I’m the first to admit that Theodore has been playing lousy lately. But on a night when Huet demonstrated some spectacular goaltending and stopped 38 shots, we lose our excuse of blaming the goaltending for the loss. The Habs managed only 26 shots on David Aebischer, and only a handful of scoring chances, as they dominated the faceoff circle but mastered chasing their tails the whole rest of the game. If not for Huet, we would’ve been out of the game early on.
Goaltending may be an issue, but until the Habs can figure out how to control the puck offensively and create scoring chances, we’re doomed. It’s not Theodore’s fault. It’s everyone’s fault.