Even Geoff Molson, the man at the head of the organization, has “difficulty explaining” how the Canadian was able to turn the tide in the last few weeks, after a start to the season that he described as “difficult” Tuesday.
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Visiting Quebec for the inauguration of the 15e BLEU BLANC BOUGE ice rink, at Victoria Park, he nevertheless believes that the Canadian has been playing “as a team since the beginning of December”.
And indeed, since the 1is December, the CH posted a record of 12-6-1, enhanced by the 9-2-1 sequence on which the club was sailing before Tuesday’s meetings.
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“It’s great to see. We are very happy. We are in the mix and I hope that it will continue, because it’s a long season,” he rejoiced, without saying however if the objective is now to officially qualify for the playoffs this season.
“Sometimes it just takes a little something to fire up the team. There, we see a club which plays as a team and which is capable of winning against anyone. It feels good.”
One thing is certain: series or not, mix or not, the owner believes he is seeing a lineup that will eventually be able to “win every year.”
