http://www.officialhurricanesshop.com/authentic-11-jordan-staal-jersey.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The little guys delivered on the biggest of stages.David Desharnais, Paul Byron and Brendan Gallagher, who average a little taller than 5-foot-7, scored four of Montreal's goals as the Canadiens rolled to a 5-1 crushing of the rival Boston Bruins in the Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium.This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.After all, it has been the same script over and over for four years now, as the smaller Habs used their speed and skill to frustrate the bigger Bruins. Montreal has now won 13 of the past 16 regular-season games between the teams, including, of course, taking the seven-game playoff series in 2014.Matt Cullen Womens Jersey "We're not a team built on intimidating the other team. We're not a big, physical team. We're a fast team. We get pucks on net, and we just use our speed to beat the other team," said Byron, the waiver-wire pickup who scored twice Friday. "I thought we did a great job of that in the first period. We really dominated in their zone, had a lot of shots, and it just carried on for the rest of the game."Did it ever. This was no contest.By the end, it was another familiar script, as the Bruins tried to engage the Canadiens in some rough stuff. That included Jimmy Hayes goading Lars Eller into a semi-fight while tough guy Zac Rinaldo went after Torrey Mitchell.One wonders when the Bruins will realize that their attempts to bully a team that has beaten them every which way for four years just won't work."We love that," said captain Max Pacioretty, the only player taller than 6 feet who scored for the Canadiens on this memorable day. "That's this rivalry, and that's our game. I love seeing that. [Matt] Beleskey was skating off the ice once and chopped me. I think it's funny. We're worried about the two points. We're not worried about getting caught up in that stuff. We don't have a team based around guys trying to do that stuff. We got a team that wants to play between the whistles on the ice. That's the only way we have success. We've been coached the right way. If we get caught up in that extra stuff, that's when you run into trouble."Larry Nance Jr Womens Jersey For the Canadiens, the Winter Classic rout was perhaps a season-altering moment, a potential springboard to better things, after a woeful month of December saw them win only three games out of 15. That month made some people wonder whether the Canadiens were still veritable Cup contenders."It's big," said Habs star blueliner P.K. Subban, who was outstanding in this game. "For us, maybe this game means a little more because of the way things have gone over December, but a win is a win. The thing is, now that it's over, you gotta get ready for the next game now. This is not a Stanley Cup championship game -- this is a Winter Classic -- but obviously, it's a big stage, and a lot of people are watching, and it definitely feels good to win this one today."Added Pacioretty: "We knew that we have to get out of this, but being able to do so on a big stage could jumpstart our team success for the new year."Before the game, the players talked as a team about how important this moment was.http://www.officialtimberwolvesshop.com/authentic-88-nemanja-bjelica-jersey.html "We talked about enjoying the moment," Gallagher said. "But we also talked about [how] at the end of the game, we didn't want to just be participants. We wanted to come away with a win. We did that. Everyone showed up. Everyone competed. And it wasn't hard to find energy, it wasn't hard to find the motivation for us to come out and play. And we just played the way we've played all year, and we had success. We used our speed. We made their defense work, go back and get pucks. And as the game went on, we were able to create turnovers and put the puck in the net when we needed to."
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