Capitals-Canadiens: Habs Self-Destruct, Handing Caps Series Lead

April 19th, 2010 by Rocket All Habs Leave a reply »
Montreal 1 Washington 5 (Bell Centre)

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"A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool." ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Washington coach Bruce Boudreau was in a good mood after the game. He had every reason to be with his Capitals cruising to a Game Three victory. They chased Jaroslav Halak, regained home-ice advantage, and sent disappointed Canadiens fans home early.

Boudreau was frank about his team's power play, saying, "We suck," but then doled out a series of compliments. He acknowledged the Capitals' strong play on the road, called the Bell Centre crowd "crazy good," but saved the most generous words for his opposing number.

"They've got one of the smartest, if not the smartest, coach in the NHL," said Boudreau, who seems to be a wise fellow.

No doubt that the Washington coach appreciated Jacques Martin's dizzying intellect, which determined that Marc-Andre Bergeron was the defense partner needed by Andrei Markov who would play more than 20 minutes instead of Ryan O'Byrne.

On the surface, O'Byrne has been solid all season paired with Markov, leads the defensive corps in hi ...

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