COVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL's plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Justin Holl picks up a penalty on Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Monday Jan. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteCOVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL's plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps Monday before heading to the hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto on July 26.
Montreal will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who sat 15 points clear of the Habs at the time the league shut down, in the qualifying round. The Canadiens suffered through two excruciating eight-game losing streaks this season, and were also cut down by a number of injuries. And while they'll be heavy underdogs against Pittsburgh's battle-tested group led by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, Montreal has playoff experience of its own in Shea Weber, Brendan Gallagher and Carey Price.
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