Canadiens vs. Senators 5 Takeaways: Gone streaking

1. By George, I think they’ve got it

I can’t lie — when Brandon Davidson turned the puck over and onto the stick of Tom Pyatt, who was waiting all alone in the slot to hammer one past Al Montoya 21 seconds into the first period, I was convinced the game was over.

Just 12 games into the season, where poor starts and untimely goals have become the norm, Montreal has struggled to prove they’ve got the guts to come back from an early deficit.

But as individual players have found their legs and the team (very) slowly continues to build their confidence, the Canadiens have begun to show us they can throw a little offence together to dig themselves out of this rut.

We’re not even halfway out of the…