Habs Keeping Fans in Awe, Our 7 Reasons

Oct 17, 2015; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) makes a save against Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) during the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports

Habs Keeping Fans in Awe, Our 7 Reasons

As Arpon Basu noted yesterday, the Habs winning streak to begin the season hasn’t been all Carey Price. While he’s been a huge part of it, the forwards and defensemen are finally getting noticed and reporters are taking note, marching past Carey Price’s locker and finding their main story elsewhere. That say everything you need to know about this team. It’s not one player or goaltender, it’s a team. An impressive one at that.

Throughout this continuing winning streak, the Habs have done many things right. I’d like to touch on 7 in particular that I’ve noticed that differ from previous seasons. Here they are in no particular order.

Oct 15, 2015; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens defenseman

(76) hits New York Rangers forward

(20) during the second period at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

1. Clearing Front of the Net

Vicious. That’s what the work in front of Carey Price has been like, vicious. Cross-checks, punches, slew foots, you name it, the Habs have used it to make sure Price can see the puck coming and to minimize the chances of deflections. To me, this may be one of the main reasons scoring against the Habs has been lowest in the league this year (1.16 GA/GP) by a huge margin (SJ next at 1.60). All defensemen and forwards deserve credit for this one, and it’s a huge improvement over last season.