The Montreal Canadiens caught the attention of the NHL earlier this season with their red 9-0 start to 2015-16 campaign.
Now with a record of 11-2-0 going into Tuesday's game against the Ottawa Senators, it is clear that they are on a mission to reach the next level.
But Don Cherry is still not sold on them.
"If you look at all the games, [Carey Price] bails them out game after game," Cherry said of Prime Time Sports Bob McCown Tuesday.
Cherry zero in the first match of the team against the Toronto Maple Leafs to highlight a problem: Montreal was dominated and bent over goalkeepers too.
Of course, Canadians have won this match, and they would not suffer their first defeat of the season until nearly three weeks later, when they were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks.
"They have a very good club, make no mistake," said Cherry, giving a nod to the heads of PK Subban team, Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. "And I want the kid from Boston, [Mike] Condon, he did a good job too. But they have a long way to go."
Condon will further time for game due to an injury of the lower body holding cost, the bend for at least one week. The backup Habs won his four starts with the club, and has a .944 save percentage this season.
"They have a great scorer Pacioretty, but for me, you have got to have more than that," said Cherry. "They have an excellent record now, I hope they keep They are the only Team Canada -. Other than Vancouver, I think - who has a real shot at the Stanley Cup, but it is difficult to put them in the upper echelon, Chicago and guys like that yet.
"It's a long season, as they say, before that."
