From the Flyers' point of view, what matters is how they overcome their first defeat in five postagens games on Sunday night.
What matters is whether his five leading scorers start goal-less, red lights in five postseason games.
What matters is that they find a way to counter Montreal's quickness, which won't be easy as the Flyers already had their own fast options in the lineup.
"Obviously we didn't have the effort we wanted" center Kevin Hayes said after a surprisingly lost loss.
No pressure
Heck, prior to Game 2, was the top-seeded flyer at several betting sites as the favorite to win the Stanley Cup.
Hobbs is recasting the underdog role and has additional motivation as head coach Claude Julien was to be taken to the hospital shortly after Game 1 and eventually had a heart procedure.
On paper, the Flyers are clearly the better team, but it matters little in the playoffs.
"It wasn't because of luck," said Flyers coach Alain Vigneault
The same can be said about Game 2 against the Flyers.
Truth be told, the Canadiens would have had a 2–0 series if it had not been for goalscorer Carter Hart, who would have stolen Game 1.
This game should have been a wake-up call for the Flyers.
They were completely dominating in the second period, but to their credit, bounced back in the third period and won for the 13th time in their final 14 games.
False security
This gave him a false sense of security about how he played the first period in Game 2.
By the time the Flyers got their first shot, there were less than four minutes left in the opening time and they trailed 2–0.
Silver Linings: The Flyers lost by four or more goals during the regular season four times.
On each occasion, he bounced back and won his next game.
Hayes said, "We have the right coaching staff. We have found the right leaders on this team who know we have to respond in a certain way."
"I have full faith in our leaders and in the world of all our teammates that we are going to answer correctly in Game 3." If they do so, Game 2's defeat will be quickly forgotten.
They will be back on track to win their first playoff series since 2012, to make their mark in this strange summer.
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