It only gets tougher... Game 6 tonight.

Well, here we go again. The Habs take the ice tonight on the brink of elimination against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Canadiens are in familiar territory after they won three straight with their backs against the wall to beat Washington in round 1, however this time around it feels a little different. Is Halak playing well? Yes. Are we shutting down the oppositions top players? Yes. Is the team committed to winning? Yes. So what's different this time around might you ask? Well, the big difference is that now the Habs have to try and continue to win without arguably their two top defencemen in Andrei Markov and Hal Gill. As if the challenge of beating the cup champs wasn't enough right? Now the Habs are going to have to try and pull off the improbable upset without Gill, Markov and Jaroslav Spacek.

What is it going to take to win you might ask? Here are the keys to tonight’s game:

· As usual, Jaroslav Halak is going to have to be stellar for the Habs to have any chance.

· The patchwork defensive corps is going to have to find a way to play their best game of the season.

· The Habs PK will have to keep the Pittsburgh power play off the score sheet.

· The Habs NEED the first goal.

· No stupid penalties.

· The big three (Gomez, Gionta, Cammalleri) will have to elevate their game and carry the offensive load.

Can it be done? Absolutely. Will it be done? Only time will tell.

GO HABS GO!