Will they do it? Can they do it? Is it even possible?
The Habs wake up this morning in the familiar position of having their backs against the playoff wall. Lose tonight in Game Six against the Pittsburgh Penguins and go home. Win and they live to fight another day—Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.
But can they do it? Do they have enough left in the tank to push the Pens back to Game Seven?
I think so. But that doesn't mean that it will happen.
The Canadiens are having success this postseason by employing a structured system and that is allowing them to compete with teams who have far more skill than them.
In addition, the leadership core of this team is showing how much more heart they have than the leadership core of last year's team.
For the past two seasons, the Canadiens had teams that were long on talent but short on heart. This year, the Canadiens are almost the opposite. While they definitely have a talent on their team, their depth is paper thin as many of their "key" players are firing blanks.
Andrei Kostitsyn and Benoit Pouliot are shells of the players that they could be and are ...
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