If Game 1 of the playoffs was last week, we would have seen defenseman Joel Edmundson in ... on the backend.” Where Edmundson has really excelled, as Anderson mentioned, is as a penalty killer.

Brendan Gallagher, Joel Edmundson, Joel Armia, and Josh Anderson endured long, punishing stretches on the injured list. As a result, the Canadiens led the NHL in man-games lost for three straight ...