Burke's THE MAN.
Gainey's putting the pressure on Kovalev it seems. Good.
With a night to go before the unofficial start of the season, here's my in depth, thought over the last 4 mins predictions
East
Sens
Devils
Lighting
Pens
Habs
Rags
Leafs
Flyers
West
Sharks
Canucks
Wings
Stars
Ducks
Sharks
Avs
Wild
Habs vs Pens round 1, Price vs Fleury. Book it.
Kovalev is the key: While there has been an emphasis on the youngsters in this camp, the key to the Canadiens' success this season is Alex Kovalev.
Montreal fans haven't seen anything close to Kovalev's 'A' game and Gainey had an interesting response when he was asked whether rookie Mikhail Grabovski might be able to get Kovalev going.
"The only person who can get Kovalev going is Kovalev," Gainey replied. "Let's not put the cart before the horse. We should be asking what Kovalev can do to help Grabovski."
Finding linemates for Kovalev has been a problem, but he'll be starting the season with Grabovski and Andrei Kostitsyn. They speak the same language off the ice and seemed to have some good chemistry in their preseason appearances.
Gainey's putting the pressure on Kovalev it seems. Good.
With a night to go before the unofficial start of the season, here's my in depth, thought over the last 4 mins predictions
East
Sens
Devils
Lighting
Pens
Habs
Rags
Leafs
Flyers
West
Sharks
Canucks
Wings
Stars
Ducks
Sharks
Avs
Wild
Habs vs Pens round 1, Price vs Fleury. Book it.