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“Having played in Montreal will help us”: Spencer Carbery gives love to the Bell Centre
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“Having played in Montreal will help us”: Spencer Carbery gives love to the Bell Centre
Credit: Over the past few weeks in Montreal, we’ve been able to discover just what a class act Spencer Carbery is. The Capitals coach, who saw his club end the Canadiens’ season, was a true prince during the series. Of course, some of that’s just part of the game (you don’t want to give the other […]
Over the past few weeks in Montreal, we’ve been able to discover just what a class act Spencer Carbery is. The Capitals coach, who saw his club end the Canadiens’ season, was a true prince during the series.

Of course, some of that’s just part of the game (you don’t want to give the other team material to cringe at), but seeing him take the time to give David Savard some love after the last game was a nice touch.

And it was clear that Carbery not only respects the Habs, but also the fans in town. He’s seen just how important the atmosphere at the Bell Centre is in the playoffs, and it’s clearly made an impression on him.

Indeed, as the Capitals face the Hurricanes in Raleigh in a few hours’ time, the coach acknowledged that having had to play in Montreal will help his club.

Because clearly, it has prepared his group to play in some of the NHL’s most hostile environments.

Carbery asserts that, like the Hurricanes’ arena, the Bell Centre is among the league’s most hostile arenas for opposing teams. Having had two games in the first round to warm up, and being able to deal with it better, is likely to be beneficial for his group.

Carbery says he saw it for himself against the Habs: things went quickly for his charges at times in game #3, but the club handled things better in game #4, which they eventually won.

We’ll see if the Bell Centre’s experience in the playoffs will indeed benefit the Caps. The atmosphere in Raleigh may be a notch less intense than at the Bell Centre, but the Canes also have a better team than the Habs.

I can’t wait to see how the Capitals come out tonight.


Overtime

– Speaking of the Capitals.

– Habs prospect Vinzenz Rohrer did well in defeat, but logic prevailed.

– Wow!

– It’s still the talk of the town.

– Phew.

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