Habs Watch - Round 1 vs Carolina

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Well after a strong finish to the season, the Habs held on to 7th spot despite the red hot Devils coming from behind to win in the last game. Sadly, this means a first round match up with Carolina instead of Ottawa, and frankly, I think an Ottawa series would have been more exciting to watch, and the Habs would stand a better chance against the Sens. However, we will see. I remember a grossly underpowered Montreal squad win the Cup against Gretzky and the Kings once before... After all, we don't have any 100 point guys any more, though if Kovalev and Koivu played every game, they may have caught fire enough to get close.

A few players to look to this round will be Huet and Kovalev. After last time out, when Alex "hurt" his hand and gave the game to Boston in the playoffs, many folks were very angry. He has played great through the stretch though, and with Ryder getting his 30th, and Koivu helping a ton, we stand a good chance to advance.

The first game will be in Carolina this Saturday (22nd) at 5:00 pm MST.