Habs lines at practice: McCarron the odd man out, Emelin paired with Petry
The young forward is at risk of being a healthy scratch, whereas a struggling veteran is not
There was some good news on the injury front. Tomas Plekanec has returned to practice.
Plekanec de retour à l'entraînement.#CH #Habs
— Jonathan Bernier (@JBernierJDM) March 14, 2017
Brian Flynn and Nikita Nesterov were not present.
Il ne manque que deux joueurs à l'entraînement :Flynn et Nesterov.#CH #Habs
— Jonathan Bernier (@JBernierJDM) March 14, 2017
Claude Julien started with some instructions for his team, who are preparing to play the Chicago Blackhawks tonight.
Here are the lines ahead of the game.
Trios du #CH à l'entraînement:
— Jonathan Bernier (@JBernierJDM) March 14, 2017
Pacioretty-Danault-Shaw
Lehkonen-Galchenyuk-Radulov
Byron-Plekanec-Gallagher
King-Ott-Mitchell#Habs
Max Pacioretty found himself alongside Phillip Danault and Andrew Shaw, whereas Artturi Lehkonen was slotted with Alex Galchenyuk and Alex Radulov.
Paul Byron practiced with Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher, and the fourth line had a slight change, with Michael McCarron sitting on the outside, giving way to a Dwight King, Steve Ott, and Torrey Mitchell trio.
On the defensive side of things, Alexei Emelin practiced with Jeff Petry on the second pairing.
Défenseurs du #CH à l'entraînement:
— Jonathan Bernier (@JBernierJDM) March 14, 2017
Markov-Weber
Emelin-Petry
Beaulieu/Davidson/Benn#Habs
It remains to be seen which defenceman will sit out tonight’s game, although Claude Julien should perhaps consider that Brandon Davidson needs an extended look ahead of the expansion draft. The same can be said for Benn and Beaulieu, who have all outplayed Emelin lately.
Carey Price should get the start for the Canadiens.
UPDATE: Claude Julien said that Brandon Davidson could draw in for Nathan Beaulieu, and the lines have been updated as well.
Brandon Davidson could replace Nathan Beaulieu against Chicago according to Claude Julien.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 14, 2017
Amended #Habs lines:
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) March 14, 2017
Pacioretty - Galchenyuk – Radulov
Lehkonen - Danault - Gallagher
Byron - Plekanec - Shaw
King - Ott - Mitchell