4 habs defensemen on the ice 90 minutes before practice

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Right now, there are four defensemen who seem assured of playing every night for the Canadiens. We’re talking about David Savard, Kaiden Guhle, Mike Matheson and Lane Hutson.

That leaves Jayden Struble, Arber Xhekaj and Justin Barron in a two-position rotation.

Well, the three defensemen in question decided to jump on the ice no less than 90 minutes before the start of the Canadiens’ regular practice in Brossard. That’s what Eric Engels reported.

Although Struble hasn’t really skipped a beat since his return to uniform, he knows he can jump any time.

Arber Xhekaj has often been left out over the past two weeks, and Justin Barron didn’t play in Saturday’s game. Both men are not indispensable at the moment.

Remember that Xhekaj and Struble can go to the AHL without going through the waivers. They know that internal competition is important and that a Logan Mailloux can be recalled at any time.

And let’s also mention that Lane Hutson got the message (even if he’s playing well), as within minutes of seeing his three young teammates jump on the ice, he chose to join them.

Adam Nicholas was there, too.

We’ll see if this translates into concrete results on the ice, but it’s clear that the four players who skated an hour and a half before the others know they have something to be ashamed of when it comes to the Habs’ biggest problem: defensive coverage.

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