St. Louis prepared to take Canadiens through next phase of rebuild

St. Louis prepared to take Canadiens through next phase of rebuild

BROSSARD, Que. — I was in the press conference room of the Baptist Health IcePlex, pondering the best way to frame a question to Paul Maurice. He was preparing the Florida Panthers to clinch their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final berth, so I didn’t think there was a better person to ask: what goes into winning? I did think there was a better way to ask than straight up, though, because it’s not as if, after 35 years of living and breathing ho…