Craig Button

You know, everything that goes with it.

And they've demonstrated that.

You don't win two series in seven games that closely contested.

I thought at the outset they were both pick-em series.

Ended up being that way, finding a way to win to use his point.

And you have to be united.

You have to have belief.

And that belief builds when you have success.

And belief happens, too, when you say, hey, we can overcome adversity and get on the right side of things.

They've played 20 playoff games.

in the last calendar year, so to speak, just roughly, right?

And they're going to play at least another four.

I mean, the experience this young group is getting playing hard, challenging, playoff hockey, it is a benefit that is going to pay dividends.

It might pay dividends this year in the playoffs, but it's going to pay dividends in the seasons ahead, and not just for one season.

There's nothing accidental about what the Montreal Canadiens are doing.

Jeff Gordon, Kent Hughes, Marty St.

Louis,

They all understand that there's still things to do to build this team to just be a little bit stronger.

You don't have to be a whole lot stronger.

You just want to be a little bit stronger, be able to dictate things a little bit more in different areas.