Senators coach DJ Smith threatens Canadiens players

The Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators have had a growing rivalry for several years. Rarely do the two teams meet in boring games, even in the playoffs.

This year, the two rivals had the challenge of playing each other four times in only eight days. The Sens have had the upper hand in the first three games, including tonight's game.

There is a lot of physical play between the two clubs and head coach DJ Smith sent a clear message to the Tricolore players after Thursday night's game:

Certainly seeing players dive like Tim Stutzle did early in the game, or seeing an impactful check on Kirby Dach, followed by Arber Xhekaj's battle with Austin Watson, livens up the troops.

Either way, let's hope the Habs players are ready too, because the Senators are capable of scraping!

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