Another heroic effort by the boys last night. I'll admit I was getting cranky watching the Pens outplay us for most of the game but at the same time I kept reminding myself that Pittsburgh is icing a full roster, we're missing our two best defensemen and lost Hal Gill in the third period. We STILL managed to stay with with the freakin' defending Stanley Cup champions and almost tied it late in the third! That's an accomplishment in itself. The boys are fighting the good fight, but what's left of the defense is running on fumes. I wouldn't be surprised to see the return of Spacek and Markov for game six back in Montreal. Desperate times require desperate measures, especially in the playoffs.
The biggest difference between the team this year and last comes down to this:
Last year after the Habs were swept four straight by the Boston Bruins in the first round, Georges Laraque was interviewed and had this to say, "You didn't honestly think we had a chance did you?" Was it just Georges or was it the mindset of the whole team? Judging by the way they played I have to go with the latter.
Before the first round started against the Washington Capitals Mike Cammalleri was asked if the team felt they had a chance of beating the Caps. Without missing a beat he replied "If there's anyone in this room that doesn't think we can beat them then they shouldn't be here."
