For those who were not aware, the Montreal Canadiens had the fate of the Pittsburgh Penguins in their hands yesterday during the game against the New York Islanders. If the Tricolore won that game in regulation time, it would give Sidney Crosby's team a serious option to win today against the Columbus Blue Jackets for the last available playoff spot. In connection with this game, former CH defenseman Jeff Petry made a big statement about Samuel Montembeault yesterday. <q>Jeff Petry on former Montreal teammate Sam Montembeault, the Canadiens' starting goalie tonight: He has the ability to close the door. So I just hope he has a good game. - By Pittsburgh reporter Seth Rorabaugh</q> Unfortunately, since the Habs lost to the Islanders, this will be the first time in 16 years that the Penguins won't make the playoffs. Still, very impressive sequence, especially since Pittsburgh had their fate in their hands when they faced two of the worst teams in the league in the postseason, but they were defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Some people say that it's Jeff Petry's fault, among others, that the Penguins broke their 16-year playoff streak. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SethRorabaugh/status/1646253651290193921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1646253651290193921%7Ctwgr%5E4a29f822312af6883694812d2e1bc2eaced3627c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fanadiens.com%2FGros-commentaire-de-Jeff-Petry-lance-envers-Samuel-Montembeault-226818'> </a></blockquote></div> Credit: <a href='https://www.fanadiens.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Gros-commentaire-de-Jeff-Petry-lance-envers-Samuel-Montembeault' class='link_marker' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Fanadians.com</a>