Habs lines at Sunday’s fan practice: Paul Byron slots in at centre with Phillip Danault and Andrew Shaw absent
All (healthy) hands were on deck in front of about 10,000 fans at the Bell Centre.
The Montreal Canadiens held a fan practice at the Bell Centre this morning, with about 10,000 in attendance.
À vue de nez, je dirais qu'environ 10 000 personnes assistent à l'entraînement public du #CH. Pratiquement personne dans les blancs et dans les bleus.#Habs
— Jonathan Bernier (@JBernierJDM) January 14, 2018
With Phillip Danault already out after spending the night in the hospital being evaluated after taking a Zdeno Chara slapshot in the head, Andrew Shaw was also not on the ice, as he was taking a therapy day.
Andrew Shaw absent de l’entraînement aujourd’hui (traitements).
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 14, 2018
Andrew Shaw not practicing today (therapy day).#GoHabsGo
Down two of the available centreman, Paul Byron was practising between Max Pacioretty and Charles Hudon. It’s possible the team will need try that out in a game situation with the plan being to keep Alex Galchenyuk on Jonathan Drouin’s wing.
#Habs practice (Shaw absent for maintenance):
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) January 14, 2018
Galchenyuk - Drouin - Carr
Pacioretty - Byron - Hudon
Lehkonen - Plekanec - Gallagher
Deslauriers - De La Rose - Froese
Alzner - Petry
Benn - Jerabek
Mete - Schlemko
Morrow
Price
Niemi
Victor Mete stays with David Schlemko on the third pairing, suggesting that he will be back in the lineup again on Monday after a great game last night.
Whether these lines will be intact when the puck is dropped for tomorrow night’s game versus the New York Islanders remains to be seen.
On pense à @phildanault à la Pratique @ProvigoQc ❤️
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 14, 2018
Thoughts for Phil at Sunday's Provigo Practice ❤️#ProvigoHabsGo #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/kOZizPW7ox