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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Nick Suzuki answered a question about his head-bop on Carter Hart after the Canadiens’ second goal:
#Habs Suzuki on tapping #Flyers Hart on his head after Armia’s second goal: “I wasn’t really thinking; I was excited by the goal... I saw it in the replay and thought I shouldn’t have done that,” adding it was unintentional and just a reaction.
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) August 20, 2020
- Kelly Hrudey was quite upset about the tap:
Kelly Hrudey on Nick Suzuki’s head pat on Carter Hart after they scored.
— NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) August 20, 2020
Chill out... ♂️ #GoHabsGo #AnytimeAnywhere pic.twitter.com/uT1PKNELu4
- Some big-name players came to play last night. [Montreal Gazette]
- No one does slapshots better than Shea Weber. [The Athletic]
- Stu Cowan believes a prime Kirk Muller would be very handy for this Canadiens team. [Montreal Gazette]
- The interim coach needed responses from Brendan Gallagher and Jonathan Drouin. You could say he got them in Game 5. [TSN]
- As Eric Engels pointed out, Muller wasn’t free of fault for his decisions in Game 4, either. [Sportsnet]
- Dave Poulin didn’t approve of the coach’s decision to bench Gallagher. [TSN]
- Canadiens strength and conditioning coach Patrick Delisle-Houde gives some tips on squats, if you’re looking to add those to your pandemic routine. [YouTube]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Canadiens were the only team facing elimination to survived Wednesday’s slate of action. Three teams advanced to the conference semifinals yesterday.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning came back in the third period and then knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime. [Raw Charge]
- Nathan MacKinnon, Nazem Kadri, and the Colorado Avalanche completely outclassed the Arizona Coyotes in a 7-1 victory. [Mile High Hockey]
- And the Boston Bruins overcame a shaky start to the post-season to get past the Carolina Hurricanes. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
- The Vegas Golden Knights may be the best expansion team in professional sports history. [TSN]
- The story of Mario Lemieux’s shocking comeback in 2000, and all that went into it. [The Athletic]