An excellent Game 5 performance from the Montreal Canadiens earned them a chance to eliminate the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. On St-Jean Baptiste, la fête nationale du Québec, the Habs could book their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals on home ice, in front of a Montreal crowd.
They did, and they’ll play their next series for Lord Stanley for the first time since 1993. Welcome to your Bottom Six Minutes.
The Habs have not been favoured in any series they’ve been in. The mainstream media has essentially written them off as mere participants in this process since the beginning.