2025's Canadian Series with 5 Ways to Showcase the Shadows of 2010 – Hockey Writer – Canadian History
If they want to disturb the Washington capital in the first round of the 2025 first-round series, then Montreal Canadians are in no shortage of inspiration to attract. For example, after the latest playoff game, Habs defenseman David Savard announced his impending retirement. Therefore, the Stanley Cup will surely bring a good choice to last season’s Jacques Beauchon Molson Trophy Championship, the top hero of the team in 2023-24.
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Still, there is no controversy, Savard, like the Canadians, has only appeared since 2021. While the Habs can try to take something from this experience, ironically they can look back better…until they only face the Capital in the playoffs. If the title isn't enough for a giveaway, you may be able to see what this is going to do.
Back in 2010, the Canadians broke the capital in round 1 in seven games (and then Pittsburgh Penguins in round 2 and then before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in round 3). Habs only needs to review one series as proof of what seems impossible to happen. Beyond that, though, this series has some key similarities to the series 15 years ago that can help them:
To be fair, Canadians meeting Help is needed, at least in a sense, they won't be able to remember themselves as the youngest NHL team ever (according to some sources). Literally, none of them (excluding Carey Price), and Savard is only a professional for the next season (in the NHL with Columbus Blue Jackets in 2011-12).
So consider that this is the biggest range on this similarity, as Canadians are obviously (still) rebuilding. However, in 2010, they made a “reconfiguration” with the changes in the Guards that took place in the previous offseason. Gone are the names Saku Koivu, Alexei Kovalev, Mike Komisarek and others, and Patrice Brisebois has also passed away in a similar situation to Savard.
They were replaced by Michael Cammalleri, Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Hal Gill and Jaroslav Spacek, among others. Of course, despite next season's playoff appearance, their failure to qualify in 2012 effectively marks the end of the Bob Gainey/Pierre Gauthier era and the beginning of Bergevin's tenure, prompting a series of fresh makeovers that ultimately stand out in the 2021 finals in 2021.
Eastern Conference Leads the Capital
The following 2021-22 season, the Canadians fell to the bottom of the NHL rankings, partially prompting Kent Hughes to replace Bergwen (and current head coach Martin St. Louis to replace Dominique Ducharme). Since then, they have improved their total each season, just getting 91 points, the same as the Capitals last season when they were the same as the second Universal Card team in the Eastern Conference.
For Hats, this season is different, and this is the most obvious similarity between them and the 2009-10 edition. In 2010, they won the president's trophy, splitting 33 points (121 vs. 88). This time, the Hats may not have won the president's trophy, but they were the best team in the Eastern Conference, ending the game with 20 more points than the Canadiens.
It kind of makes the underlying frustration look like a child's drama.
Alexander Ovechkin and John Carlson
A mature Alexander Ovechkin and then cheated John Carlson will do everything to make sure that this will not come true, as the only remaining member of the Capitals of the 2009-10 year. As mentioned earlier, they are the overall remaining participants in the series (two teams) and will compete in this series (Carlson is currently daily).
However, the times have obviously changed a lot. Although Ovechkin scored an all-time scoring record this season and scored an impressive 44 goals to lead both teams, he wasn't the main player he once was. Dylan Strome actually led the Capitals to score, with Canadian forward Nick Suzuki leading with 89 points.
The capital without dispute is much deeper than the Canadians. But they shouldn't sleep on Habs with 12 double-digit goals. Ovechkin's reliance on records remains a threat, but considering the 121 points in the capital in 2010 is a franchise record. Can the weakest of the Caps parade rain in the mountaintop parade within 15 years just after history was made?
PK Subban vs. Lane Hutson
Full disclosure, Canadians’ defender Lane Hutson has made his own history in various ways, but most notably, the rookie defensive player (60) tied the assists record together in one season. For good measure, if you feel superstitious at all, he added 6 goals to a total of 66 points.
Anyway, if the Canadians were going to frustrate the capital, Hutson would have a big idea, similar to another dynamic Habs defenseman, PK Subban, who made his debut in 2009-10 like Carlson. He played in just two regular season games and then played 14 of the 19 games in the playoffs. His eight points helped him get onto the map to win the 2013 James Norris Memorial Trophy, the league's best defender, part of a relatively long career.
It is frightening that Hutson had achieved even greater success at his peers at that time (21). Obviously, this is not a perfect similarity, Hutson made his debut in 2023-24, and 2010-11 is the official rookie season for Subban. However, they were the second round pick of the day, and he () has become the team’s best defender…everyone got a single assist in the first two NHL games when it debuted, which is Eery.
Of course, Subban played only two games against the Chief Games in the 2010 first round series, an unproven under-skilled one. Canadians may wish to play Hutson more this time, another way they have an advantage among their 2010 counterparts. They do have the benefits of Andrei Markov, but that season coincided with part of his career, during which he suffered severe injuries.
In other cases, the team's highest scoring defensive player is Marc-Andre Bergeron in the regular season. In the playoffs, Roman Hamrlik (zero goals). In the playoffs, Subban had a legitimate argument (one goal, seven assists) that was their biggest Defense Department. So yes, as Hutson becomes more dangerous at this stage of his career, presumably with the full support of the franchise behind him, his game with a vibrant Canadian powerhouse may have something to say about the results of the series.
Former Canadian goalkeeper in Capital Network?
Another advantage that Canadians may have, this time the capital, as of the capital. However, it was beyond Habs starter Sam Montembeault, the goal from block goalkeeper Logan Thompson exceeded the expected goal (26.0 vs. 24.6, phar moneypuck.com) and conceivably beat him.
Thompson is currently in upper body damage. If he missed these playoff time, he still remains to be seen. If so, Charlie Lindgren, who started his career with the Canadiens in 2015 after they signed free agents, would actually bear the burden of tennis.
Interestingly, in 2010, another former Canadian goalkeeper, Jose Theodore, played his first game for the Capitals. He lost that in overtime, the tomas plekanec shot he probably should have. He never saw the Capital again after giving up two goals in his first two shots he faced in Game 2. Theodore continued to join the offseason Minnesota wilderness.
It can be said that if Lindgren was that guy (and history repeats itself), then Montembeault might be the advantage that Canadians have in this series, similar to 2010. Even in Jaroslav halak (Jaroslav halak) (do you think this work doesn't mention him at all? No doubt about it?
Of course, Price did end up seeing the ice in the series after the coaching staff initially deviated from Halak from Halak. Price lost one of his starts and placed Habs behind eight goals, down 3-1. Halak then went back and stole the game with a 5-7 record, saving a percentage of .978. In this way, the Canadian became the first No. 8 team to beat the top seeds from 3-1.
If they accomplish something similar, Montmbulte will have to be in his game. But for Canadians, everything is good, it is that he doesn't necessarily need to guide Harak. These capitals are not only slightly weaker. These Habs are also a little powerful…make an incredibly interesting, impossible inspiring showdown on paper.
