Banged-up Canadiens hope to avoid repeat of last season’s collapse
BROSSARD, Que. — It was about this time last season that the Montreal Canadiens lost star goalie Carey Price and their season went into a tailspin.
They are determined not to let anything like that happen again after learning this week that their first-line centre and scoring leader Alex Galchenyk, as well as centre David Desharnais, will be out six to eight weeks with knee injuries.
“We certainly saw that last year and we know how to handle it,” winger Brendan Gallagher said Thursday. “We know how quickly it can go south.
“For us, it’s about maintaining our focus. It’s about picking up points. We can’t really worry about (Galchenyuk and Desharnais) right now. We know we’ll get them back eventually and we have to find a way to win games. The guys in here are definitely capable of doing that.”