COVID-19 restrictions have made all of this impossible-Canada’s seven NHL skating rinks have had no spectators throughout the shortened season of the pandemic-but the 20-year-old teammate did his best to describe the best of hockey. One of the best atmosphere.

“Very surreal,” Caulfield said of what he was told. “You can’t really tell it.”

He will not have to wait longer to taste it himself.

Montreal won overtime 4-3 OT in Toronto on Thursday, which kept the club alive in the first round of the playoff series with the Maple Leafs, allowing 2500 fans to enter Saturday’s sixth game at Bell Center. (The first Canadian) paved the way The NHL crowd has been there since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Caulfield said on Friday: “It will be electric.” “You can count on those fans who are passionate and will support us wholeheartedly and give them as much excitement as possible.”

With a thumbs up, the Quebec government agreed to open a portion of the 21,273 seats to paying users the day after the curfew that was imposed on January 9 was lifted, while relaxing other COVID-19 rules.

“I’m really excited,” Caulfield added. “This will be a special moment.”

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As the 56-game season progressed and the vaccination rate surpassed that of Canada, the NHL teams in the United States were allowed to let a certain percentage of fans into the building, but in every playoff game south of the border, the scene was intense. Both made the two players and became the jealous participant of the North.

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Montreal winger Tomas Tatar (Tomas Tatar)’s team will face elimination again on Saturday, losing 3-2 in the seven best matches of the original six teams. Seating at Bell Center.

He said: “This is huge.” “We know this number is not what we want.

“But I think these 2500 people will bring about a big change.”

Maple Leaf forward Jason Spezza said that about 12% of the passenger capacity bodes well for sports and society.

He smiled and said: “We have played in front of people before.” “We should be satisfied with this. In terms of getting back to normal, this is a great step towards the future.”

Montreal interim head coach Dominique Ducharme agrees that getting people in the building to cheer is a step in life-at least to a small extent, to restore life to its original state.

He said: “With this virus and all the restrictions, people can not only see hockey, but also see people.” “For people in Quebec, Montreal and Canada, this is a good sign.”

Tickets for the sixth game are expensive on the resale market, and the Canadians prioritize ticket holders, luxury suite customers and company partners for the season. Relatively speaking, the cheapest pair of shoes sold for less than $2,500 on a website on Friday afternoon, but Spezza said he would not be surprised to see some blue and white jerseys flooding the crowd.

The 37-year-old said: “What surprises me is the support that Leaf Road has received.”

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Caulfield intercepted a wrong pass in overtime on Thursday and played another game (2 vs. 0 rest) with Nick Suzuki to make Game 6 a reality. Before his teammates joined Toronto netizen Jack Campbell (Jack Campbell), the young teammates had been chasing the ball. Before Caufield (Caufield), he was usually the trigger of his entire amateur career. He gave up his last shooting opportunity and instead found Suzuki as the champion.

Caulfield recalled: “I gave it to Nick, and I gave it back to me.” “The best part is that I think the goalkeeper thinks I can shoot.”

The Leafs dropped the opening remarks of the series before winning three consecutive victories, including two wins in Montreal, only to allow the Canadians to fall behind 3-0 and fail to reach the strength of their opponents early in Game 5. battlefield.

Toronto guard Zach Bogosian said: “You will have ups and downs.” He won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season. “We controlled a series of games there for a period of time, and they did a good job of putting. This is the beauty of playoff hockey. If there is no pressure, then you are doing it wrong.”

“This is the moment you fight for it.”

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Since 1979, Lions participated in the Canadian Cup for the first time in the playoffs, and they are seeking their first series championship in 17 years. Past downfalls and disappointments based on fans have scarred him, but Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keef said that his players (many of whom have nothing to do with past failures) are concentrated in the present.

He said: “This group likes to get along with each other, and we want to continue.” “That’s motivation, that’s pressure. Winning the series is very difficult, ending a team’s season is very difficult. We have the opportunity to do this again [in Game 6].

“We feel good about our team, we feel good about opportunities, and we also feel good about our performance in this series. We just need to go out and execute.”

Ducham told his players this week that they have the opportunity to do something special in this series.

But regardless of the result, Saturday’s game will be special, as Canadian hockey fans have entered the NHL arena for the first time in nearly 15 months.

Ducham said: “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel.” “It’s really positive. It’s great for hockey.

“But this is a good sign overall.”