Pacioretty downplaying emotions of facing Canadiens in Cup Semifinals

The Vegas Golden Knights forward spent his first 10 NHL seasons with the Canadiens, from 2008-09 to 2017-18, and was captain during his final three seasons.

We had two emotional series, and I’m assuming this will be the same against a big, strong team that we haven’t played yet.

My kids were younger in Montreal so I don’t know how that would have gone time-wise and whatnot.

“A lot’s being made … it sounds like the tone is life is just so much easier in Vegas rather than Montreal.

” went through a lot in Montreal; not happy for him,” said Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher, Pacioretty’s former teammate.

But for us right now, we’re keeping our mindset as simple as possible.

It’s going to settle down after the first period and it’s going to be a good test, and we definitely want to be there for him.

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