Jason Demers : “You don’t want to face the Habs in the playoffs when the Bell Centre is on fire”

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When the Canadiens play at home for a few weeks, the Bell Centre is loud.

Very loud.

Since the team’s playoff run in the summer of 2021, we hadn’t seen the fans be so excited about the team’s performance. And that’s normal… because the Canadiens had awful years after that.

But now, with the playoff fever well established in the city, things are different.

The Canadiens benefit from the crowd’s support every time they play a home game and it shows in the team’s results.

I’ll get back to that.

Seeing the Bell Centre being so electric lately, it leads Jason Demers (NHL Network) to think that nobody wants to face the Canadiens in the playoffs right now.

The former NHL defenseman never played against the Habs in the playoffs in Montreal, but he knows the atmosphere is incredible because he played games at the Bell Centre during his career:

I mentioned earlier that the Habs were good at home lately and it’s no joke.

Since February 25, the Canadiens have beaten…

  • The Hurricanes with a score of 4-0
  • The Sharks with a score of 4-3 (overtime)
  • The Sabres with a score of 4-3 (overtime)
  • The Panthers with a score of 3-1
  • The Senators with a score of 6-3
  • The Panthers with a score of 3-2 (overtime)

Since February 25, the Canadiens have played seven home games at the Bell Centre.

They won six of them (the ones mentioned above)… and lost only once to the Avalanche in a shootout (5-4), one of the best teams in the league.

The Habs are good in front of their fans lately, to put it another way.

And what’s interesting is that five of the Habs’ last eight games (including tonight’s game against the Bruins) will be played in Montreal…

(Credit: ESPN)

All this to say that playing at the Bell Centre is not an easy task.

It’s intimidating due to the club’s history… but also because the fans are always there to cheer on their team.

I’m looking forward to seeing what it will be like in the playoffs, though.

Whether it’s this year, next year, or the year after…

Overtime

– The three finalists for the Hobey Baker:

– To follow…

– Good point,

– Cha-ching!