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“You give them no space and then when you close that space you meet them with some authority and I think all the D that we have here are capable of doing that,” he said. “Taking away time and space. You ask any forward what the hardest thing to play against is, it’s a defenceman that’s in your face, doesn’t give you any time with the puck to make plays. So I think all our D are capable of that and, on the other side, moving the puck. I mean, the best defence is a good offence and all our guys are capable of making a good first pass and getting our forwards going the other way.”
What’s next?
Thursday will be a travel day for the Canadiens, with no practice, as they fly to Edmonton, where they will face the Oilers on Saturday (7 p.m., CITY, SNE, SNW, SNP, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM) and Monday (9 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM).
After that, the Canadiens head to Vancouver for games against the Canucks next Wednesday (10 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM), Thursday (9:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM) and Saturday (7 p.m., CBC, CITY, SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5).
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