Yesterday's post was getting much too long and so I had to cut it in half. The down side was however, that everything I wanted to say has already been said. So without going in to details and sounding like a broken record, I just want to reiterate the fact that Souray stuck up for Koivu showed great team spirit, the fact that the team fought so hard with so much passion showed team unity across the bench, and Carb's as well as Gainey's public comments showed team unity and spirit behind the bench. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that such devotion and loyalty for ones team mates and coach can only mean good things.
keep in mind that the Canadiens' superb success at the beginning of the year was reasoned by many to be associated with the tight camaraderie between the players. During the slump, not that the team turned on one another, but there were fingers being pointed whether it was vocal or not.
The intensity and/or the lack of our team spirit was neither the sole cause of the slump, nor is it going to fix everything. But it is just another good sign that things are headed in the right direction.
The results over the weekend will be a great indication of whether that game was a fluke, or if we are getting back on track. And I really hope Higgins appreciates how much faith his coach put in him on Thursday and repays the team with a superb performance against the Isles and then a spectacular one against the Pens.
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