Chris Johnston

They got in on the last game of the season and had a series with Washington, and everyone viewed that as a stepping point forward from where they had been.

Now I do think that there's some hope or expectation they'll be a little more competitive when they get to the playoffs.

For me, the big question there, and I feel like I'm really – good thing Noodles isn't on with you guys today because I'm banging on the goalies a lot, but –

What kind of goaltending is Montreal going to get in a playoff series?

I mean, Dobish has put up good numbers.

If you look at the win column, maybe less good numbers if you keep scrolling across the page and see, say, percentage and where he ranks compared to his peers and things like that.

They've got a prospect they love in Jacob Fowler, who's played a bit this year, but he's 21 years old.

Can you go with a rookie goalie?

Would they go with a rookie goalie?

I think that's going to be a huge question for Marty Saint-Louis and the Habs as they get into it.

the playoff environment.

And then if you come up against a team like Tampa, which has Andre Vasilevsky, I mean, you're clearly going to be in the number two position of the two teams on the ice just when it comes to having the best goalies.

So, you know, it could end up being a one and done for them depending on matchup, but...

You know, I like what I've seen from their team.

You know, you've really seen guys like Caulfield, Slapkowski, even Suzuki, you know, take steps forward this year.

Their production's up.

And, you know, it feels like they got, quite honestly, a little bit of something special.

They come back a lot in games.

They just have sort of that vibe about them.

So, you know, I think if everything comes together, I could see them going on at least a mini run.