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Habs Daily: Third Line Shines, Dobson Health, Gallagher
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Here are the M ontreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Friday.
Montreal Canadiens News
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It was yet another hard-fought game between the Canadiens and the Lightning , but in the end, the Bolts emerged with a 1-0 overtime win. There will be a Game 7. [ Canadiens Highlights: Lightning Force Deciding Game ]
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Unfortunately for the organization, the Laval Rocket also dropped their playoff game, losing 6-2 to the Toronto Marlies. Laval actually established a 2-0 lead midway through the first period, but four powerplay goals from the Marlies was simply too much to handle. [ AHL ]
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One of the main reasons the Canadiens have managed to keep pace with the Lightning is the play of the team’s third line. Or is it their fourth line? Either way, Alexandre Texier , Kirby Dach , and Zachary Bolduc are scoring at a first-line pace. [ Caufield Among Finalists For Lady Byng Memorial Trophy ]
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Caufield , one of the players who has struggled at 5v5, was quick to send praise their way.
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Speaking of Bolduc, he’s one of the many young players in the province who was inspired by veteran Brendan Gallagher .
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Gallagher is quite appreciative of the support he’s received since being returned to the lineup.
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With all due respect to Henrik Lundqvist , there’s clearly a lack of respect for Jakub Dobes in play. Sure, he’s a rookie, but you could argue he’s done as good as veteran Andrei Vasilevskiy .
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Le Gros Bill truly epitomized what it meant to be a member of the Montreal Canadiens.
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Noah Dobson skated on Friday, and from all accounts, it seems like he’s as close as possible to returning to the lineup. There were even some whispers that he was almost cleared to play in Game 6.
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Juraj Slafkovsky decided to take a shot at Max Crozier , who was left out of the lineup for Game 6.
Sportsnaut Network
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Everything is under evaluation with the New Jersey Devils for GM Sunny Mehta, until they aren’t. On Friday, Mehta’s made his first changes as the Devils GM who has control of hockey operations. [ New Jersey Devils ]
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Mehta faces major decisions this summer as he decides on five key New Jersey Devils pending free agents — including one massive ‘maybe’. Priority No.1 for Mehta should be to lock up Nico Hischier as soon as he’s eligible However, he’s got a year left on his deal. It wouldn’t be smart to let it linger, but there is time. [ New Jersey Devils ]
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The Ottawa Senators have Brady Tkachuk under contract for two more seasons, and trade rumours are heating up. Tkachuk’s future with Ottawa is questionable, despite the captain’s recent comments about the trade rumours [ Ottawa Senators ]
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