Sunday Habs Headlines: Getting the band back together

All of Carey Price, Shea Weber, and Brendan Gallagher are expected to be ready for Game 1. [NHL.com]
Why Cole Caufield must be in the lineup as well. [Journal de Montreal]
How will the long break affect Montreal’s playoff chances? That’s the big question. [Sportsnet]
Who will be the King of the North? [La Presse]
Zero of 23 pundits believe the Habs will knock off the Toronto Maple Leafs. [Sportsnet]
The Canadiens have three entrants in this greatest team of all-time bracket. [The Hockey Writers]
A little pump-up video for the Habs-Leafs series:/

The first game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs saw the Washington Capitals get out to a 1-0 lead over the Boston Bruins. [Japers’ Rink | Stanley Cup of Chowder]
There are 255 former Canadian Hockey League players on NHL playoff rosters. [CHL.ca]
After a point-per-game season, David Perron has entered the COVID protocol ahead the playoffs. [NHL.com]
Nikita Kucherov’s season-long recovery from his hip surgery will be complete just in time for him to play Tampa Bay’s first playoff game. [NHL.com]
Nathan MacKinnon will also be back for the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche. [NHL.com]/

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