Chris Tierney may have scored in one of his first appearances in his new shirt, but that’s not what his head coach remembered from that christening with the Canadians.
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“I was much more impressed by how he handled the puck. When a player understands where their teammates are on the ice, it’s a testament to their intelligence, even if they’ve just arrived. »
– Martin Saint-Louis
Tierney did not come to the Canadian environment as a total stranger. In his new team’s dressing room, he found Josh Anderson and Christian Dvorak, two teammates from the London Knights era, and Evgenii Dadonov, with whom he rubbed shoulders with the Ottawa Senators.
“We’ve become good friends over the years. I was happy to see him on our team. He made a lot of good games and was rewarded with a great goal. That gave our team a boost. »
– Josh Anderson
Rarely this season have we seen the Canadians’ players so obviously in control of a game.
“We were ready to play this match. Everyone contributed, all lines played well. We applied good pressure and that made the difference. »
– Rafael Harvey-Pinard
The massive attack also gave a good dose of momentum to the Canadian. Not only did she score, she relentlessly buzzed into the opponent’s zone.
“Our numerical superiority reflected our balanced strength game. We’ve been equally good at both facets of the game and lately we’ve spent a lot of time working on that aspect and it shows. »
– Martin Saint-Louis