Under normal circumstances, three consecutive losses over a one-week span to the division rival Montreal Canadiens with first place in the Atlantic Division on the line would have disastrous effects on this fan base’s collective psyche – think in the same vein as Martin Gerber starting an important playoff game.
Fortunately for everyone’s sake, first place in the Atlantic isn’t as desirable a position as it should be and perhaps most importantly, the past 48 hours have provided a number of important distractors to take our minds off the team’s recent on-ice performance.
Colin White, welcome to the fold.