Practice: Kaiden Guhle took a hard hit from Brendan Gallagher

This morning, the Canadiens practiced at the Bell Centre. The team decided to practice at home before heading to Raleigh this afternoon.

The team has indeed arrived, by the way… and we've learned that Martin St-Louis, who wasn't at practice this morning, is expected to join the group by the end of the day.

But beyond the coach's absence, there was another incident that caught everyone's attention at practice today. And this one could have been very, very serious, as Renaud Lavoie explained on JiC tonight.

During the session, Brendan Gallagher (accidentally) collided with Kaiden Guhle, who didn't see him coming.

The collision was hard… but fortunately, Guhle was able to get back up and continue.

Obviously, it would have been very, very bad for the Habs to see Guhle go down. The defenseman is a key part of the Habs' lineup, and we know he tends to get injured a bit too often.

It would have been a terrible time for such a silly injury.

One can imagine that Gallagher, in particular, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Guhle get back up. After all, even if it was an accident, he certainly wouldn't have wanted to seriously injure his teammate.

But the good news is that it looks like the worst has been avoided. And Martin St-Louis must be happy to be back at the helm of a team that will be able to count on Guhle tomorrow.

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