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Canadiens coach Michel Therrien loves to talk about the importance of his team playing “the right way.”

But what exactly does that mean? Is it just a case of sticking to the coach’s system?

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“It’s a lot of things about what we’re saying about playing the right way,” Therrien said after Tuesday night’s impressive 5-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks at the Bell Centre.

Therrien was asked if the Canadiens are playing more “the right way” now than they did last season, when the team fell apart after Carey Price went down with a knee injury in November.

“Last season’s in the past, first of all,” Therrien said. “But we learned from adversity. And for us, we got a certain way we want to play the game and the guys pay attention to all the details that we brought them.

“Those guys deserve a lot of credit,” the coach added. “They come to play, they come to work. Their attitude has been phenomenal … it’s great. Nothing seems to bother them, even if we miss some guys (with injuries). We give opportunities to different players and they raise (to) the challenge very well.”