It's easy to overlook Ben Chiarot when thinking of the Canadiens' most important players when games resume. But, as EricEngels writes, the defenceman could play a big role in Montreal's success against the Penguins.
"Throughout the course of the season, you’re going to have ups and downs," you said. "It’s not just me and Shea playing defence; there’s five us out there playing together. I know it’s easy to say this pair or this line gets scored on more, but me and Shea generally match up against the other team’s top offensive line and you know we take pride in that. Sometimes there’s going to be good nights and bad nights, and something we’ve always said is that the other team gets paid too.
"The biggest thing I would say is, there’s going to be ups and downs during the season and you can’t ride that rollercoaster. You just have to stay even-keeled." Boy, what a challenge that’s going to be against Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, amongst others like Jake Guentzel, and Jason Zucker, and Bryan Rust, and Patric Hornqvist, and Patrick Marleau… and the list goes on and on."I feel good conditioning wise and skating wise on the ice," you said. "But being in shape for drills and practices and scrimmages is totally different than being in game shape.
"You know what, I don’t think you can compare it to a normal season playoff," you said. "You’ve got sort of the grind of the season on your body when you’re going into a normal year in the playoffs and you’re riding sort of the momentum and the excitement of just qualifying for the playoffs. This is totally different, where it’s almost like you’re starting a new season but it means so much more because they’re playoff games.
"So I can’t see it being anything like previous playoff experiences. It’s going to be new for everyone no matter how much playoff experience you have. Especially with no one in the building."Your team is hoping you’ll overcome it swiftly, because they know how important you are to their success.
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