The Habs are back?

Hold your horses, it's more like HALAK is back.

The Habs have won two straight (Sens and Canucks) on the shoulders of Jaroslav Halak who is all of a sudden red hot and clearly the starting goaltender (for now). If Halak doesn't stand on his head those past two games the outcomes might have been a lot different. That being said, having the goalie steal a couple games is exactly what the Habs needed. It's hard to be confident when your goaltender's letting in 4 or 5 goals a game and Halak's recent performances seem to have given the Habs some more confidence as a team. Combine that with a re-energized Kovalev, an almost healthy Tanguay, and the addition of Matthieu Schneider (who's been money so far), and the Habs are cooking up something that smells like a tiny little bit of momentum. Will it last? Only time will tell...

Let's all take a moment to tip our hats to Bob Gainey. Giving Kovy three days off appears to have been a stroke of genius and the addition of Schneider has clearly provided a much needed spark on power-play.

When Kovalev is playing well, the power-play is scoring and the goaltending is strong the Montreal Canadiens can hang with any of the big dogs in the NHL.

GHG