A defensive game all the way, scrambling, checking, keep the puck away from the other guys, block shots, dull as dishwater.

Price bounced back?  Really?  What'd he do that was so great in this game?  Not much from where I sat.  The players, they all got the message last game--about time some of you start to do something instead of relying on your goalie all the time.  But, if this is the only way you can win, playing mind-numbingly tedious boring hockey, well, Vos Canadiens fans, go nuts, you won.

But, word of caution:  anybody who thinks that this 1 game means anything long term, dream on McDuff.

Price is still going to think about going to FA when the time comes.  Doesn't mean he doesn't re-up with le tricolore, but he's worth the 20% of the cap, or whatever the magic # is now, and there's no way he gets that in Mtl, so if he's going to be underpaid, he might as well do it with a team that has a better chance than his present team to win the Cup.

You read it here 1st.