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We are joined by not one but two wonderful Montreal Canadiens professionals from the

lockdown Canadians podcast, Laura Saba and Scott Matla.

Scott's also one of our espion pals from Habs Eyes on the Prize.

How are you guys doing?

I think it's the first time anyone's called me like a wonderful, like, co-ho or a guest on a show or anything,

because I feel like most people on Twitter would highly disagree with that assertation.

Absolutely fools. I would just like to state for the record before we get into any talk that I strongly

object to Carter Hart's assertion that Carrie Price stole a series for the Canadians,

because if anything, the Pittsburgh Penguins handed some of those games to the Montreal Canadiens,

and I would like for accuracy's sake to state that before we talk about anything else.

Good to know. I'm glad you pointed that out because I didn't see a ton of those games.

I saw a couple, but let's talk about it a little bit because I think it's, I think we might as well

start with. I mean, I feel like that series was one of the ones where it was like, yeah, Montreal

probably hang around with Pittsburgh. They're not a terrible team, but like, yeah, they're definitely

going to lose. Like, I feel like that was kind of the prevailing thought heading into that play-in series.

But obviously it didn't happen.

And you're seeming to suggest that it perhaps may have been more the Pittsburgh Penguins playing like ass and not the Montreal

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