Ducharme said Saturday<\/a>. \u201cIt could be one of those two games or the game after [at Minnesota Wild Monday]. He\u2019s getting there, he\u2019s recovering from his injury, he\u2019s getting back into game shape, so we\u2019re very close to having him back on the ice.\u201d<\/p>\nPrimeau or Montembeault For Habs Monday?<\/p>\n
It appears the starting goaltender for the game at Arizona Monday may not be determined until warmups at Gila River Arena but if it\u2019s rookie goalie Cayden Primeau, he is excited and ready to go after spending time in COVID protocol.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be getting back to playing,\u201d said Primeau after practice Sunday. \u201cThe last month or so has been out of my control, so over the past week, I\u2019ve just been trying to get back into game shape,\u201d explained, That\u2019s been the biggest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Montreal Canadiens goalie Jake Allen is back in Montreal for further evaluation.<\/p>\n
Back To The Desert For Dvorak<\/p>\n
Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak spent five seasons with the Coyotes before being dealt to the Habs last September. Dvorak still keeps in touch with his old teammates and other people he befriended while paying for the Yotes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a lot of memories. This team drafted me and took a chance on me. I had a great time here. It was a great five years,\u201d the 25-year-old Dvorak said Sunday. \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back and good to see some old friends. I\u2019ve got nothing but good things to say about the team and the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what the roster looked like at practice Sunday:<\/p>\n
Forwards:<\/p>\n
Mike Hoffman-Nick Suzuki-Jake Evans<\/p>\n
Rem Pitlick-Christian Dvorak-Jonathan Drouin<\/p>\n
Artturi Lehkonen-Jake Evans- Joel Armia<\/p>\n
Michael Pezzetta\/Laurent Dauphin-Ryan Poehling-Cole Caufield<\/p>\n
Cedric Paquette (no contact)-Lukas Vejdemo-Tyler Toffoli (no contact)<\/p>\n
Defense:<\/p>\n
Alexander Romanov-Jeff Petry<\/p>\n
Ben Chiarot-David Savard<\/p>\n
Brett Kulak-Chris Wideman<\/p>\n
Kale Clague-Sami Niku<\/p>\n
Goalies:<\/p>\n
Sam Montembeault<\/p>\n
Cayden Primeau<\/p>\n
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