Kukla's Korner Hockey

Kukla's Korner Hockey

It's A Series Now Between Montreal And Vegas

06/17/2021 at 9:00am EDT

from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

Well… What do we have here?

That fourth-place team from the ultra-weak Canadian Division that was going to get swept by the Vegas Golden Knights?

Ya, they’re heading home with home-ice advantage after winning Game 2 by a 3-2 score, proving to the hockey world that, yes, the Montreal Canadiens can play with the Golden Knights.

“Those people who said we were going to sweep,” dismissed Vegas head coach Peter DeBoer, “are the same people who said that Colorado was going to sweep us.”

One of hockey’s more accurate quips has always been, “A series doesn’t start until the road team wins a game.”

On Tuesday evening in Las Vegas this series got whittled down to a best-of-five, with the Canadiens stealing home-ice advantage. All of which doesn’t surprise the veteran Golden Knights coach.

“You don’t get to the Final Four without knowing that this is going to be a battle,” DeBoer said post-game. “If it takes overtime and seven games, then it takes overtime and seven games. You just want to make sure you move on.

“We knew this wasn’t going to be easy — we have a tremendous amount of respect for their hockey team. They’ve beaten two very good teams to get here, and won a lot of games,” he concluded. “We’re in a better spot than we were last series after two games (down 2-0 to Colorado). We’ll go into Montreal and look to win a game.”

continued

Create an Account

In order to leave a comment, please create an account.

About Kukla's Korner Hockey

Paul Kukla founded Kukla’s Korner in 2005 and the site has since become the must-read site on the ‘net for all the latest happenings around the NHL.

From breaking news to in-depth stories around the league, KK Hockey is updated with fresh stories all day long and will bring you the latest news as quickly as possible.

Email Paul anytime at [email protected]

Most Recent Posts

Most Recent Comments

Comment by Paul in Kukla's Korner Hockey from the entry NHL Short Notes - 1 hour ago
Comment by Paul in Kukla's Korner Hockey from the entry NHL Short Notes - 1 hour ago
Comment by Steeb in Abel to Yzerman from the entry Quick Recap- Wings/Hurricanes - 1 hour ago
Comment by calquake in Abel to Yzerman from the entry Quick Recap- Wings/Hurricanes - 2 hours ago
Comment by StargateSG1 in Abel to Yzerman from the entry Quick Recap- Wings/Hurricanes - 2 hours ago