Practice: Samuel Montembeault absent | Alex Newhook in a regular jersey

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Practice: Samuel Montembeault absent | Alex Newhook in a regular jersey
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After holding an outdoor practice yesterday morning, the CH was back at its training complex in Brossard for today's session.

And what we noticed was that there were some very, very interesting developments.

First of all, one player was conspicuous by his absence today: Samuel Montembeault did not train with the rest of the group today.

It should be noted that the Canadiens did not provide any details about their goaltender's absence, mentioning only that he was not present today. However, our colleague Maxime Truman was able to learn that Montembeault was absent for personal reasons and that his absence will be very short-lived.

This allowed Marco Marciano to spend a lot of time with Jakub Dobes.

That said, there was also some good news during the session. First of all, Alex Newhook, who has been out for a few months, was seen skating in a regular jersey this morning.

He has therefore been given the green light to receive contact… and we shouldn't rule out the possibility of seeing him back sooner rather than later.

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