Here is a quick summary of Francois Gagnong’s blog.
Both teams have loses to avenge
The Senators lost 2-1 to the Hurricanes and Montreal lost to Toronto 6-1 on Saturday.
A reporter from Ottawa asked Guy Carbonneau if he feared to see Jason Spezza explode against the Habs after the hard talk Craig Hartsburg had with him.
Carbo answered “I had a very hard talk with all of my team, does it mean the Senators should be scared? I don’t know.”
Ottawa-Montreal : Face-to-face
Canadiens this season: 8-2-0-2
Last year after 12 games: 7-2-1-2
Dany Heatley (15), Daniel Alfredsson (14) et Jason Spezza (12) have more points than the rest of their team combined (39)
If the Habs haven’t lost a third period lead this season (6-0-0), the Senators sabotaged a lead four times (4-2-2). This explains their 11th place in the Eastern Conference…
Roman Hamrlik need two assists to reach the 400 mark in the NHL
The article gives some more information about the history between the two teams.