(MONTREAL, QC) -- Over the past few seasons, Canadiens management knew they had something special brewing.
Heading in to the 2005-06 OTHL campaign, the Habs began the season with Mike Modano, Zigmund Palffy, Pavol Demitra, Ladislav Nagy and Marco Sturm. While it's still very early in the season, Canadiens head coach Claude Julien had a feeling it would take some time for these stars to adjust.
"When you're dealing with so many players of this calibre, it takes time for them to get used to each other's playing style," Julien said. "Throughout the pre-season, they started to learn how each player really moved and what their visions of the game were. They're starting to mix and it's great for our franchise."
Palffy currently leads the league in goals with six and he's tied for the points lead with seven, while Nagy and Modano are tied for the league lead (with New Jersey's Scott Niedermayer) in assists with six a piece. Combined, the Canadiens' first time has registered 19 points in just four games.
"We have a great, well rounded team and we've just clicked so far," Modano said. "Sometimes it takes a while for players to get used to one another. We worked on it last year, and so far it seems to be working."
All but three Canadiens have registered a point in the team's first four games (they are first in the league with a team points total of 43), but the Habs would not be off to their solid start without the great play of goalie Jose Theodore.
"It's a team effort, it always has been," said Theodore, who is posting a 1.96 goals-against average, and even registered an assist. "My defense is playing great in front of me and they're allowing me to see the puck."
The Canadiens have the next three days off before suiting up against the Sabres in Buffalo. Richard Zednik is day-to-day after suffering an injured against Phoenix and could be ready for their next game.
Darren Langdon, however, will start the first game of a four-game suspension he received after beating the pulp out of Phoenix's Cale Hulse.