The more I think about it and watch game tape, I'm just really not sure what to think about the Montreal Canadiens' first game in their series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. For the first time since last year's playoff series, the Canadiens actually outplayed the Lightning, forechecking hard and hemming them in for long periods. Their extreme aggression in the high offensive zone and neutral zone caused a ton of turnovers, and prevented the Lightning for doing much at even strength.
On the one hand, you need to tip your hat to Michel Therrien, who once again is pulling a rabbit out of his hat with a surprisingly competent system after two full regular seasons of lottery-level play and over-reliance on Carey Price.