There was some encouraging news from practice today, as Brendan Gallagher took part in the morning skate. He was wearing a non-contact jersey, however unlike previous skates, this time he was allowed to use a blade on his stick.
Brendan Gallagher participe à l’entraînement du #CH ce matin à Denver. Il endosse un gilet sans contact. pic.twitter.com/KrVp3oq18B
— Chantal Machabee (@ChantalMachabee) February 7, 2017
As for the lines, Alex Galchenyuk was back to his most ideal position, down the middle. Interestingly, Artturi Lehkonen found himself alongside Montreal’s best centre, which could yield an interesting combination.
#Habs: les trios ce matin à Denver.
Pacioretty-Danault-Radulov
Lehkonen-Galchenyuk-Byron
Andrighetto-Plekanec-Shaw
Mitchell-Desharnais-Flynn— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) February 7, 2017
David Desharnais was relegated to the fourth line, alongside Torrey Mitchell and Brian Flynn, whereas Sven Andrighetto practiced with Tomas Plekanec and Andrew Shaw. The first line remained unchanged.
On defence, things remained the same.
#Habs: Pas de changement à la ligne bleue.
Emelin-Weber
Beaulieu-Petry
Markov-Nesterov— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) February 7, 2017
