Chapter 1: What insights does Chris Cuthbert share about the NHL playoffs?
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Chapter 2: How did the Montreal Canadiens adjust after their game one loss?
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Chapter 3: What surprising players are leading in scoring for the Canadiens?
Do we have Chris on the line? We hear a dial tone there. We're going to try the Able Auctions hotline anyway, our next guest. You heard him coming back from break on the call for this Habs Savior Series. Chris Cuthbert joins us now on the Halford & Brough Show on Sportsnet 650. Morning, Chris. How are you?
I'm good. I am a little worried about Brough's wedge game, but otherwise, I'm real good.
Yeah, I blade a lot of wedges, I have to admit.
Chapter 4: What adjustments does Buffalo need to make to compete against Montreal?
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um okay so the Habs uh in game one in Buffalo they looked a little off like their their brains and maybe their bodies were still in that Tampa series uh they lost that game but since then man they've been pretty good what have you thought of the series so far yeah I I think that's pretty accurate uh game ones are always a little bit uh uh funky especially when you're coming off a
the type of series that they did against Tampa. I mean, there was no garbage time at all in the Tampa series. It was one goal difference for, I think 98, 99% of the time. And even the two goal lead, uh, that Montreal had, uh, I think game four, uh, disappeared and they ended up losing that game. So, so it's emotional. It's,
Chapter 5: How has Jakob Dobesch performed in the playoffs?
um it was really tight checking and then all of a sudden you you go to buffalo and it's it's uh and you got to switch gears and you're playing a team that plays much different than tampa was so uh yeah i think they had to dial back in after game one and since then it's been it's been all montreal and now it's it's buffalo that's going to have to make some adjustments or uh or uh the canadians are going to keep rolling
You know, I did not expect Alex Newhook to lead the Habs in goal scoring with five goals in ten playoff games. I did not expect Kirby Dock to have four goals in ten playoff games. In fact, not too long ago, I thought Kirby Dock was going to be a healthy scratch and maybe not even in the lineup. Meanwhile, Cole Caulfield, I know he had one yesterday, but he only has two goals in ten games.
And Demidoff, no goals in ten games. What do you think about the way the scoring has been spread out in a very different way compared to the regular season for Montreal?
Yeah, when you look at the depth chart and when you say, like, Caulfield doesn't have an even straight goal, and he had 51 goals during the regular season, and Slavkovski doesn't have an even straight goal, and even Suzuki was quiet in round one, but you're right, the support guys have really... have really stepped up.
But I thought kind of the key for them against Tampa was Bolduc, Texier, and Dock, and he even split them up.
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Chapter 6: What is the significance of the youth hockey story discussed with Kenny Jacoby?
So he's kind of shared the wealth. They put Joe Valeno in, and I think the lineup even looks better with Valeno. So if you look at the second line, and Demidov, as you say, doesn't have a goal, Jake Evans really is a checking line center. And Alex Newhook has not been a prolific scorer in his day.
That's your number two line in the second round of the playoffs, and yet it's been a difference maker so far. So kind of a neat story for Newhook because he's the talk of the rock of Newfoundland. And I bumped into a couple of guys from Newfoundland on the way back last night, and they were obviously elated with him. And I said, yeah, I hear that he's even converting Leaf fans now.
And a third member of the party showed up, and he didn't have the Canadiens jersey on.
Chapter 7: How is Black Bear Sports Group impacting youth hockey in the U.S.?
He said, yeah, that's me. And I think one at a time, he's got Leaf fans on the rock now cheering for the Canadiens instead.
You know, it was interesting after game one, Chris, I was listening to audio from Marty St. Louis, and he was talking about how You know, the guys had more space out on the ice than they'd had in the previous two weeks combined in just one game. And that he felt like they were getting looks in that first game that might bode well.
And lo and behold, the Habs have now scored five plus goals in back-to-back playoff games for the first time since 2006. So it's been 20 years since they've had this kind of offensive explosion in the playoffs. What does Buffalo need to do to try and slow down this scoring?
Because I guess the danger for Buffalo isn't just that they're allowing goals, but it's, as you pointed out and Jason pointed out, it's not the big guns that are going here.
Chapter 8: What are the implications of financial exploitation in youth sports?
It feels like everyone's scoring for Montreal right now.
Yeah, it's more, it is more wide open. I guess that must be. I mean, back in the day, it was always, you know, the, the, the, the Canadians fire wagon hockey and, and, and they seem to be playing that to a team. I, I think when you're trading chances, though, you, you better have good goaltending and Dobish out Sean Vasilevsky in round one. And we kind of kept waiting for the,
for that storyline to flip, and it didn't. And after Alex Lyon was great against Boston and good in game one, they've got to him. So does Buffalo have to... There's no line matching. There hasn't been much in this series. It was all about line matching and chess matching in round one. And so does...
I don't know if Buffalo's built to try and shut them down in a different way or whether or not we're just going to see them try and trade chances and be more effective. I mean, they've got ā they should have the better blue line with some offense from back there with guys like Darlene and Bo Byram. But right now when those guys ā
join the rush and make it a four-man attack, which Buffalo likes. They're giving a lot back the other way, and Montreal's taking advantage.
We're speaking to Sportsnet NHL play-by-play man Chris Cuthbert on the call for the Habs Sabres series here on the Halford & Brough show on Sportsnet 650. I do want to talk about Jakob Dobesch for a moment here. This is a wild stat. 58 consecutive saves without allowing a third-period goal in his last six games.
That's pretty clutch.
Yeah, so it's not just the fact that he's making saves, Chris, but it's the timing of doing it. He was fantastic in the third period yesterday. How surprised are you? You alluded to this earlier, that he's been able to out-duel a guy like Vasilevsky in round one and then clearly been the better goalie through three games in this series as well.
Yeah, I am surprised, and he's answering all the skeptics I did the double take last night when Simmer mentioned Patrick Watt. It is a similar story. It's early, but so far that's the case. He's not only been airtight, but he's got a personality. He's feisty. He's actually a little Billy Smith in him, although I don't think he's going to take that too much further. But he chirps.
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