Kulak: 'We're happy to be back home'

BROSSARD - The Canadiens had the day off on Sunday, but defensemen Brett Kulak and Joel Edmundson spoke with reporters via Zoom from the Bell Sports Complex, along with interim head coach Dominique Ducharme.

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Here are a few highlights from their respective chats:
Kulak on the series shifting to Montreal:
We're happy to be back home. We were happy to get one on the road there. It's not easy. It's tough hockey in the playoffs. Toronto's a good team too. We played them well. We like where we're at and we're excited to get back at it at home.

Kulak on righting the ship offensively:
We're generating the most chances when we're hanging onto the puck and making plays. It's about confidence with the puck. We have to pick our spots when to go and when to make a move on a guy and when you have to just put a puck at the net off a goalie's pads to create another scoring chance. Those are things we do when we're at our best. We're hanging onto the puck, we're making plays, we're using each other and we're wearing the other team down over the course of the game and they start to crack. That's what we want to get back to.
Edmundson on the importance of staying focused and avoiding getting into penalty trouble:
I think that's what happened to us in the second period last night, myself included, kind of just going at the referees instead of going at the Leafs. That kind of killed us there. There are going to be situations like that throughout the series and we've just got to stay positive and focused on our job. When we get away from that, the Leafs thrive off that. We've just got to stay composed and good things will happen.

Edmundson on Game 3 and Game 4 being played at the Bell Centre:
We've got home ice advantage now. We came home with one win, but it would've been nice to get two. We're not satisfied with just the one. But, we're comfortable playing at home. Having the last change is huge, especially in the playoffs. It would be nice to have the fans in the building. It would be crazy in there, but they'll be there soon enough.
Ducharme on how the Canadiens can generate more scoring chances:
There are a lot of things we can do. It isn't just one particular thing. We have to be more dynamic. We need more traffic in front of the net. Our defensemen have to be more dynamic on the blue line. We have to use our style of play to avoid pressure in the offensive zone. There are a lot of things that can help us, so we have to do those things in Game 3.

Ducharme on the fans hoping to see lineup changes:
That's the reality of the Montreal market. Things are very positive when we win and it's more negative when we lose. We just have to stay in the moment. It's 1-1 in the series and we're back home. We're in a good spot. We did our job in Toronto. We'll analyze the first two games and look at the possibilities. We'll build the best possible lineup for Game 3.