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• Heat wave: Urgences-santé sees increase in 911 calls

  02-07-2018 23:56 via montrealgazette.com
  On the hottest day of the year, Urgences-santé said its crews were struggling to respond to an increased number of emergency calls in the Montreal area.
  The organization urged people on Monday to only call 911 in the case of a life-threatening emergency.
  Spokesperson Benoit Garneau said people can dial 811 to contact Info-santé if they have non-urgent health problems.
  “If people are capable of standing, if they’re conscious and alert and have minor problems, they should
  
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• McGill's Sports Hall of Fame to induct two West Islanders

  02-07-2018 23:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Two West Island soccer players — Danielle Day from Île-Bizard and Dr. Adam Mar of Pointe-Claire — are among a half dozen honourees selected for induction into the McGill Sports Hall of Fame next fall.
  Day, now 38, played her final two years of eligibility at McGill after three seasons at the University of Ottawa.
  Before graduating with a physical therapy degree in 2005, she merited all-conference honours four times in five her years of varsity competition, includ
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Montreal and surrounding areas

  02-07-2018 23:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Montreal, Laval, Châteauguay, and Longueuil areas just before 5 p.m. Monday.
  According to their website, meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain.
  This warning comes after Environment Canada issued a severe heat warning for the same areas earlier Monday.
  “Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, wh
  
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• Joel Armia could become part of Finnish Connection with Canadiens

  02-07-2018 23:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Nobody was more happy when the Canadiens acquired right-winger Joel Armia from the Winnipeg Jets than Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
  Kotkaniemi, the Canadiens’ first-round pick (third overall) at last month’s NHL Draft in Dallas, and Armia are both from Pori, Finland, and Kotkaniemi had a poster of Armia on his bedroom wall as a young boy. Kotkaniemi, who turns 18 on July 6, grew up watching Armia play for Ässät in the Finnish Elite League.
  “I was like 10 years old and he w
  
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• Veleno a first-round pick of Detroit Red Wings

  02-07-2018 23:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The West Island was once again well-represented at the National Hockey League’s 2018 entry draft in Dallas.
  A trio of former Lac St-Louis midget AAA Lions were selected at this year’s draft, including Kirkland’s Joe Veleno, a first-round selection (30th overall) of the Detroit Red Wings.
  Lachine’s Gabriel Fortier was taken in the second round (59th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning, while centre Mathias Laferrière of Outremont was selected by the St. Louis Blues
  
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• Dorval to improve energy efficiency at municipal buildings

  02-07-2018 23:13 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Dorval announced a project to improve energy efficiency of Dorval Arena, Westwood Sports Centre and the Sarto-Desnoyers Community Centre.
  The city said replacing the ice refrigeration systems and integrating a number of energy-efficiency measures will reduce energy consumption by nearly 45 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by more than 47 per cent.
  “The City of Dorval strives to comply with the Montreal Protocol to phase out and eliminate the use of ozone-depleting substanc
  
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• 'Bring your own fan': No AC in patient rooms at Verdun General

  02-07-2018 22:35 via montrealgazette.com
  After spending the weekend at the Verdun General Hospital with her brother, Point St-Charles resident Wylma Cobb had some advice for others who might have to make a similar trip during this week’s heat wave: “Bring your own fan.”
  In the midst of a record-breaking heat wave, patients on the upper floors of the Verdun General Hospital do not have access to air conditioning in their rooms or the halls just outside.
  The emergency room is wonderful, Cobb said, but patients who have
  
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• Ban on outdoor fires lifted in some parts of Quebec

  02-07-2018 22:26 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec government partially lifted the ban on outdoor fires in and near forested areas in some parts of the province Monday.
  The regions affected are Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec, Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and a portion of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
  The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) said rain in some regions had lowered the risk of forest fires.
  However, the ban remains in effect for several regions, including parts of the
  
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• Retirement complex in Pointe-Claire expanding to include luxury condos

  02-07-2018 22:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The Réseau West Island retirement complex in Pointe-Claire is expanding. Real estate group Réseau Sélection’s $24-million project will add 61 luxury condos, bringing the total number of units at the complex on Place de la Triade to 368.
  There will be 3½, 4½ and 5½ condos on offer for buyers. The complex’s other units are rentals. The expansion, dubbed Réseau West Island II, will also include 16,884 square feet of common areas with an i
  
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• Beaconsfield High senior jazz band hit the stage at jazz fest

  02-07-2018 22:06 via montrealgazette.com
  The award-winning Beaconsfield High School senior jazz band is playing the Montreal International Jazz Festival July 5.
  The band will perform at the outdoor Rio Tinto Stage at the corner of Ste-Catherine and Jeanne-Mance Sts., beginning at noon.
  In April, the senior jazz band won a gold medal at the Heritage Festival in New York City. The school’s concert band also won gold and both bands were ranked No. 1 in their categories.
  For information about the Montreal International Jazz Festival,
  
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• Arrest made in death of woman inside burning Lanaudière bar

  02-07-2018 22:04 via montrealgazette.com
  One day after she was found dead inside a burning bar, police have made an arrest in connection with the death of Chloé Bellehumeur-Lemay.
  The 22-year-old woman was discovered by firefighters in the rubble of Resto-bar 239 in St-Gabriel-de-Brandon, in the Lanaudière region. Bellehumeur-Lemay, a resident of Berthierville, worked at the bar and it was at first believed that she had died in the fire.
  When evidence of violence was discovered on her body, the Sûreté du
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens prospect Jordan Harris is worth keeping an eye on

  02-07-2018 21:56 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the players who really caught my eye during the Canadiens’ evaluation camp that wrapped up Sunday in Brossard was Jordan Harris.
  The first thing I noticed about the 17-year-old defenceman was his skates. While just about every player today tucks the tongues of their skates under their shin pads, Harris goes old-school with his tongues hanging out — a look veteran Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber also prefers. Long gone are the days when players would leave their skate tongues o
  
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• In the West Island, hunger is often invisible

  02-07-2018 20:40 via montrealgazette.com
  According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, an agency of the United Nations, food insecurity occurs when a person does not have access to a sufficient quantity of healthy food.
  Fact: One in five West Islanders turns to a community group for help every year and 6,861 West Islanders receive food assistance every month.
  West Island community groups have banded together to launch an awareness campaign with the slogan “Let’s Make the Invisible Visible.”
  “The perception
  
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• Pincourt holds free culinary workshops

  02-07-2018 20:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Pincourt is set for its eighth edition of BBQ Wednesdays this summer.
  The public is invited every Wednesday at 7 p.m., from July 4 to Aug. 8, for a free series of culinary workshops at the Desjardins Kiosk, an outdoor pavilion located next to the Omni-Centre at Lussier Ave. and Cardinal-Léger Blvd.
  Six local chefs will be at the Desjardins Kiosk to “inspire” home barbecue cooks.
  Sous les oliviers, an olive oil and balsamic vinegar store in Vaudreuil-Dorion, will be on sit
  
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• New free indoor playground opens in Pincourt shopping mall

  02-07-2018 20:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Off-Island kids have a new place to go when it’s pouring rain, freezing cold or too hot to comfortably play outside, with the opening of a new, free, indoor playground in Pincourt.
  The municipally run indoor play structure was officially opened last Thursday, and is installed within the Faubourg de l’Île shopping centre, at 101 Cardinal-Léger Blvd.
  On Saturday afternoon, over a dozen children were playing happily in the structure, while their parents stood nearby or perc
  
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• Bombardier C Series could be renamed as Airbus takes over program

  02-07-2018 19:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The destiny of Bombardier’s C Series is now in the hands of Airbus, which officially assumed control of the commercial aircraft program Sunday.
  Since the two aircraft manufacturers announced the deal last fall, when the C Series was at the heart of a trade dispute with the American aircraft giant Boeing, several developments have taken place.
  Here are some answers to questions on the changes resulting from the partnership between Airbus and Bombardier, which officially came into effec
  
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• Former Canadiens get fresh starts with new teams as free agents

  02-07-2018 19:11 via montrealgazette.com
  “For me, that kid’s a hockey player. He’s going hard to those dirty areas to score goals.”
  That’s what former Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said about Daniel Carr during training camp two years ago. But things never really worked out with the Canadiens for Carr, who was unable to earn a regular spot in the lineup despite his willingness to go to those dirty areas to score goals.
  Last season, Carr played in only 38 games, posting 6-10-16 totals while averaging 12:0
  
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• Savannah Sipping Society's exploration of friendship and loss attracts director Ellen David

  02-07-2018 18:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Film, television and stage actor and director Ellen David wasn’t familiar with American playwrights Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten until she sat down to read their comedy The Savannah Sipping Society. She laughed.
  She related to the story about four women bonding over happy-hour drinks following a disastrous hot yoga session.
  David directs the Hudson Village Theatre production of The Savannah Sipping Society, which runs from July 4-22.
  The playwrights — known as Jones H
  
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• Markian Koretski loved Liverpool, soccer and volunteering

  02-07-2018 17:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Markian Koretski was a soccer fanatic. Even though his beloved Ukraine isn’t playing in this year’s World Cup, there was no doubt he’d still be watching. Koretski was a diehard Liverpool supporter, and often sang its fight song, “You’ll never walk alone.”
  Koretski died on May 31. Just a few days before his death, he watched his revered Reds play in Ukraine. It wasn’t the only trip Koretski made overseas to witness the beautiful game.
  “He went to th
  
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• Burn ban partially lifted, but be cautious with your campfire in Quebec

  02-07-2018 16:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec government partially lifted the ban on outdoor fires in and near forested areas in some parts of the province Monday.
  The regions affected are Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec, Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and a portion of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
  The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) said that rain in some regions had lowered the risk of forest fires.
  However, the ban remains in effect for several regions, including parts o
  
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• Missing elderly Quebec couple found in N.B., 850 kilometres from home

  02-07-2018 16:06 via montrealgazette.com
  An elderly Quebec couple who had been missing since Saturday night were found late Sunday night in Rockport, N.B., almost 850 kilometres from home.
  Irène Bolduc, 83, and Laurier Dupuis, 81, appeared to be confused, and police could not explain why they had strayed so far off course while driving home to St-Gédéon-de-Beauce, a region south of Quebec City.
  The couple had attended a family reception in Shannon, near Quebec City, on Saturday but did not return home afterwards. F
  
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• Arrest made in case of woman found slain inside burning Lanaudière bar

  02-07-2018 14:33 via montrealgazette.com
  One day after she was found dead inside a burning bar, police have made an arrest in connection with the killing of Chloé Bellehumeur-Lemay.
  The 22-year-old woman was discovered by firefighters in the rubble of Resto-bar 239 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, in the Lanaudière region. Bellehumeur-Lemay, a resident of Berthierville, worked at the bar and it was at first believed that she had died in the fire.
  When evidence of violence was discovered on her body, the Sûret&eacut
  
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• Lise Ravary: Elvis Gratton and how anglos and francos view community

  02-07-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Summertime, and the livin’ is communal. Community barbecues, community corn roasts — summer is the time we get together as communities. Lakeside communities, equestrian communities, and so on.
  That is, if you define yourself as anglo Québécois. When francophones hear “community this, community that,” they don’t feel it concerns them.
  I had never heard of a block party until I moved to Alberta.
  Yet, conventional wisdom has it that francophone Qué
  
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• While you were sleeping: Police seize 'Trump-shaped ecstasy pills'

  02-07-2018 13:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were getting some refreshing shut-eye.
  A 22-year-old woman found dead in a bar fire in Lanaudière early Sunday morning was the victim of a homicide, according to the Sûreté du Québec. Firefighters were called to Resto-bar 239 on Ave. du Parc in St-Gabriel-de-Brandon at 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. They found the victim unconscious in the burning building. Attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful. She was identified as Ch
  
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• New low-cost Montreal-Paris carrier puts pressure on Air France-KLM

  02-07-2018 13:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Competition just got even tougher for Air France-KLM as yet another low-cost operator offers cheap transatlantic flights from Paris, while the Franco-Dutch carrier struggles with a top management void and labour strife.
  British Airways parent IAG SA started discount links between the French capital and Montreal on Monday through its low-cost arm Level, taking direct aim at Air France-KLM on the busy route.
  With additional flights planned in September to New York for as low as 129 euros ($150) on
  
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• Yellow Pages sells ComFree/DuProprio to Purplebricks for $51 million

  02-07-2018 13:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Yellow Pages announced Monday that its Yellow Pages Digital Solutions and Media subsidiary has reached an agreement to sell the ComFree/DuProprio network to Purplebricks Group Plc. of the United Kingdom for $51 million.
  The proposed cash-free, debt-free transaction is expected to take place around July 6, subject to the usual conditions.
  “As we continue to streamline and focus our operations, we believe the divestiture of CFDP is another very positive step for Yellow Pages and our stakehol
  
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• Drive-by shooting on Highway 20 in Lachine leaves 2 injured

  02-07-2018 13:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The occupants of a moving vehicle were injured late Sunday night when bullets were fired at them from another car.
  The shooting happened on the Highway 20 service road near 1st Ave. in Lachine around 11:30 p.m. Montreal police say the vehicle carrying the gunman passed the other car, and that surveillance cameras captured images that are expected to help in the investigation.
  The victims, 27 and 17 years old, are expected to survive. No arrests have been made and the older victim is not co-opera
  
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• Montreal weather: The heatwave rages on

  02-07-2018 13:09 via montrealgazette.com
  According to Environment Canada, a heat warning is in effect for the Montreal area. The forecast calls for a daytime high of 34 degrees, a humidex of 44 and a UV index 10 or very high.
  Environment Canada recommends locals stay hydrated, limit physical activity and wear light clothes.
  At night, it will be partly cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers in the evening and risk of a thunderstorm, with a low of 22 degrees.
   
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• Jazz fest picks for July 2, 2018: Herbie Hancock, Thundercat, Nomadic Massive

  02-07-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Indoors:
  Herbie Hancock, Thundercat (7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts, $82.85 to $105.85).
  Rightfully promoted as a double bill, this meeting between jazz legend Herbie Hancock and wild-man singer-bassist-producer Thundercat has old-school-meets-new-school written all over it. Thundercat has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, Erykah Badu, and Childish Gambino, aside from releasing his own psychedelic R&B.  
  Outdoors:
  Delgres (7 p.m., Hyundai Blues Stag
  
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• In case you missed it, here’s what happened in Montreal on July 1

  02-07-2018 04:00 via montrealgazette.com
  At least 15 people hospitalized due to heatwave, more expected
  At least 15 Montrealers had to be hospitalized Sunday due to the extreme heat according to Urgences-Santé. The organization said they transported several people to hospital who were suffering from heat stroke, but that most of those cases weren’t serious and were the result of people over-exerting themselves outside.
  Mitigation plans for the heat will likely be issued by municipal authorities in the coming days. On June
  
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• Teen dies in accident near Quebec City

  02-07-2018 02:57 via montrealgazette.com
  LA PRESSE CANADIENNE
  MONTREAL — A 17-year-old died Sunday after losing control of his vehicle just before 3 p.m. in St-Marc-des-Carrières, near Quebec City.
  According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the victim lost control on a curve and ended up in a river.
  He was found unconscious in his vehicle which was upside down in the water.
  Speed and inexperience may have caused the accident, according to the SQ.
  The teen was from Deschambault-Grondines. He
  
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• Deadly accident in Bécancour: speed and alcohol may have been a factor

  02-07-2018 02:53 via montrealgazette.com
  MONTREAL — A 24-year-old man is dead after losing control of his speeding vehicle and hitting a tree on Nicolas Perrot Ave. in Bécancour, near Trois-Rivières.
  The victim lost control of his vehicle and hit a curb just before midnight Saturday.
  The driver, who was alone, was ejected from his car from the force of the impact.
  An investigation is ongoing, but according to the Sûreté du Québec, alcohol and speed may have played a part.
  
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• Woman found unconscious in bar fire was murdered: SQ

  02-07-2018 02:50 via montrealgazette.com
  A 22-year-old woman found dead in a bar fire in Lanaudière early Sunday morning was the victim of a homicide, according to the Sûreté du Québec.
  Firefighters were called to Resto-bar 239 on Ave. du Parc in St-Gabriel-de-Brandon at 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. They found the victim unconscious in the burning building. Attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful.
  She was identified as Chloé Bellehumeur-Lemay, an employee of the bar. The SQ confirmed that she h
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens and Leafs — a tale of two hockey cities

  02-07-2018 02:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens re-signed Tomas Plekanec and the Toronto Maple Leafs got John Tavares.
  Let that sink in for a minute while Canadiens fans shake their heads and Leafs fans start making their tin-foil Stanley Cup replicas that Montrealers used to laugh at.
  But who’s laughing now?
  Sunday’s free-agent moves highlight the state of both franchises at this point. While Tavares signed a seven-year, US$77-million contract with the team he grew up cheering for, the Canadiens couldn’t even
  
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• Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin remains optimistic about team's future

  02-07-2018 02:25 via montrealgazette.com
  After striking out with free-agent centres John Tavares and Paul Stastny and settling for Tomas Plekanec (again) on Sunday, Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin spoke about a bright future for the Canadiens.
  “Honestly, taking all of this week for me, since the last 10 days, I think what (assistant GM Trevor Timmins) did with his staff with the 11 picks (at the NHL Draft) and the kids we have coming through the pipe, I’m very excited about the future of the Montreal Canadiens,&rdqu
  
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• Watch: Montreal comes out to celebrate Canada Day 151 despite the heat

  02-07-2018 02:02 via montrealgazette.com
  The brunt of Montreal’s heatwave couldn’t stop Canadians from coming out and participating in the 151st Canada Day celebrations, including the parade and a ceremony swore in several new citizens. Check out our gallery down below.
   
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• Heatwave: at least 15 people hospitalized, more expected

  02-07-2018 01:30 via montrealgazette.com
  At least 15 Montrealers had to be hospitalized Sunday due to the extreme heat according to Urgences-Santé.
  Jean-François Coornaert, a spokesperson for the organization, said that they transported several people to hospital who were suffering from heat stroke. He said that most of those cases weren’t serious and were the result of people over-exerting themselves outside.
  Urgences-Santé is expecting the number of heat stroke cases to increase over the next few days.
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• Plekanec back in the fold

  02-07-2018 00:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Tomas Plekanec is coming home to Montreal.
  There was no surprise Sunday when the 35-year-old Plekanec signed a one-year contract to rejoin the team. The move has been expected since he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a playoff-run rental on Feb. 25.
  At the time, Plekanec expressed a desire to return to Montreal when he became a free agent on July 1 but the Czech veteran said he didn’t know whether it would happen until he talked to general manager Marc Bergevin when the free agent
  
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• Update: Two people arrested on Duluth St. after altercation involving an armed man

  02-07-2018 00:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police were called to Duluth St. near Hôtel-de-ville St. Sunday afternoon, where an armed man was reportedly seen on a balcony.
  Police said an assault took place and one person was injured but not badly.
  Two people were arrested but it’s not clear if charges will be laid.
  
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• Habs hunt for free agents

  02-07-2018 00:01 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens were busy on Canada Day but anyone looking for a blockbuster deal to fill the black hole at centre was disappointed.
  General manager Marc Bergevin made it clear that he’s willing to wait for first-round draft picks Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Ryan Poehling to develop because he passed on what was a limited pool of unrestricted free agents.
  The Canadiens did express some interest in Winnipeg’s Paul Stastny but the Quebec-born centre ruled out the Canadiens early in the proces
  
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