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#Habs Patrik Laine: "I talked with my therapist about this when I was a little nervous yesterday and decided putting this jersey on today is an achievement after everything and everything that comes after that is a plus."
The #NHL could have hosted #4Nations games in Toronto charging way more money for tickets but the electric atmosphere a Montréal hockey crowd at the Bell Centre brings is unmatched and quite frankly, priceless!
Deepest condolences to #Habs Brendan Gallagher and his family for the loss of his mother, Della.
Gally tapping his heart after scoring his empty net goal Tuesday night vs. Ottawa hits different now - that was for his mom! 💙🤍❤️
#Habs head coach Martin St-Louis and Executive VP of Hockey Operations Jeff Gorton are also in Philadelphia for the funeral of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
#Habs David Reinbacher on the social media messages he received: “I don’t want to talk about it; I read the good messages so thanks to all the fans who were writing some good messages. I felt pretty welcomed especially from the staff, owner, GM; they welcomed me with warm arms.."
#Habs Matheson on #LeafsForever putting their big guns out on the PP when the score was 6-1: "I think you're a sore loser if you look at that & go 'oh why are you putting that unit out?' They're getting ready for the playoffs & want to give those guys as many touches as they can"
#Habs Nick Suzuki says he'd like to take a page out of Guy Lafleur's book to leave a positive impact on people he comes across: "every time fans come up to me I take the time to speak to them, sign autographs; it's part of being a Canadien - leading by example in the community"
#Habs MSL on Kirby Dach being at the rink this morning: "we got to find a way to keep his morale up; him being around is not just going to bring him up but the group as well...it’s a hard thing for a young player to go through what he’s going through & we’re going to help him"
A nice moment during warm-up when #Sens Austin Watson made it a point to say a few words to #Habs Carey Price. Watson's had his own battles with mental health and addiction in the past.