Despite criticism from many, forward Mike Hoffman remains in the Montreal Canadiens lineup.
He scored a nice goal yesterday, but once again, he made some absolutely incomprehensible, even embarrassing, plays.
As my colleague Keven Mawn reports, yesterday, on a zone entry from his left side, a teammate was ready to receive the puck for a potentially dangerous on-side shot.
Hoffman himself was in a position to create a very nice scoring chance, at an important time in the game.
Finally, instead of using his good shot, or instead of making a nice pass to his perfectly positioned teammate, Mike Hoffman made a pass to absolutely nobody.
The play was completely wasted, and watching it again, you really wonder what Hoffman was trying to do there.