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BROSSARD - Parfois, il y a des petites choses de la vie qui permettent de relativiser. C'est ce qui est arrivé à l'entraîneur-chef des Canadiens de Montréal le week-end dernier. Après avoir subi sa première défaite de la saison, Therrien a accueilli Simon dans le vestiaire, un jeune garçon qui se bat contre un cancer. Portée par son histoire et celle des autres jeunes de Leucan présents ce soir-là, son équipe l'a emporté. Puis, durant sa journée de congé dimanche, le pilote a fait son épicerie. Un fait banal, direz-vous, mais pas pour Therrien. « Je suis allé faire mon épicerie et les partisans sont tellement heureux de notre début de saison, ils nous encouragent à continuer, à travailler dans ce sens-là. Je suis revenu chez moi et quand j'entends toutes sortes de commentaires des médias… » a commencé Therrien lors de son point de presse après l'entraînement quotidien, lundi. Il répondait à une question à savoir s'il était inquiet, préoccupé par la tenue de ses joueurs lors des derniers matchs. C

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MONTRÉAL – Les Canadiens ont procédé lundi après-midi au rappel de l’attaquant Sven Andrighetto des IceCaps de St. John’s. Ce dernier sera de l’entraînement de mardi, à Brossard. En dix rencontres dans la Ligue américaine cette saison, le choix de troisième tour des Canadiens en 2013 a inscrit cinq buts et amassé six mentions d’aide, pour un total de 11 points. Andrighetto a disputé 56 matchs en carrière dans la LNH, récoltant neuf buts et 20 points au passage.

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BROSSARD - Après une journée de repos dimanche, les Canadiens étaient de retour à l'entraînement au Complexe sportif Bell de Brossard, lundi. La troupe de Michel Therrien renouera avec l'action mardi soir, alors qu'ils recevront la visite des Bruins de Boston au Centre Bell. - Artturi Lehkonen n'a pas pris part à l'entraînement en raison d'une blessure au haut du corps. Les Canadiens ont annoncé que le nom de l'attaquant finlandais serait placé sur la liste des joueurs blessés. Lehkonen ratera au moins une semaine de jeu. Un joueur des IceCaps de St. John's sera rappelé un peu plus tard au cours de la journée. - Le capitaine Max Pacioretty n'était pas sur la glace lui non plus, profitant d'un journée de traitements. - En raison de l'absence de Lehkonen, Daniel Carr s'est entraîné au sein de deux trios, alternant entre celui complété par Tomas Plekanec et Brendan Gallagher et l'autre, avec Torrey Mitchell et Brian Flynn. - Les joueurs ont pris part à un entraînement intensif, qui a duré un peu plus

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A new version of this mobile app is now available. An update is required on your part to continue receiving the latest team news. This latest update takes advantage of a new feed which allows for a richer multimedia experience, including integrated videos and tweets. The version you are currently using is no longer supported. The updated app also displays your Club 1909 points balance right on the home screen. You will automatically receive 100 points Club 1909 the first time you access your Club 1909 account via version 18.0. The new home screen is also now contextualized into four different modes: pre-game, in-game, post-game, and non-gameday. The way content is displayed will be optimized based on which of the four modes the app is in. With the debut of the ‘Contests’ and ‘Games’ sections, your Club 1909 account can be used to earn points by participating in Five Pick Pool, by making game predictions, or by playing Bingo during games.

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MONTREAL -- The Habs’ game plan against their visitors from Hollywood went as according to script. Entering Thursday’s contest having won two in a row despite being outshot 81-40, this time the Canadiens executed their plays from the moment the cameras started rolling. “It hasn’t been perfect, but we’re trending upwards after tonight,” acknowledged Max Pacioretty postgame. “We have gotten bounces recently and we have relied on Carey too much at times, but all things considered we have the right mindset in this room.” “It’s nice to get out to a lead early. We didn’t want to sit back on our heels and kill penalties at the end, but that’s how the game went,” continued Pacioretty. “I liked the resiliency -- some great saves by Carey [Price] and the rest of the guys stepping up when we had to kill those penalties at the end. I think we played a much better executed game tonight than we have in the last couple.” Case in point, the Habs held the NHL’s fifth-most trigger-happy team to just 24 shots on goa

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Here's a numerical look at the best facts, figures, and celebrity sightings from Thursday's game between the Canadiens and Kings at the Bell Centre. 57 -- Number of Habs hall-of-famers who have now been immortalized in the Bell Centre’s ring of honor, following the addition of Rogatien Vachon on Thursday. 2 -- Number of Habs who made their 2016-17 debuts against the Kings, as Joel Hanley and Sven Andrighetto were both in the lineup opposite L.A. after being called up from the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps last Wednesday and Monday, respectively. 140:50 -- Number of minutes Kings netminder Peter Budaj had gone without allowing a goal until Paul Byron got the Habs on the board at 7:48 in the first. The former Canadiens goaltender arrived in Montreal coming off back-to-back shutouts against Calgary and Toronto. 1 -- Number of career points Daniel Carr has registered at the Bell Centre. After racking up 10 points on the road through his first 26 NHL games, the 25-year-old lit the lamp at home for the first

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BROSSARD - The Canadiens held an optional skate at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard on Thursday morning in preparation for their game against the Los Angeles Kings at the Bell Centre. - Following the on-ice session, head coach Michel Therrien confirmed a pair of lineup changes for Thursday night's tilt. Up front, Sven Andrighetto draws into the lineup in place of David Desharnais, while Joel Hanley will patrol the blue line in place of Greg Pateryn. "We have two young guys who've been waiting for their chance to play. I thought this was an opportunity to do that," offered Therrien. "With respect to Andrighetto, he was playing well [in St. John's]. It's never easy to take a player out of the lineup, as was the case with David. In Hanley's case, what we like from him is that he starts rushes well and passes the puck well, too. I've found that our transition game has been a bit off lately. That's why I wanted to put him in the lineup." - Desharnais will be a healthy scratch after being held without a

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LAK (7-6-0) @ MTL (11-1-1) The Canadiens will be looking to make it three in a row when the Los Angeles Kings visit the Bell Centre on Thursday night. On Tuesday, Paul Byron scored the game-winner against Boston with a minute to go in the third, breaking a 2-2 deadlock to help the Habs improve to 11-1-1. Alexander Radulov picked up a pair of assists in the effort while Carey Price made 41 saves to earn his eighth win of the season Price will be back between the pipes on Thursday, and could face his former teammates Peter Budaj at the other end of the ice. Budaj has won seven of the 10 games he’s started this season since being called up from the AHL, and has posted an excellent 1.86 goals against average. He hasn’t allowed a goal in his last two games, coming off 5-0 and 7-0 wins against Calgary and Toronto, respectively. Former Hab Tom Gilbert could also be in the lineup for the Kings, having now served the entirety of his three-game suspension. Sven Andrighetto meanwhile could make his 201

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MONTREAL – When Manuel Silva left everything behind in Cuba and boarded a boat bound for the United States, he never could have imagined that one day his grandson would be suiting up for the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya – whose full first name is Alvaro – has a family history that isn’t typical in an NHL dressing room. Two years after the Bay of Pigs Invasion – a 1961 US-sponsored operation attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government – Manuel Silva had two choices: stay in Cuba and take part in the revolution, or leave his homeland, his life as a lawyer, and his ranch in search of a better life. “He was a man of many talents. But he sacrificed everything for his family. That’s how he found himself selling strawberries on the side of the road in Miami,” explained the Canadiens’ netminder. Montoya’s mother, Irene, was just 10 years old at the time. For her, Montoya explained, the adventure by boat was something she still recalls as “the coolest day of her life.” “She wasn’t really awa

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BROSSARD - Following Tuesday night's 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins, the Canadiens were back at practice at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard on Wednesday. - All players were present and accounted for at practice, except for Artturi Lehkonen and Zach Redmond, both of whom are sidelined due to injury. The Canadiens will be back in action on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings at the Bell Centre. - Head coach Michel Therrien made a few adjustments up front on Tuesday, as Phillip Danault rotated with David Desharnais at center on the Canadiens' third line alongside Max Pacioretty and Andrew Shaw. For his part, Daniel Carr took Danault's spot on the fourth line with Torrey Mitchell and Brian Flynn. - Therrien featured Sven Andrighetto on the second line with Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher, while the Canadiens' top line of Paul Byron, Alex Galchenyuk and Alexander Radulov remained intact. - During his post-practice press conference, Therrien indicated that he hasn't yet decided if an