Gallagher: 'There's a lot of work that needs to be done'

BROSSARD - Forwards Artturi Lehkonen and Brendan Gallagher spoke with reporters via Zoom on Friday morning from the Bell Sports Complex.

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Here are a few highlights from their respective chats:
Lehkonen on his friendship with Gallagher:
He helped me a lot. He was around here before I was here, so he showed me the ropes when I first got in the League. I got to know him pretty well over the years by driving with him every day. You get to know the guy pretty good.

Lehkonen on the Canadiens' comfort level playing in tight games:
We've just got to stick to what we're doing, play our own style of game, and we know the results are going to come that way. We know that if we're right there within striking distance, we can make the most of the opportunities that we're given.
Gallagher on the confidence level of the group right now:
I think our confidence was high from the start. I don't think you can get into a place where you feel too comfortable or you feel too confident. If you get close to being too cocky, this game will humble you really quick. We're a confident group, but at the same time, we're confident because we understand the work that needs to go into creating that process. We came out of Vegas with a split. It's great, but there are some areas in our game that we can continue to improve on, and hopefully we can start that tonight and get better and better as the series goes on. We're confident, but we also understand that there's a lot of work that needs to be done.

Gallagher on Marc Bergevin's nomination for General Manager of the Year:
One thing about Berge, if he really believes in something, nothing's going to stand in his way of doing it. He had a vision of what our team could look like. He put in a ton of work in the offseason to build this group, had some ups and downs, but I think you can see what he saw. He's getting a lot of credit because he deserves it. He worked incredibly hard. He's always had a tremendous amount of passion for our group. He believes in character, he believes in hard work, and I think that's everything our team embodies. I'm very happy for him. I hope he wins it because I feel like he takes a lot of heat living in a market like this. But, he doesn't really care. He just kind of goes out and makes the decisions that he thinks are going to be best for our hockey club, and as a player, that's what you want.