11 games of failure, four years of darkness. With such a record from the Toronto ice, the Montreal hockey players went into the weekend match at the Scotiabank Arena. However, they had a joker in their backs – a fighter who let it be known that he loves fights with the old rival of the francophone club. And Jakub Dobeš pulled out again against the Maple Leafs! Despite the goal he conceded after a Russian bluff.
It is a peculiar solution to the break situation.
Robert Reichel once tried it against Roman Čechmánek in the colors of the Maple Leafs. He stretched the legendary “Albi” so that the blade of his wooden hespeler was slowly pointing to the ceiling of the hall, and… dusted the compatriot’s concrete. He heard the criticism, a lot of scathing reactions.
It was Scott Laughton’s pumice stone with a “golfer” that brought goal euphoria, he was able to burn through Dobeš. As the only one in 65 minutes of play.
Dobeš then managed two of three separate raids and could celebrate.
In front of the journalists, he also spoke about Laughton’s hit: “He caught me, you don’t see this very often. It’s hard to prepare for such a finish in training… But good for him, it was a really great maneuver.”
Next time, however, the native of Ostrava, continuing the family goalkeeper tradition, will try to be better prepared. “We’ll take a look at that moment with the goalkeeper coach and bounce back from it.”
Texier’s one-handed sword
Dobeš rolled differently, and he also received deserved praise.
Perhaps even from the Montreal coach Martin St. Louise. He himself sent compliments to his teammates for improving their defensive work. “When the lads play better at the back, we pay them back with Sam (Montembeault) and our tackles,” he said.
He faced Toronto for the third time in his career… he has a 95.7 percent save percentage! He simply enjoys these prestigious and sometimes heated cats. For 22 saves and a mastered shootout, he would be voted the third star of the evening.
Another prominent person was Alexandre Texier.
How to win at Scotiabank Center? This seemingly unsolvable conundrum for the Habs, a Gordian knot completed for four years, he cut after the example of his historical predecessor and namesake. Stylish – one-handed.
He transported Dennis Hildeby, similar to Laughton Dobeš, with an unexpected trick. However, the Frenchman did not reach for an uncompromising solution by force, but for effective technical finesse.
The paths to overcoming the masked men could not have been more different. Nevertheless, both ended successfully. This is also the magic of hockey.
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