MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 28: Maxim Lapierre #40 of the Montreal Canadiens skates during the NHL game against the Washington...

...Sergei Gonchar (55) of Russia, plays against the Montreal Canadiens' in the NHL Hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday...

...a shootout. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) MONTREAL- NOVEMBER 28: Semyon Varlamov #40 of the Washington...puck during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens on November 28, 2009 at the Bell Centre...

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MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 28: Maxim Lapierre #40 of the Montreal Canadiens skates during the NHL game against the Washington...

MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 21: Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the...Wings is disapointed after a goal of Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game against Detroit Red Wings...

MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 28: Alex Ovechkin #8 of Washington...puck with Jaroslav Spacek #6 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game on November 28, 2009...

MONTREAL- NOVEMBER 21: Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit...tripped by Georges Laraque #17 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game on November 21, 2009...

...NY - OCTOBER 03: Mike Cammalleri #13 of the Montreal Canadiens skates with the puck alongside Scott Gomez #19...

...ON - OCTOBER 1: Georges Laraque #17 of the Montreal Canadiens stretches in the warm-up prior to a...

...warms up prior to their game against the Montreal Canadiens at the United Center on October 30, 2009...

MONTREAL- SEPTEMBER 30: Chris Chelios #24 of the Detroit...Wings skates during the game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on September 30, 2008...

MONTREAL - MARCH 14: Brendan Shanahan #18 of the New...introductions prior to a game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on March 14, 2009...

MONTREAL - NOVEMBER 03: Nik Antropov #80 of the Atlanta...goal during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens on November 3, 2009 at the Bell Centre...

MONTREAL - MARCH 24: Tom Kostopoulos #6 of the Montreal Canadiens prepares for a faceoff against the Ottawa Senators...

...shoots the puck during a game against the Montreal Canadiens on October 30, 2009 at the United Center...