"We know it's going to be crazy with everything that's been going on. But for us, it's just exciting. Everybody thought we were dead after we lost Game 6. No one gave us a chance against Washington.
"Montreal is going to be a very different team, but I'm just excited that we're moving on."
Knuble, who tore a hamstring in Game 5 of the quarterfinals in Washington, said he is going to try to skate in Montreal.
"It's progressing but it is progressing slower than I thought," he said. "It is definitely improving.
"I haven't had any setback. Can I put a date on it? No. I think there will be some point where you have to let it heal up enough where it's not just one easy tweak and you're down again. I keep taking therapy sessions a couple of times a day. I'm just doing everything I can to get healthy."
The Flyers' hard-nosed but offbeat winger went with Joffrey Lupul for a haircut, and now he's curlless.
"We got the day off this morning. We went for breakfast and Lupul was going to get his hair cut so I went with him and I decided to get it blown out and this is how she looks, I guess," he said "Once I wash it I'm sure she'll go back to the old curly afro. It was kind of a fun thing to do once you see the smiles on the guys' faces." *
