Brendan Gallagher would have been the ideal player to interview regarding the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals series relocating to the Bell Centre. As the sole current Canadiens player who experienced playoff hockey in a packed arena – unlike members of the 2021 team affected by COVID restrictions – he was the logical selection for Thursday morning`s media session.
However, having taken two cross-checks to the face during the initial two games against the Capitals, Gallagher was busy tending to his mouth injuries rather than discussing his past Bell Centre playoff experiences from 2013 to 2017.
He is expected to require dental procedures in Montreal.
Remarkably, Cole Caufield avoided similar facial injury after receiving a cross-check to the jaw from Nic Dowd towards the end of Game 2.
