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Wednesday, November 24, 1999
Habs flying after West Coast trip
MONTREAL (CP) -- The Canadiens, left for dead entering a four-game West Coast trip after a disastrous start, stunned the Kings, Ducks and Sharks after a loss to the Predators and headed home Wednesday full of optimism."Sometimes it isn't always the most talented team that gets the win," said defenceman Craig Rivet, who scored the overtime winner against San Jose on Tuesday. "It's the team which plays the hardest. We're not selfish out there. It came down to working with the team."
The Habs (8-14-1-1) don't play until Saturday, when they host the Canucks.
"We're focusing on being consistent and not looking ahead," Montreal coach Alain Vigneault said. We've been working extra hard."
The trip started with a 6-1 loss to the Predators and the announcement that Saku Koivu would be lost for at least 12 weeks recovering from shoulder surgery.
Then, two nights later in Los Angeles: a devastating neck injury to 12-goal scorer Brian Savage that will probably have him miss the rest of the season.
"Except for that terrible game in Nashville, we competed," veteran Shayne Corson told the Montreal Gazette. "After losing the way we did in the first game . . . after hearing about Saku, after seeing Brian get hurt so badly . . . we had to do something special to go home with something to build on, and I think we did that.
"We're human. We've got feelings," said Corson. "All of us were badly shaken after the first report on Brian was that his injury wasn't serious. But we had games to play and these last three were special."
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