Thrashers-Canadiens: Habs Comeback Falls Short

Montreal 4 Atlanta 5 (Bell Centre) posted by Rocket All Habs Ilya Kovalchuk is a true sniper and superstar in the league. With him in the lineup, the Atlanta Thrashers are a potent offensive team. With Kovalchuk on the sidelines due to injury, what would happen? It was lesser-known names like Peverley and Little who would supply the offense for the Thrashers. Let's not sugar coat it. Tonight, the Canadiens defense was terrible. Hal Gill has been a target of criticism by an unnamed sports network and a number of fans. He wasn't even in the lineup tonight. But Marc-Andre Bergeron was. Gill may have shortcomings, but Bergeron is a liability in his own end on every shift. Tonight, Bergeron had only 10 minutes of ice time tonight. It was painful to watch. Whatever his limited contribution to the power play, it is not worth it. Bergeron was not alone in his poor play. Josh Gorges has been struggling for several games, and was out of position too often tonight. Mathieu Carle is ... (link)