in my opinion... and a lot more, actually!
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| No | 64 | 8.2 % |
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