On Friday, Montreal head coach Michel Therrien met with forward Ryan White, but would not reveal to reporters exactly what was said. If only he had used that same degree of discretion the previous night.
On Thursday, following Montreal’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres in which the Habs gave up the game-tying goal with less than two seconds left in the game, Therrien was all too eager to throw the young enforcer under the bus for another ill-advised penalty.
This time, it came in the form of a double-minor for roughing, when White took exception to a hip check from Steve Ott. I say this time, because twice before he has shown a serious lack of discipline.
The first would be a sucker-punch on Florida Panther Tomas Fleischmann in a 4-1 win on January 22. The second came against the Ottawa Senators on January 30, an unsportsmanlike penalty after arguing with a referee that led to a 5-1 defeat. Thursday’s game was his first since being benched.
Therrien’s comments ran the spectrum from the all-out obvious to the kicking-a-man-when-he’s-down variety. He said:
The game was under control ...
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Michel Therrien: Was He Justified in Calling out Habs Forward Ryan White?
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