Monday Habs Headlines: The right mentality is key to making a Stanley Cup Final comeback

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Justin Williams, who was part of the Los Angeles Kings 2014 Stanley Cup Final comeback, says the key to winning the best-of-7 series after trailing 3-0 is for the Candiens to believe they’re better than the Lightning. [NHL]
• Heading into their first elimiation game of the Stanley Cup Final, the Canadiens insist they’re “not finished yet”. [Sportsnet]
• The Canadiens look to avoid a sweep as their Cinderella story may be coming to an end. [Sportsnet]
• It’s a one-game-at-a-time mentality for the Canadiens as they try to avoid the first Stanley Cup Final sweep since 1952. [Montreal Gazette]
• Big Canadiens’ fan who scored tickets to Game 3 at the Bell Centre said it may not have been the result he hoped for but “it was worth every penny”. [Montreal Gazette]
• Why the Canadiens find themselves on the brink of elimination. [Yahoo Sports]
• And do they still stand a chance of making a comeback? [TSN 690]
• What will Marc Bergevin’s plan of attack be for the upcoming Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft? [The Hockey Writers]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Jon Copper says it feels like “the last day of school” for the 2020-21 Tamp Bay Lightning, and not in the Alice Cooper way. [Yahoo Sports]
• Why the Edmonton Oilers should consider trading for Arizona Coyotes’ Phil Kessel. [The Hockey Writers]
• After signing Joel Eriksson Ek to an 8-year, $42 million deal, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin is now turning his attention to Kevin Fiala and Kirill Kaprizov. [Hockey Wilderness]
• His two-goal performance in Game 3 shows that Tyler Johnson should not be underestimated. [Raw Charge]