2021 Series: Carey Price’s speech changed everything (according to Jesperi Kotkaniemi)
Auteur: Manuel Sperandio-LemayThis speech waswidely publicized, after the Habs had closed the deficit to win the series, advance to the second round and eventually reach the Stanley Cup Final. Perry and Staal, accompanied by Shea Weber, had spoken before Game #5, which turned out to be the team’s first of eight consecutive wins.
But it was the Canadiens’ goaltender’s words that changed the course of the series, as Jesperi Kotkaniemi recalls.
“He’s really quiet. Normally he doesn’t say anything, but at a certain point he stands up [during a Game 5 intermission] and he says guys, we’ve got to change something. He didn’t snap, but he raised his voice, and everyone listened. […] I think that was the turning point for us.”
According to the former Canadien, the speech was essentially intended to emphasize the privilege of playing in the playoffs, and to remind the youngsters that the veterans weren’t getting any younger, and by necessity, that this might be their last chance.
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