The Canadiens have just announced some important changes and it concerns the defensemen

In addition to announcing the absence of Brendan Gallagher, the Montreal Canadiens organization has just announced another important news:

So there will be some significant changes to the Montreal Canadiens defensemen tonight for the game against the Canucks in Vancouver.

Martin St-Louis did not reveal his cards at his team's morning practice, but all indications are that the following defensemen will be in uniform:

- Mike Matheson- Joel Edmundson- Kaiden Guhle- Arber Xhekaj- Jordan Harris- Johnatan Kovacevic

The duos are also likely to be changed.

Another change to note, Samuel Montembeault will be in front of the net for his team. More details to follow!

Here are the duos on the Canadiens' website, we'll see if things change before the game.

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