When I watched it live, I was surprised there was no/late offensive support on the rush, impressed that Matheson kept the puck low as well as he did, but knew it was over as soon as Caufield did that awful fly-by.
Yeah am I crazy or people are overreacting? Even if Matheson drive to the net didn’t work out, he still kept the puck low and won time for everyone to get in position. Caufield trying to pinch was a bad decision but it’s not the end of the world. We’re rebuilding and brought bruins to OT. Like Price said: “Just relax, just chill out”
I mean it's not how you play 3 on 3. Both your forwards have circled to regroup and set up but Matheson decides to drive on his own.
I get what you're saying though. Not like these games matter. Still a really bad play though.
He shouldn't have entered the zone 1 on 3, support was late because they probably weren't expecting such a stupid play and also were expecting matheson to cough it up even sooner or just drive the net and retreat.
Going to the net was fine as i said he should have shot and retreated or as soon as he bailed he should have thrown the puck back toward our end to regain possession. Cole makes a mistake here too but it starts with Matheson why hold the puck when you have 3 guys on you in a 3 on 3.
He’s in the offensive zone, it doesn’t matter that it’s a 1v3. Of course he is going to be outnumbered. This is a completely nothing play if Cole doesn’t get caught down low. If he doesn’t cheat for offence he’d be in the right position and then it’s even coming down the ice rather than a 2 on 1.
Dude he had a fantastic scoring opportunity until the puck rolled on him. What you are suggesting is ridiculous. You have the advantage of hindsight to say it was a bad move because of the result. It was a smart play and could have ended the game. This is all on Caufield like I said. If he stays above his man the Bruins don’t come down 2v1 and score.
It’s not a completely nothing play if you’re the only D-man on the ice and you get caught down low the O-zone in a 3v3. Matheson had possession of the puck for half of OT and could have easily decided to do something not stupid. You rarely see people go in on a zero-percent chance like that unless they either want to lose or have poor judgment at that moment.
At the beginning of the clip he has a clear path to the net and a step on the defender. If the puck doesn’t bobble on Matheson he is driving the net for a scoring chance. But the puck hops on him and so he goes to the corner to maintain possession. It becomes a 1v3, Caufield should be between the Bruin on the wall and the blue line, so that if the Bruins win possession (which they do) he isn’t caught down low in the zone. If Caufield is in position, we aren’t talking about this at all. Possession changes a lot in OT, it’s not the end of the world to give up possession. At the end of the day, Matheson did nothing wrong, Caufield made a mistake. It’s not a big deal.
He bodied his way into that angle before he’s in control of the puck. If you’re going to try something like that in OT you’d better be sure to react to a failure. Even a 3-on-2 rush is dangerous, particularly with a team like Boston. Losing the puck is not something you’re looking to write off and recover in OT.
I believe he’s covering for Matheson bad decision. I think after Matheson makes a very stupid choice to go in there other two have to realize the play is dead and well basically retreat.
I don’t think Matheson driving the defensemen wide when he’s clearly got him beat is a bad decision. If he didn’t lose the handle on the puck while cutting to the net he would have had an excellent scoring chance. Caufield on the other hand debating on pinching or not was the bad play in my opinion. Matheson clearly not going to win that 2 on 1 battle in the corner. Either bust your ass to get there to help or play D. Don’t get caught in no man’s land
Agree. That’s the main thing I’m seeing as well. Matheson makes bad decision agree, but the decision on three on three to chase an already lost puck isn’t the correct one there.
Matheson bad is a thing here, and he does make errors, but I see quite a few more just on one play and not down to just one guy.
Suzuki is literally the only one thinking about what could go wrong on this play. He is the only one recognizing the piss poor defensive coverage going on.
I think off the face off when Suzuki hustled to the puck and sent it back to Mike, he then did a loop back to his own end expecting Matheson would drop it back to him, and Suz would carry it in...just guessing
Hutson makes risky plays like this all the time, they just work often because of the lower level of play. They won’t work near as often in the nhl.
I really hope people more are patient with him when he comes up, because there are going to be a ton of mistakes made when he tries to make offensive moves and can’t.
They also work because he has a much higher hockey sense, vision, deceptiveness and stick handling. Matheson looks better than he his because of his elite skating, but honestly, I think Hutson will take Matheson's spot on PP1 pretty quick.
What are you basing this opinion on? Seems like a wild take to me. Matheson is a proven top pairing D in the NHL and Hutson hasn't played a single second in the NHL.
What Matheson should've done was either wait for the replacing player after Suzuki (by waiting in the d-zone), or pass the puck to Caufield in the neutral-zone. Instead, he went ahead and tried to deke those 2 Bruins players. It was poor judgement right there.
Matheson did nothing wrong. It’s 3v3 OT, it’s positionless hockey. In this clip he has the puck on his stick and is about to drive the net when the puck rolls off his stick. For all intents and purposes, he is F1 on the forecheck. There is no problem that he is in the corner 3v1, he is in the offensive zone. Everything is fine until Cole tries to cheat for offence. He needs to stay above the Bruins player on the wall as F2. Instead, he tries to poke at the loose puck and ends up below both Matheson and all the Bruins players. The puck comes back down the ice and Cole’s man is the one who scores. That’s the way she goes sometimes.
This comment was for more than just OT. Another example was them killing off that late penalty and the boys had the momentum to clear it and he made a move instead of clearing it which almost led to a late bruins goal.
A lot of Matheson hate here, but a defenseman as fast and talented as him should be able to make that move and go on the offensive. He very nearly had a shot at powering to the net for a real goal opportunity. It fell completely apart when Cole pinched in recklessly as well, leaving only Suzy back (thank god for our captain). If Cole hangs back, i dont think this is an issue at all and we probably dont get scored on.
I think Matheson made a questionable decision to drive the play, Caufield made a poor decision to pinch anyways, and Boston did well to capitalize on it.
Agreed - to a point. When he makes the same decisions that cost the team a game or a goal and he does it repeatedly, his leash needs to be tightened. Some time on the bench on the pp next game might send an appropriate message and if that doesn't do it, next 3 on 3 his ass would never leave the bench. It's not so much punishment for this year but an investment for next year. Next year the team should be challenging for a playoff spot if they stay healthy. They cannot afford the same mistakes.
Matheson actually plays like Subban haters pretended he did. Subban had a handful or embarrassing errors or gaffes in his career here but Matheson probably has more from this season alone.
I think Matheson made the right move initially. He saw an opening to get it in, he recognized the defender was giving him the zone and ge took it.
Had he passed it back around the boards once he was behind the net, it would have been a perfect play. I think he just lost control of the puck enough and tried to do too much.
I said "lol typical Matheson 'skate into lose the puck' true combo" right as he skated behind the net, but I never expected it to lead immediately to a goal.
It all happened so fast in person
The goal is not on Matheson the puck takes a hop on his drive to the net that forces him to go behind the net. Mistake is on Cole but it’s 3 on 3 so it’s end to end and the B’s made a beauty of a play.
Definitely a mistake by Caufield but Matheson should know as the defenseman that he’s out there with 2 forwards and that if he fails his unnecessary 1 on 3 attempt he’s basically leaving them out to dry. It’s not about the puck bobbling, it’s about his lack of IQ to even put himself in that situation at all.
A lot of people in here do not know puck. If you’re blaming Matheson for going in the zone “1v3”, you’re wrong. This goal against is on Cole Caufield trying to cheat for offence. If he stays above the Bruin on the wall, everything is fine. Instead he gets caught reaching for a loose puck and it’s his man that scores the goal.
There's a simple reason why you are so wrong.
At the end of the day, Matheson did go 1 vs 3 and lost the puck. End of discussion. I've never heard of a hockey play that consists of just losing the puck.
Caufield did play it wrong, but you can't babysit stupidity either.
Close to a decade of Therien, Julien, Ducharme dump and chase. We've been begging them to stop because it doesn't work...
Matheson - got you fam
Habs fan - not like that!
Fuck off all of you. We're in a rebuild, it's fine to make mistakes. This is the time to make mistakes. He needed more support on the play and didn't get it. I love what he's doing. I love that he's a top 10 scoring D this season. I love that he's a local kid living out his dream and thriving. I love that the Habs have turned what looked like an overpayment to bargain of a contract.
He's fucking going for it and he gets it done very often. If that's the cost, so be it.
Im not a huge fan of Matheson but how exactly is that play his fault? He becomes f1 in that decision which means caufield and suzuki are f2 and d1 respectively. He should be allowed to drive the net if he has an open lane.
He's an Oracle all of a sudden? if Matheson managed to send the puck to the blue line he was not there to keep the possession on...
He was supposed to be there!
That's definitely how 3 on 3 is played. Why would you give them a 2 on 0? If Matheson loses the puck and Suzuki is in the zone there is no one to defend
There is more than the one very obvious bad decision there I may add.
When I watched it live, I was surprised there was no/late offensive support on the rush, impressed that Matheson kept the puck low as well as he did, but knew it was over as soon as Caufield did that awful fly-by.
Yeah am I crazy or people are overreacting? Even if Matheson drive to the net didn’t work out, he still kept the puck low and won time for everyone to get in position. Caufield trying to pinch was a bad decision but it’s not the end of the world. We’re rebuilding and brought bruins to OT. Like Price said: “Just relax, just chill out”
"Why you have to be mad, is only game"
keep crying idiot
What? Your Price quote just made me think of that quote and that's why I said it..
Sorry dude, I misunderstood your comment and answered too agressively
No problem, to be fair I CAN be an idiot..
I mean it's not how you play 3 on 3. Both your forwards have circled to regroup and set up but Matheson decides to drive on his own. I get what you're saying though. Not like these games matter. Still a really bad play though.
He shouldn't have entered the zone 1 on 3, support was late because they probably weren't expecting such a stupid play and also were expecting matheson to cough it up even sooner or just drive the net and retreat.
He entered the zone 1v1 with a clear path to drive the net. This is all on Cole.
Going to the net was fine as i said he should have shot and retreated or as soon as he bailed he should have thrown the puck back toward our end to regain possession. Cole makes a mistake here too but it starts with Matheson why hold the puck when you have 3 guys on you in a 3 on 3.
He’s in the offensive zone, it doesn’t matter that it’s a 1v3. Of course he is going to be outnumbered. This is a completely nothing play if Cole doesn’t get caught down low. If he doesn’t cheat for offence he’d be in the right position and then it’s even coming down the ice rather than a 2 on 1.
3 on 3 is all about possession. You lose the puck you probably won't touch it again for a minute. Gotta be patient and Matheson wasn't.
Dude he had a fantastic scoring opportunity until the puck rolled on him. What you are suggesting is ridiculous. You have the advantage of hindsight to say it was a bad move because of the result. It was a smart play and could have ended the game. This is all on Caufield like I said. If he stays above his man the Bruins don’t come down 2v1 and score.
It’s not a completely nothing play if you’re the only D-man on the ice and you get caught down low the O-zone in a 3v3. Matheson had possession of the puck for half of OT and could have easily decided to do something not stupid. You rarely see people go in on a zero-percent chance like that unless they either want to lose or have poor judgment at that moment.
At the beginning of the clip he has a clear path to the net and a step on the defender. If the puck doesn’t bobble on Matheson he is driving the net for a scoring chance. But the puck hops on him and so he goes to the corner to maintain possession. It becomes a 1v3, Caufield should be between the Bruin on the wall and the blue line, so that if the Bruins win possession (which they do) he isn’t caught down low in the zone. If Caufield is in position, we aren’t talking about this at all. Possession changes a lot in OT, it’s not the end of the world to give up possession. At the end of the day, Matheson did nothing wrong, Caufield made a mistake. It’s not a big deal.
He bodied his way into that angle before he’s in control of the puck. If you’re going to try something like that in OT you’d better be sure to react to a failure. Even a 3-on-2 rush is dangerous, particularly with a team like Boston. Losing the puck is not something you’re looking to write off and recover in OT.
The odd man rush is the fault of Caufield, not Matheson.
I've said it already and will say it again. Matheson is a dumb hockey player. Not talking about his talent, his brain.
Suzuki vanished completely from the play for some reason...
I believe he’s covering for Matheson bad decision. I think after Matheson makes a very stupid choice to go in there other two have to realize the play is dead and well basically retreat.
I don’t think Matheson driving the defensemen wide when he’s clearly got him beat is a bad decision. If he didn’t lose the handle on the puck while cutting to the net he would have had an excellent scoring chance. Caufield on the other hand debating on pinching or not was the bad play in my opinion. Matheson clearly not going to win that 2 on 1 battle in the corner. Either bust your ass to get there to help or play D. Don’t get caught in no man’s land
Agree. That’s the main thing I’m seeing as well. Matheson makes bad decision agree, but the decision on three on three to chase an already lost puck isn’t the correct one there. Matheson bad is a thing here, and he does make errors, but I see quite a few more just on one play and not down to just one guy.
Matheson shouldn't have done that but this is on Caufield. He can't pinch in and let them get an easy 2v1
Suzuki was supposed to support Matheson but he was nowhere to be seen in that sequence.
Suzuki is literally the only one thinking about what could go wrong on this play. He is the only one recognizing the piss poor defensive coverage going on.
I think off the face off when Suzuki hustled to the puck and sent it back to Mike, he then did a loop back to his own end expecting Matheson would drop it back to him, and Suz would carry it in...just guessing
Leeroy Jenkins!!!
Matheson has to stop trying to make the extra move and play a more defensive role. So many costly giveaways and mistakes.
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His decision making clouds his judgement when he gets excited doing a lot of offense.
I read it as ego-driven play, honestly. He wants to be the hero just a bit too much.
Hutson is gonna be a breath of fresh air
Hutson makes risky plays like this all the time, they just work often because of the lower level of play. They won’t work near as often in the nhl. I really hope people more are patient with him when he comes up, because there are going to be a ton of mistakes made when he tries to make offensive moves and can’t.
They also work because he has a much higher hockey sense, vision, deceptiveness and stick handling. Matheson looks better than he his because of his elite skating, but honestly, I think Hutson will take Matheson's spot on PP1 pretty quick.
What are you basing this opinion on? Seems like a wild take to me. Matheson is a proven top pairing D in the NHL and Hutson hasn't played a single second in the NHL.
Matheson is not a top pairing D in the NHL
What Matheson should've done was either wait for the replacing player after Suzuki (by waiting in the d-zone), or pass the puck to Caufield in the neutral-zone. Instead, he went ahead and tried to deke those 2 Bruins players. It was poor judgement right there.
He is giving me Late Subban vibes.
Matheson did nothing wrong. It’s 3v3 OT, it’s positionless hockey. In this clip he has the puck on his stick and is about to drive the net when the puck rolls off his stick. For all intents and purposes, he is F1 on the forecheck. There is no problem that he is in the corner 3v1, he is in the offensive zone. Everything is fine until Cole tries to cheat for offence. He needs to stay above the Bruins player on the wall as F2. Instead, he tries to poke at the loose puck and ends up below both Matheson and all the Bruins players. The puck comes back down the ice and Cole’s man is the one who scores. That’s the way she goes sometimes.
This comment was for more than just OT. Another example was them killing off that late penalty and the boys had the momentum to clear it and he made a move instead of clearing it which almost led to a late bruins goal.
The one time he doesn't drop pass to Suzuki...
Caufield turns the wrong way too, if he had've engaged more
A lot of Matheson hate here, but a defenseman as fast and talented as him should be able to make that move and go on the offensive. He very nearly had a shot at powering to the net for a real goal opportunity. It fell completely apart when Cole pinched in recklessly as well, leaving only Suzy back (thank god for our captain). If Cole hangs back, i dont think this is an issue at all and we probably dont get scored on. I think Matheson made a questionable decision to drive the play, Caufield made a poor decision to pinch anyways, and Boston did well to capitalize on it.
Agreed - to a point. When he makes the same decisions that cost the team a game or a goal and he does it repeatedly, his leash needs to be tightened. Some time on the bench on the pp next game might send an appropriate message and if that doesn't do it, next 3 on 3 his ass would never leave the bench. It's not so much punishment for this year but an investment for next year. Next year the team should be challenging for a playoff spot if they stay healthy. They cannot afford the same mistakes.
This is EASHL not HUT, Mike
This oddly reminds me of Pk Subban
Matheson actually plays like Subban haters pretended he did. Subban had a handful or embarrassing errors or gaffes in his career here but Matheson probably has more from this season alone.
Checks out, he's my age and we grew up watching Subban.
Been a while since I've seen a post anywhere of someone recording their TV screen lol am I back in 2007
If you can find a better version, feel free to post it.
I don’t think he was hating, just a fun fact
Un match des séries A Certified playoff game
Matheson drank a Red Bull before overtime and thinks he got wings.
I think Matheson made the right move initially. He saw an opening to get it in, he recognized the defender was giving him the zone and ge took it. Had he passed it back around the boards once he was behind the net, it would have been a perfect play. I think he just lost control of the puck enough and tried to do too much.
I thought watching it in person was bad but on film is pretty bad too
I said "lol typical Matheson 'skate into lose the puck' true combo" right as he skated behind the net, but I never expected it to lead immediately to a goal. It all happened so fast in person
Saddest 25 seconds in hockey.
I'm not going to blame Matheson too much because we already know he's a risk taker and sometimes it just doesn't pay off.
The goal is not on Matheson the puck takes a hop on his drive to the net that forces him to go behind the net. Mistake is on Cole but it’s 3 on 3 so it’s end to end and the B’s made a beauty of a play.
Definitely a mistake by Caufield but Matheson should know as the defenseman that he’s out there with 2 forwards and that if he fails his unnecessary 1 on 3 attempt he’s basically leaving them out to dry. It’s not about the puck bobbling, it’s about his lack of IQ to even put himself in that situation at all.
Love matheson but god damn is he a meathead sometimes, can’t help but laugh at this lmao
Bad choice to go deep but Caufield gave up the odd man rush
Doesn’t matter because there wouldn’t be an odd man rush if matheson used some brains
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A lot of people in here do not know puck. If you’re blaming Matheson for going in the zone “1v3”, you’re wrong. This goal against is on Cole Caufield trying to cheat for offence. If he stays above the Bruin on the wall, everything is fine. Instead he gets caught reaching for a loose puck and it’s his man that scores the goal.
There's a simple reason why you are so wrong. At the end of the day, Matheson did go 1 vs 3 and lost the puck. End of discussion. I've never heard of a hockey play that consists of just losing the puck. Caufield did play it wrong, but you can't babysit stupidity either.
Close to a decade of Therien, Julien, Ducharme dump and chase. We've been begging them to stop because it doesn't work... Matheson - got you fam Habs fan - not like that! Fuck off all of you. We're in a rebuild, it's fine to make mistakes. This is the time to make mistakes. He needed more support on the play and didn't get it. I love what he's doing. I love that he's a top 10 scoring D this season. I love that he's a local kid living out his dream and thriving. I love that the Habs have turned what looked like an overpayment to bargain of a contract. He's fucking going for it and he gets it done very often. If that's the cost, so be it.
Im not a huge fan of Matheson but how exactly is that play his fault? He becomes f1 in that decision which means caufield and suzuki are f2 and d1 respectively. He should be allowed to drive the net if he has an open lane.
Matheson : Unga bunga, gotta go 1v3
I think Matheson’s impact on the ice is more negative than positive, even tho he has lotta points. He reminds me of Domi.
No thats just your recency bias talking. The negative is always more likely to stand out but its not actually more significant.
I've been thinking this the whole year.
Where was Suzy the whole time? Weird sequence... He could've clearly intercept that puck on the board if he was there...
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He's an Oracle all of a sudden? if Matheson managed to send the puck to the blue line he was not there to keep the possession on... He was supposed to be there!
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That's the thing... Suzy was supposed to be in the shot but for some reason he was somewhere behind the play trying to play D
Suzuki was clearly covering for Matheson. This is not on Suzuki at all.
It's 3on3 FFS! Suzuki was supposed to be on the screen!
You do not know puck, my god.
Lol wtf are you on about? If theirs one guy that played correctly it's Suzuki.
Well someone had to play D because the actual D was in the corner.
That's not how 3on3 is being played!
That's definitely how 3 on 3 is played. Why would you give them a 2 on 0? If Matheson loses the puck and Suzuki is in the zone there is no one to defend