« Finally, we can move on » -Jake Evans

It was only a matter of time before the CH formalized its participation in the playoffs. In fact, it would have taken a miracle for the Flames or the Canucks to get ahead of the Canadian. Despite everything, a feeling of relief invaded the troop of Dominique Ducharme.

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 » It’s fantastic. Things haven’t been going so well lately. But we wanted to build in anticipation of the playoffs by going in the right direction. Finally, we can move on and just focus on the last game. »

–Jake Evans

During his recovery from nine duels, Paul Byron was an attentive spectator. He noted an improvement in Evans’ playing.

“He shows a lot more confidence. It shows in his game. Playing with him is easy. He skates very well, he is aggressive on the puck. With the intelligence of Artturi [Lehkonen] and his ability to win battles, our trio was able to do some good things. »

–Paul Byron

Covering Connor McDavid is a perilous mission. Due to his extended absence, one would have thought that Byron would be in trouble against the NHL’s leading scorer.

“Throughout the week, I worked hard. I hadn’t felt this good in a long time. Sometimes you hope to have an easy evening for your return. But this challenge put me in the same mindset as if I was in the playoffs. I think we did a good job against McDavid. »

–Paul Byron

Jon Merrill and Alexander Romanov had another tough night. The two defenders are clearly not made to play together. Moreover, the interim head coach separated them from the second period.

« They’ve had a tough time. We were approaching this game like a game number 7. We didn’t want to wait until Wednesday to qualify. We didn’t want to give anyone a chance. »

–Dominique Ducharme