Montreal Canadiens Out in 5
‘Tis a sad day for all us Habs fans, as the Montreal Canadiens were eliminated from the playoffs last night in only 5 games in the second round. I’m sure many fans will wake up today pretending it didn’t happen, but when they tune in to watch the next game, the realization will kick in.
I can’t even imagine how the players of the Canadiens must be feeling today, but for myself, I’m not upset about it at all, a little disappointed maybe, but not upset. This was the best season I have ever seen for as long as I have been a Montreal Canadiens fan. I’m already getting ready for next year.
Last night was a hard fought game, and they had everything they needed to win, but unfortunately a couple of lucky goals propelled the Flyers to a win. Umberger had two, while Richards, Hartnell, Knuble, and Upshall are notched goals to give Philadelphia a 6-4 win over the Canadiens. Key players has to step up this game, and they did as Plekanec, Kovalev, A. Kostitsyn, and Christoper Higgins scored for the Habs.
Price played a solid game and looked pretty good through all three periods of this game, and we can only wait until next year where we’ll see him another year older, and more experience. This Canadiens team as a whole is built for the next few years with a complete and young roster, and will definitely be competing in the playoffs for a while to come. This is all thanks to Bob Gainey and the scouting staff of the Canadiens.
Not even the lucky tie could save us this time. Let’s take a look at some post-game audio from various Canadiens players.
Carey Price
Josh Gorges
Saku Koivu
Tags: game 5, montreal canadiens, out of the playoffs, round 2
May 5th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
i use to not mind the flyers but now i hate tem .