Well of course they would. Gotta grab onto any motivation you can, especially after a drubbing like Game 1.and if it was the other way around I'm sure the rags wouldn't be salty at all about potentially losing henrik
That said, let's be honest, there's not much Kreider can do when his skate gets taken out from behind while moving at that speed. Pretty sure the Habs know that, too. They just need something to rally behind.