St. Louis Hunts For The Silver Lining As Canadiens Close The Book

Martin St. Louis is doing what coaches do when the calendar turns ugly - talking about the good, the growth, and the parts that can still be built on. The Canadiens are out, and that always forces a hard look at what worked and what was just noise. There is usually a fine line between a team that believes it is close and one that is merely telling itself a nice story, and Montreal now has to figure out which side it is on.