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I had Lane as number five on my ballot for the Norris Trophy.

I believe that Lane Hudson will win a Norris trophy in his career because he's that good and he's masterful.

If we had to use a grandmaster chess analogy, he's a grandmaster.

And guess what?

He's only getting better.

There's no question about it, Tony.

Uh, you know, they, from the drop of the puck, they apply pressure and it's coordinated pressure and it's everywhere in every situation.

you don't get a chance to take a breather when you're playing against the Carolina hurricanes.

They are constant in their pressure.

They're consistent with it being applied all over the ice.

And when we talk about, you know, you use the word connected.

I mean, it's the first guy, the second guy, the third guy, the fourth guy, and it just keeps moving.

And it's, it's not chaotic.

It might look chaotic, but it is, it is really well orchestrated.

And,

They never let up.

I think the key for the Montreal Canadians is, yeah, you got to play your own style.

You got to find a way to get your strengths into the game and to back them up a little bit, but they're going to have to find a way to withstand the pressure and beat the pressure because to this point in the playoffs, Ottawa and Philadelphia were, were,

Clearly unable to do that.

You're right about that.