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#Habs Lane Hutson on rotating D partner - Jun 1 "I'm good with whatever we need to win. There's many great defensemen on team & I could play with any of them. It doesn't change the way I approach the game. It excites me because sometimes you've got to adjust a bit, and it's exciting" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Lane Hutson on Ivan Demidov - Jun 1 "He really cares about winning. He doesn't get to show it as much in the locker room because he's a little quiet sometimes, but he's all about the team. He tries to take care of everything he can & wants to do everything just to help us win" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Lane Hutson on series vs CAR - Jun 1 "There were little errors here and there. A lot of stuff that we could take care of on our end that we didn't. But having more desperation—playing & elevating even more from other rounds. We didn't reach another level; we stayed the same" #GoHabsGo #NHL

#Habs Brendan Gallager on being scratched in playoffs "I felt like I could have helped. Unfortunately, I didn't get that opportunity. I thought the guys battled & they did everything they possibly could. I just felt like, had I been given the opportunity, I could have helped them out." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Brendan Gallagher on his future - June 1 "I'm going to keep playing. There's more in the tank. I would have loved for it to be here, it's one of those situations where my time has come & they've moved on. For me as a player, I'm looking forward to getting back to what I do." #GoHabsGo #NHL

#Habs Brendan Gallagher to fans (Jun 1) "Thank you. Honestly, they've just embraced what I am. They appreciated me. I tried to give them everything I had every night, & they really embraced & supported me along the way. It's just an experience that I'm very happy I got to go through." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Kent Hughes on team growth "There are a lot of positives to take, team-wise & in terms of individuals. It's not easy to lose the way we lost against Carolina. The management team has work to do to add to our team. We know the players learned about what it takes to win the Cup" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Hughes on progression "We still have work to reach the goal of winning Cup. If you had told me that we would finish with 100 pts & reach Conference Finals, I don't know if I would believe you. Sometimes experience moves the team forward in terms of the changes we need to make" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Jeff Gorton on the series vs #Hurricanes "In all facets of that series, they were better than us. We have to be better in a lot of areas if we want to get to that next level. I think they showed us that. After that first game, they were very impressive & we weren't quite up to it" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Kent Hughes message to fans "[Fans] made themselves noticed by the entire league, but not just the league. I know even personalities like Pat McAfee talked a lot about the atmosphere in Montreal. So, I have to give a huge thank you to our fans, the best fans in the world" #GoHabsGo #NHL

#Habs Mike Matheson on fatigue "It's the situation that we created. You can look at the two other series before this: there were opportunities to go up 3-1 twice, and we couldn't do that. So it's the situation that we created, it's not an excuse." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs MSL on season "We've learned & we're going to learn a lot through this process and failing at advancing. But you learn way more through the failures. This year, I know we're not moving on, we're not going to win the championship, but there's a lot of wins in what we did this year" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Cole Caufield alone in the slot for PP goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Hutson #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Martin St. Louis on Arber Xhekaj "I wouldn't be worried about giving minutes to [Xhekaj]. He's capable of playing, he's a good player." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Caufield on 3-1 deficit "Some of us have come back from this kind of series before. We're using mentality of 1 game at a time. We've faced adversity a lot this year & we've been resilient. We're not getting too far ahead of ourselves, doing what we can & controlling what we can" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Martin St. Louis on confidence "We are confident that we are capable of going out & winning a game, that is the mandate. It's not about having confidence that you can come back & win 3 in a row; that is looking too far ahead. It's about having confidence that you can win 1 game" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Martin St. Louis on 3-1 series deficit "It's not to worry about the whole thing; it's just winning a game—one game. You can't look at the mountain. You just have to look at what's in front of you and stay present." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Jakub Dobes on fan support "I'm really grateful for what I have, and how much the fans love me and love our team. I will never take that for granted. I will always show up with my best effort, and that's all I can do back. The fans have a special place in my heart, for sure." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Alex Newhook on fans chanting "Shoot the puck" "It is what it is. Fans are passionate. We've got to be better. It's not like we're not trying to get the puck through or we're not trying to score. We'll be better." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Lane Hutson following loss vs #Hurricanes "It's pretty self-explanatory. Shitty. Shit game." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs MSL on Demidov "He's owning pucks not just in the O-zone, but in defensive zone, too. He's owning pucks & able to help the next thing. He's winning a lot of pucks back, he's got a strong stick. He plays with flash, but some of the stuff that maybe you can't measure, he's doing it" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Anderson on Gallagher "It's a tough situation for him, but he's been nothing but a great teammate for every guy in that locker room. He's just putting in the work and being ready to play when his name is called. Like I said, he still has a great attitude in that locker room" #GoHabsGo

#Habs St. Louis on Hutson being targeted "I understand the opponents' mandate. But are we going to be able to slow guys down for him, so we don't give them so much speed heading toward him? [...] You can't take away the other team's intentions; you try to prevent them from doing that" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Martin St. Louis on tomorrow's mindset "I expect us to show up. We're trailing, but we're not dead. We keep going." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Cole Caufield sets up Lane Hutson for tap in PP goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Caufield, Dobes #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Ivan Demidov finds Mike Matheson at the top of the faceoff circle for goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Demidov, Evans #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs St. Louis on Kapanen "Kappy's going to be out tonight, and it's not necessarily for (OT turnover). We feel like Carolina brings a lot of heaviness and speed, and I feel like (Veleno) can give us that. There are learning moments whether you're in the lineup or out of the lineup" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Martin St. Louis on early goals allowed "It's not ideal, for sure, but I'd rather fall behind early than lose at the very end." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Alex Newhook on generating more offence "There's ways that we know we can be better offensively. They're a good defensive team—it's a tight-checking game out there. But if we trust our skill and trust our game a bit in certain areas of the ice, I think we'll get a few more looks." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Nick Suzuki on the two games vs #Hurricanes "There's a lot of good things that we've been doing. The game was pretty close (Saturday) & we could have won. Being 1-1 is a good spot on the road. We can go back home with a lot of confidence that we can beat these guys in a series." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Martin St. Louis on home playoff record "The fans have poured so much love and so much support. I feel like we want to do it for them so bad that sometimes we're just trying too hard, or we look a little tight. We still have had some good games at home that didn't result in wins" #GoHabsGo

#Habs M. St. Louis on #Hurricanes "You know they are going to have more shots than you. That's the challenge: not letting yourself get mentally overwhelmed [...] They are going to make you work in their zone. They won't give up much space; it's hard to get chances in the offensive zone" #GoHabsGo

#Habs Martin St. Louis following 3-2 OT loss "I thought they had really good sticks. I thought our execution was not as good, but it wasn't terrible. Overall, I thought it was a battle out there, and I thought we competed. It's a close game—it's a fine line between winning and losing." #GoHabsGo

#Habs MSL on potential 2-0 in series lead "You can have the best mindset, but you're still going to have to go execute. The other teams are not just going to give it to you. You have to go earn it every day. We have an opportunity tonight & we intend to put our best foot forward" #GoHabsGo #NHL

#Habs Martin St. Louis on his two absences this week "I’m just happy I got to be at my two boys' graduations. Throughout my career, I missed a lot of stuff when I was a player. Luckily, I was able to attend those because they were on non-game days, and I wasn't going to miss that." #GoHabsGo #NHL

#Habs Alexandre Carrier on Jakub Dobes "The confidence he has in the net right now is what's incredible. You can see he's a big-game player. He wants those challenges, he wants to be able to compete at the highest levels, and he's been showing that since the start of the playoffs" #GoHabsGo #NHL

#Habs MSL following 6-2 win @ CAR "We were able to control the 1st period through their pressure. The 2nd was more difficult. We were stubborn in neutral zone. We got caught tired, but we defended well. We worked hard in our zone to maintain 2-goal lead & our 3rd period was excellent." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Juraj Slafkovsky goes around Svechnikov before beatign Andersen for goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Caufield, Guhle #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Ivan Demidov with nifty move for breakaway goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Newhook, Evans #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Philip Danault sets up Alexandre Texier for one-timer goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Danault, Guhle #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Philip Danault goes between the pads for breakaway goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Carrier #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Juraj Slafkovsky with the backhander pass to Cole Caufield in the slot for top corner goal vs #Hurricanes Assists: Slafkovsky, Suzuki #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs MSL on Suzuki-Caufield-Slafkovsky "They've defended hard. They've had hard matchups, not just the forwards but the defecemen [...] I'm confident that these guys are doing everything they can to get better results at 5-on-5 & they're doing it at the price of not defending hard." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Kent Hughes on team belief "In difficult moments[...] it's up to coaching staff to go in after each period & continue to make the team believe that success is near[...]You have to give credit to the coaches for being able to find ways to make the team believe that we can do it." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Alex Newhook on OT goal "I wasn't sure if Jake touched it, so I looked at him to see if he was going to celebrate. It's a crazy feeling [...] It was great to see it finally in the back of the net & there's no better feeling than celebrating with teammates after a win like that." #GoHabsGo

#Habs MSL following win "A good 1st period. In the 2nd, we got dominated, but we didn't get hurt too much. Our 3rd wasn't great[..] I liked our OT. I find that we tried to go out & win the game. We were aggressive & calculated. In games like that, you have to find ways to win & we did." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Dobes on bouncing back from Game 6 "I kept the same similar things—a couple of tweaks—but I felt pretty good last game. Emotionally, I wanted to be better. I think getting pulled at home was kind of a wake-up call, and I took it personal. And yeah, we won today, so really happy." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Alex Newhook sends MTL to Carolina with OT goal vs #Sabres Assists: Carrier #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Nick Suzuki with the backhander pass to Zachary Bolduc for one-timer PP goal vs #Sabres Assists: Suzuki, Hutson #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Philip Danault redirects Kaiden Guhle's pass for goal vs #Sabres Assists: Guhle, Texier #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Martin St. Louis on making lineup changes for Game 7 "We'll see tonight. I have guys available and I have options. You always try to be calculated in the decisions you make." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Martin St. Louis on the Game 7 mentality "You don't get a do-over, so you just leave it out there." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Alex Newhook on Ivan Demidov "He’s been great this series. He’s been all around it all series, so for him to get a couple has been great, but he’s playing a confident game. He’s holding on to the pucks, he’s making plays, and he’s fun to play with right now" #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Kaiden Guhle on a good start "Just get pucks deep and forecheck. I think our forechecks are our bread and butter. Just use that to our advantage and try to take the crowd out of it early. It's going to be loud in there and their building is always going pretty good" #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs MSL on learning from Game 6 "Even when you win, you have to understand why we won. For me, it all starts with the truth. Sometimes in victories you will lose momentum for a long time, and you need to know why we lost it. The only way to always move forward is with the truth" #GoHabsGo #NHL

#Habs MSL following loss vs #Sabres "We didn't have much calm or poise[..] These are stressful moments for players who want the result. It's loud, there's a lot of chaos, and tonight we didn't see things clearly through that chaos. We are better than that. It wasn't a good game for us." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Jake Evans goes blocker side for shorthanded goal vs #Sabres Assists: Matheson #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Lane Hutson sets up Ivan Demidov for one-timer PP goal vs #Sabres Assists: Hutson, Caufield #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Arber Xhekaj with a knuckleball from the blue line for goal vs #Sabres Assists: Evans #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Martin St. Louis on Game 6 6 mindset "If you spend so much time telling them how important it is, you raise the level of stress. To me, it's just another game. Let's go play. The nets will be there in the same spot, the blue line, the red line—let's just go play." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs MSL on Danault "I felt Phil's game got better the more time he spent with us. It's a new environment for him, learning how we want to play. But you can tell his playoff experience. That's what I love about the playoffs—it elevates a lot of players & it has elevated Phil." #GoHabsGo #Hockey

#Habs MSL on Demidov "I feel Demi’s looked really good this series but hasn't been rewarded. He was building his game & it was a matter of time. I've been pleased with Demi because it's not just the offensive stuff that's flashy; he actually plays the game defensively & he values that." #GoHabsGo

#Habs MSL on keeping Dobes in goal "I feel like the goalie position is probably the one position that I can't help much with. So I try to stay out of it and not be emotionally driven or be upset that we’re down[...] Trevor radioed up top to our goalie coach, Marco, and he made the call." #GoHabsGo

#Habs Ivan Demidov goes top corner through traffic for PP goal vs #Sabres Assists: Slafkovsky, Suzuki #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Juraj Slafkovsky with one-hander pass to Nick Suzuki for one-timer PP goal vs #Sabres Assists: Slafkovsky, Hutson #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

#Habs Jake Evans banks in the loose puck behind UPL for goal vs #Sabres Assists: Demidov, Newhook #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey