The Montreal Canadiens Are Winning The Wrong Way

The Montreal Canadiens just beat the Buffalo Sabres in Game 7 playing a style of hockey most coaches, analysts and traditional hockey minds would hate. In this deep hockey breakdown, we dive into how Martin St. Louis has built a Canadiens team that prioritizes the BEST play over the safest play. From aggressive man-on-man coverage, counterpunch offense, emotional resilience and chaos-driven transition attacks, Montreal is challenging conventional hockey logic. This video explores: Why Montreal can lose shot battles and still feel dangerous How the Habs weaponize chaos instead of avoiding it Why Buffalo kept “winning” parts of the game Montreal was willing to lose Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki and the Canadiens’ unconventional system Why Martin St. Louis may be changing hockey culture itself Why traditional hockey fans are divided on Montreal’s playoff success The Canadiens are not playing passive hockey. They are playing predatory hockey. Thanks for watching my NHL Hockey Channel about NHL Hockey tactics, breakdowns, rankings and NHL hockey hot takes. #NHL #hockey #nhlhighlights #nhlrecps #nhlrankings #hockeytactics #hockeycoach #hockeygoal #nhlgoal #stanleycup #nhlplayoffs #nhlsaves #nhlgoalies #nhlforwards #nhlcenters #nhlwingers #nhldefense #nhlpowerplay #nhlpenatlykill Join Our Discord:   / discord   Channel Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/hotgarbagemedia Sponsor: Hockey Tactics 2026 (for fans, coaches and scouts) affiliate link: https://2846be00fbf75e36288b423d67083...