Balanced attack has Habs off to strong start

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11/09/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Canadiens were supposed to be a few years away from being a force in the Eastern Conference, but the young club may have arrived earlier than expected.

The Habs have started the season with a surprising 9-3-3 mark and have displayed an excellent balance of defense and scoring in the early going.

The loss of All-Star defenseman Sheldon Souray to free agency this offseason hasn't hurt Montreal nearly as much as expected and goaltender Cristobal Huet has been a steady presence between the pipes.

Huet has posted a 6-2-2 mark so far and has a .930 save percentage and 2.07 goals against average.

The Habs were actually cruising along last year until Huet went down with a hamstring tear that caused him to miss 20 games down the stretch. Without Huet's injury, the Canadiens would've almost certainly made the playoffs, but instead the team missed the postseason by just two points.

Montreal has also put together a formidable and balanced attack on offense, as the team already has five players with double digits in points.

Canadiens captain Saku Koivu is leading the club with 14 points, Alexei Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov each have 13 points apiece and Christopher Higgins has notched 11 points.

Whatever the Habs were supposed to be lacking before the season started doesn't seem to be hurting the team so far.

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