It’s easy to forget after the end of the first period, but for most of the first period what struck me was that every line the Canadiens put out there was able to look dangerous. That’s the dynamic the team has since calling up Nikita Scherbak. Putting Alex Galchenyuk with Torrey Mitchell or Jacob de la Rose doesn’t make sense. Adding Scherbak and Michael McCarron to the mix makes it a dangerous fourth line.
Whenever Tomas Plekanec plays with Charles Hudon, it’s like the fountain of youth consumes him. Jonathan Drouin is really, really good, and Max Pacioretty is looking dangerous, even if the pucks aren’t going in.