An excerpt from Habsworld.com (T.C. Denault):

The real story for those of us who watched Gorges was how good he played. Teamed with Francis Bouillon as the teams third defensive pairing, both men were able to give the Habs minutes from the backend that hadn’t been seen in years. But it was Gorges, seemingly improving every game, who established himself as one of the Canadiens most trusted players. As the season progressed he increasingly found himself being given new responsibilities, culminating near the end of the season with Mike Komisarek’s injury.

Without the presence of Komisarek, one of the Habs top defenseman, many experts predicted that Montreal would slump in the season’s closing weeks. Surprisingly, the Habs thrived and a large part of that credit must be given to Josh Gorges, who took on some of the missing minutes and responsibilities in Komisarek’s absence and gave us a glimpse of the potential he possesses