Nick Suzuki's postgame comments subtly point to goaltending issues after Habs' blowout loss to Lightning

He would never publicly throw one of his brothers under the bus, but let's just say that on Tuesday night, after his team's crushing loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, he seemed to slip a little when talking about his goaltenders.

Here's what he told reporters, and I'll let you judge for yourself.

Very interesting choice of words by Suzuki.

I'm asking the question because I absolutely don't want to assign bad intentions to him, but at the same time, it seems pretty clear. I'm a goaltender myself, in life, and if I let in six goals on 27 shots, and one of my teammates comes out and tells me the team played well defensively, let's just say the message is pretty clear.

I'll repeat myself once more. I'm convinced he didn't mean it that way, but let's just say Nick Suzuki's answer speaks volumes. If the team gives up six goals and it's not because of the collective defensive play, who else does the blame fall on, other than the goaltender?

That's what I thought. There aren't many explanations besides shaky goaltending. It's clear that Suzuki didn't intend to publicly throw Samuel Montembeault and Jakub Dobes under the bus, but with that answer, it's hard not to say he basically did just that in his press conference.

Speaking of goaltenders, Jacob Fowler could make his NHL debut tomorrow against the Pittsburgh Penguins. We'll update as soon as the lineup and starting goalie are confirmed.