Montreal is 14 points behind Boston for the final playoff berth in the East but might be playing its best hockey of the season. We sat down this week before the game in Philadelphia and discussed our work ethic. The day before the game, we went to Atlantic City as a team.
Hockey is a team sport.
We're just a bunch of guys, but we have to stay together as teammates. Theodore stopped the first 32 shots he saw before Daymond Langkow scored off his own rebound during a power play late in the third period. He made one more save and got some insurance when Martin Rucinsky added a power-play goal with 74 seconds left. I was worried in the first period when they really outshot us, 10-3. I keep track when I get a chance by looking at the scoreboard.