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Sunday Habs Headlines: Canadiens lament lack of execution in Game 2

In today’s links, comments on a missed opportunity, how to turn home ice to their advantage, looking at the styles of the goaltenders in the final four, waiting on Cale Makar, and the Lightning re-sign Scott Sabourin.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Mike Matheson and Alexandre Carrier said the Canadiens didn’t do a good enough job of getting set up offensively in Game 2. [Journal de Montreal | Sportsnet]
  • “The spaces were there, we lacked execution,” Martin St-Louis agreed. [Journal de Montreal]
  • The Canadiens prised home-ice advantage from the Carolina Hurricanes. Now how do they capitalize? [Montreal Gazette]
  • Breaking down the styles of the netminders who helped get their teams to the conference finals. [The Athletic]
  • Jakub Dobeš’s interference penalty last night made him the most penalized goaltender (8 PIMs) in a playoff run since Dwayne Roloson (14) in 2006. [TVA Sports]
  • Game 2 in photos. [Montreal Gazette]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • The Colorado Avalanche know they haven’t played their best game, and that’s giving them hope that they can get out of their 0-2 hole. [NHL.com]
  • Cale Makar’s return to action will depend on when he feels he can return to action. [Sportsnet]
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed Scott Sabourin to a one-year contract extension. [Sportsnet]

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