What brought this latest installment on, you ask?
For starters, I happened to read a recent comment by POHO/GM Kyle Dubas equating competitiveness to toughness. All well and good, except it seemed to be expressed in a way that downplayed or minimized the importance of the latter.
Hold that thought.
Did anyone catch the mayhem-filled, Canadiens-Capitals game last night? As a refresher, the Caps won the first two games of the series while dominating physically to the tune of a 79-61 edge in hits.
Electing to fight fire with fire, the Habs dressed heavyweight defenseman Arber Xhekaj (pronounced Jack-eye) for last night’s Game 3 at the Bell Centre.