The Montreal Canadiens start their first playoffs game tomorrow night in Beantown The other night the All Knowing Ones of Sportsnet, TSN and CBC made their predictions and projections about this year`s Stanley Cup run and how many picked our Montreal Canadiens to get past the first round.......ah....none! Big Surprise!
The truth is the Habs are the underdogs in this series and it doesn`t bother this fan one little bit. In fact being the underdog can be a blessing. There`s no extra pressure from media, hey they all think the Habs will be swept in four games. And you can forget about the regular season especially the last meeting where the Bruins embarrassed them 7-0.
If the little smurfy Canadiens play a smart defensive speedy game and Carey Price plays up to his potential, anything can happen. They proved that last year when they made it to the conference finals, knocking off Washington and Pittsburgh to get there. Yes, I know Jaro Halak was outer worldly but Price is not too shabby this year either.
But to get past the Bruins there can be no more Jekyll and Hyde games, those where they don`t show up or those where they have a constant parade to the penalty box for taking lazy or stupid penalties. If they try to match the Bruins physical style they`ll be screwed for sure. But if they can take one of the first two games in Boston, they will give themselves a chance. As we know from last year - anything can happen.
But to get past the Bruins there can be no more Jekyll and Hyde games, those where they don`t show up or those where they have a constant parade to the penalty box for taking lazy or stupid penalties. If they try to match the Bruins physical style they`ll be screwed for sure. But if they can take one of the first two games in Boston, they will give themselves a chance. As we know from last year - anything can happen.
- My wish list for the Canadiens -Bruins series...
- That the Habs beat them is a given. No self respecting Canadiens fan could or should wish for anything else.
- Tim Thomas has a melt down from Habs flying pucks past him. If he put one in himself would be a plus.
- Chara trips over his big feet and falls on his ass every time he gets the puck.( Are there any stanchions at TD Garden?)
- Gomez will get his playoffs groove on. Besides helping the Habs win, we won`t have to listen to or read the media and fans talking about his underachieving and his big fat salary.
- Cammalleri and Plekanec get their fire power going.
- Carey Price shuts out the Bruins at least twice. (Enough about how unbeatable Thomas is. Evidently in the media he's the new Brodeur.)
- Lucic and Marchand will make a great filling for a Habs sandwich and don't forget that little extra crunch.
- Subban will irritate the hell out of the Broons.
- No dumb ass penalties please!
- And most of all WIN, WIN WIN!
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