The Montreal Canadiens lack offensive star power. Their up-and-coming snipers and playmakers — Nick Suzuki (21), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (20), and Cole Caufield (20) — are arguably too young and inexperienced for playoff hockey.
The gnarly Corey Perry (36), Eric Staal (36) and captain Shea Weber (35) are on the back end of their careers. And goalie Carey Price — a future Hockey Hall of Famer — is coming off a shaky regular season in which he posted a mortal .901 save percentage.
As it turns out, none of that matters. The Canadiens, the last National Hockey League team to clinch a
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