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Canadiens confident ahead of Cup Final vs. Lightning
Field Level Media
28 Jun 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
The Montreal Canadiens have a shot at their NHL record 25th Stanley Cup crown. All they must do is upset the Tampa Bay Lightning in the series that kicks off Monday in Florida.
Beating the heavily favored Lightning the defending champions would be a monumental achievement, but the Canadiensare used to serving upsets. They have already knocked out the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights en route to the Final, and defied the oddsmakers at every turn. We believe that we aren t the underdog, said assistant coach Luke Richardson, the acting head coach while Dominique Ducharme is in the league s COVID-19 protocol. We re very confident in ourselves and what we ve accomplished. We don t really use it as a motivation to prove people wrong, but . you want to show people that we belong more than they re wrong.
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