The defence has tightened up a little, Jordie Benn appears to be an upgrade, and though the lone Rangers goal came on his watch, he's started his Habs tenure quite well, the best of the Bergevin's low grade acquisitions.

The Habs got a few lucky bounces, but the Rangers did not look sharp at all. I will take this matchup for the first round. (as opposed to Pittsburgh or Columbus). If someone accidentally crashes into Price from the Rangers, he may get his head handed to him in a Steve Ott basket. 

It was basically a five win week, Several posters on Habs boards are declaring the storm has passed. I'm not going there. Three games out west this week, lots of dump and chase, the new big guys will finish their checks, but the scoring still comes at a premium from what I can see.