Habs’ Suzuki getting quite the reputation
By Michael Traikos, canoe.com
What was Nick Suzuki thinking? Was he thinking?
The video evidence suggests he wasn’t.
How else to explain the act of bravery — or was it recklessness? — that saw him willingly almost take a puck off the head in Montreal’s 2-1 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday. The Canadiens had been down a goal midway through the second period of Game 1, when Carey Price slid out from the front of the net to challenge a two-on-one opportunity.
As the puck went back to the slot, Suzuki found himself caught in no-man’s land in the middle of the crease.
From there, the rookie forward had two options: Lie on his stomach and shield his face with his hands and hope that the shot missed him, or he could pretend he was a goalie.