"WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT"

Friday after the Capitals practiced, Mike Green talked about Jaroslav Halak not playing against his team until game 1 (when Halak made 45 saves in the 3-2 Overtime victory)."We didn't know what to expect from him," Green said. "We hadn't faced him, we didn't know his habits and we didn't expect him to come out and play that well." In other words, he is pretty much saying that because the Habs finished in 8th he didn't think that Montreal had good goaltending.

I can tell you something about this series, if the Habs win it's because they shut down Ovie, if they score when it's five on five and if Halak can make 35-45 saves a night."This year’s playoffs are a perfect example of the parity that exists in the game today,” explained Martin. “I mean, seven games all decided by one goal tells you all you need to know. Every game is a battle. I think a lot of series are going to go the distance and that’s good for the fans and good for hockey."Martin also talked not getting too carried away with just one win.

“You can’t be satisfied or let up after one game. You need four to win a series,” reminded Martin. “We can’t kick up our feet and relax now – especially not against a dangerous team like the Capitals. They just have so many ways to hurt you. We also can’t play on our heels, either. He have to be even hungrier to win Game 2.” Game 2 will be tonight at 7:00 pm E.t on TSN, VERSUS and RDS.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo