His playing style reminds me of Reed but Shakir will always be limited as a down the field threat because of his exceptionally short arms. He could definitely get to a 1,000 yards though but not much more than that.
Montreal had a better away record in the regular season and only went 1-2 at home against the Lightning. Both were good on the road in the first series with three wins each. I don't think home ice a big deal. It'll pry come down to goaltending and execution. Let's hope Lyon stays hot.
Either matchup was going to be difficult but I'm glad they sleighed the Lightning. They were the better team (at least tonight minus goaltending) and got some unlucky bounces. Only thing that stinks is you'll pry have Canadiens fans dish out a lot of money to see a game in Buffalo.