Habs got a lot better as the series went on. Price got dialed in too. This will be an awesome learning experience for the young players to build off of and they will be back at some point I like the idea they are coming up with.
They definitely had a formula to get as far as they did and if maybe a few more things went their way they could have been in this series and who knows when you get to a game 6 and 7 situation.
They'll be fine and should be proud of what they accomplished this year and I'm sure it was a fun that will remember for a long time. I still remember and love our cup run in 2015 when we lost to Chicago. Maybe this can be that kind of experience and motivation our guys got down the road. Cheers Montreal fans!
When you guys made it to the finals, you were a young upcoming team. All your star players were entering their prime years minus a couple including Vasilevskiy. Habs are much different, even though we have some young talent for the future, we don't have a Vasilevskiy in the pipeline; Weber, Petry and Price are aging. We don't have a 10 years window like you guys from 2015 to, I dare say, 2025.
I was 3 when Montreal last won a cup and this is the first time that I've witnessed them go this far. Between 1993 and 2021, we've had no Lecavalier, St-Louis, Richards, Hedman, Point, Kucherov, pre-injury Stamkos, etc. I don't see us having players of this caliber anytime soon either. It truly feels like it was now or never. Very hard to share your optimism for the future.
Anyway, enjoy the celebrations, great team for sure.
