Todd: Resilient young Canadiens need to shake off gut-punch of a loss
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How does Wilson get away with a hit in the general direction of the head that not only leaves Alexandre Carrier stunned and wobbly but also leads to the goal that shifts the momentum? Jeff Gorton has seen this movie before — the plot never changes.
How does Alexander Ovechkin, who looks like he's paid in poutine, get away with hits that would earn ordinary humans an in-person hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety?
All in all, a witch's brew of a loss, on a night when the splendid rookie Ivan Demidov picked up two assists in his sixth game in the NHL.
Shake it off, move on.
These very young Canadiens are, if nothing else, resilient. As someone said on social media, 'they're as relentless as my mother-in-law trying to find out how much money I make.'
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