MONTREAL “Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared.” The late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s words sprang to mind after the Montreal Canadiens played their first playoff game of the season and came out on the winning side, 4-3 over the Edmonton Oilers. The reason those words reflect the performance of the Habs last night was because of what was said pre-game by the man who turned out to be the hero, Josh Anderson. In his brief yet fruitful tenure with the Canadiens, Anderson has been willing to make his feelings pretty clear when it comes to what either he or his team are lacking. So, it wasn’t exactly a surprise that he essentially threw down the gauntlet to his teammates before their crucial game against the Oilers last night.
MONTREAL Shea Weber misses the crowd. That wasn’t exactly the sentiment I expected from the Canadiens captain when I spoke to him via Zoom on Tuesday. I had asked Weber if it’s tougher to get mentally and emotionally prepared for games this time of the year, particularly because the schedule is so condensed. He said something is missing. “Especially when you’re playing at home, there’s times when you’re not feeling your best and the crowd’s there to get you going,” said Weber. “This year in the bubble, you kind of have to generate that yourself as a way to get that second wind and energy.”
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There was some good news for the Canadiens Monday night.
While the Canadiens were losing 4-1 to the Oilers in Edmonton, the Flames were losing 4-2 to the Ottawa Senators in Calgary.
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That means the Canadiens, who are holding the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division, remain six points ahead of the fifth-place Flames while also holding two games in hand. If you look a little further back in the standings, sixth-place Vancouver is 10 points behind the Canadiens with the Canucks holding five games in hand.
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