It's time once again for Erin's Playoff Perspectives, and boy oh boy are these fun to write lately! I still think of how I was prepared for all of this to come to an end with game 5, when the Habs were down 3-1 to the Leafs. Instead, here we are, a six-game winning...
...streak that began with a goal by Suzuki from Caufield, and tonight we got to see one of those again--an even more exciting one as Caufield used the threat of his shot to trick Hellebuyck into thinking he was going for the sharp-angle shot but passing to Suzuki...
...instead, a brilliant play by two very young players.
It was one of the older players who began things tonight; Corey Perry, who is worth his weight in gold, scored the icebreaker and got things going. I'm not sure which of the other 5--FIVE--goals was more...
It was one of the older players who began things tonight; Corey Perry, who is worth his weight in gold, scored the icebreaker and got things going. I'm not sure which of the other 5--FIVE--goals was more...
...exciting: Lehkonen's tenacious rebound goal from Danault's shot, or the TWO shorthanded goals (one of them an empty-net) from Armia.
This is what rolling four lines looks like. Only one of the 4 didn't get in on the scoring tonight, and since Byron-KK-Anderson...
This is what rolling four lines looks like. Only one of the 4 didn't get in on the scoring tonight, and since Byron-KK-Anderson...
...combined for 11 hits it looks like their job was a bit different tonight (fun fact: Josh Anderson had 6 hits, which is the same number as the entire Habs D-corps combined).
The team continues to play like a TEAM: young, old, vets, newcomers, all of it centered...
The team continues to play like a TEAM: young, old, vets, newcomers, all of it centered...
...around Carey Price, who continues to be beyond incredible in his skill and talent. This is an exciting time to be a Habs fan, whether you're a relative newcomer like me or someone who has been watching them long enough to remember the glory years of the past...
...and to feel a little nostalgic to see the team playing so darned well again.
The task is not done, not by any means. Winning game 4 tomorrow would be huge and is almost a necessity in some ways. It's a back-to-back game but both teams are equally disadvantaged...
The task is not done, not by any means. Winning game 4 tomorrow would be huge and is almost a necessity in some ways. It's a back-to-back game but both teams are equally disadvantaged...
...by that. Jeff Petry may or may not be back tomorrow night; we should know more tomorrow. The Habs can't sit back and relax, and they know that.
I think the truth is that we are now, at last, seeing Dominique Ducharme's Habs. His coaching of this team can't go unmentioned...
I think the truth is that we are now, at last, seeing Dominique Ducharme's Habs. His coaching of this team can't go unmentioned...
...and I think at this point it's clear that whatever happened down the stretch from April on, he was not, for schedule or cap issues or lack of practice time or some other reasons, able to build the team the way he wanted and implement the systems he hoped to use, with...
...everyone on board and 100% buy-in. He has done that now, and the results speak for themselves. From the oldest members of the team to the very youngest the Habs are united. It's not just the future that is bright: it's the present, too.
Till tomorrow!
Till tomorrow!
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