Alexandre Carrier and Martin St-Louis are on their way to Raleigh, and the Canadiens team is surprisingly upbeat. This cheerful vibe is not what most people thought would happen after Wednesday night.
Montreal is trailing 3-1 in the series and just lost another tough match at the Bell Centre, a game that usually leaves players feeling worn out as they head to the plane.
However, the feeling on the flight to Carolina was quite the opposite.
Carrier stated that the team was full of energy, everyone was relaxed, and they were enjoying card games and video games while traveling to Raleigh.
This detail is more important than it seems.
A team feeling mentally defeated wouldn’t sound like that just before an important game away from home. A team that still has confidence usually does, and that idea comes from Carrier’s words about the flight.
Carrier shared even more.
He mentioned that the team was ready to move on and was looking forward to having dinner together and playing some ping-pong before Game 5. Zachary Bolduc joked that the ping-pong competition is currently tied at one game each.
Carrier mentioned that the vibe on the flight to Raleigh was really good. He said, “We played cards, played video games. . . I liked the energy today. I think we’re ready to move forward. We’re excited to be here together, have a dinner as a team, and play some ping-pong. ”
Bolduc chimed in about the ping-pong series being tied 1-1. It’s an important game happening before an even more important game!
There are new updates about a weird event on the Canadiens’ flight. That’s what really stands out.
From the outside, many might think Montreal was going to Carolina feeling low, especially after the tough scenes on the bench Wednesday. But this report shows that the mood was actually quite different.
And St-Louis really needs that.
The Canadiens can’t feel sorry for themselves right now. They have to be focused on playing well on the road, pay close attention to the small details, and have enough drive to bring this series back to Montreal for Game 6. The first line suggests that Montreal is behind 3-1.
The odds are not in their favor.
The report mentions that Montreal has only managed to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the playoffs one time in the past. It highlights the 2000 Devils as the only team to have accomplished this, with Claude Lemieux playing at the time.
So, they are definitely in a tough situation.
However, the best thing the Canadiens could do before Game 5 was to stay calm, and it sounds like they handled that part well.
Carrier’s statements won’t score any points.
But they do tell the fans something important.
This team isn’t heading to Carolina feeling afraid.
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