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Originally Posted by Monticore
Price handling the puck slows down the forchek/helps breakout Montreal doing a good job slowing them down neutral zone forcing the dump in makes it hard for forwards to get a rhythm/flow, slows the game down, Lehner plays the puck less than fleury which has help mtl get some zone time, allows d to Pinch and vgk forwards can’t blow the zone for those stretch passes.
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Doesn't help that VGK's forwards are regularly mishandling passes, even when they aren't being pressured. And misaiming just about every other pass. Didn't keep track, but I wouldn't be surprised if VGK turned the puck over more than 20 times in that first period.