It kind of accentuates my point about the importance of special teams in this league.Despite being 4th in the division last year, Tampa had the top PP in the league and their PK finished 5th as well. They sucked at 5v5, they were 5th in 5v5 GA and had a differential of -19 at 5v5 (their total differential for the season is +23).
But yes, Habs need to improve on the special teams, the defending 6v5 (1st in GA and only the Sharks had a worst differential) and the PK especially (3rd in GA). That's where they hemoraged goals last year. They also need to score more everwhere, not just the PP.
Tampa still ended up with 98 points. I'm curious about just how much effort was put in 5v5 by Tampa.
Looking at our results we know if one or two players are off we are done we push have to push hard all the time.