The Montreal Canadiens showed they had the makings of being an elite team in the Eastern Conference last season.
Wednesday night's victory against Toronto reiterates what the team will need to take it to the next level—something that didn't happen against the New York Rangers during last May's Eastern Conference Final.
Although some may say an injury to Carey Price derailed the Habs' hopes of contending for a Stanley Cup (B/R's Dave Lozo wrote at the time, "Along with Price, the chances of the Canadiens winning this series are also gone"), Dustin Tokarski put on a performance good enough to beat the Rangers. Instead, the outcome boiled down to the failings of the team's forwards, who failed to show up when it counted most.
The Canadiens had a chance to beat the Rangers, but a silent forward group outside of Rene Bourque was the team's fatal flaw.
That wasn't the case Wednesday, as the Habs got off to a perfect start to the 2014-15 slate with a 4-3 victory against the Maple Leafs.
The team was victorious primarily because it received production from top forwards throughout the lineup, as key pl ...
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