Habs catch a lucky sked bounce again as the Pens played last night, whereas the Habs are well rested from an extended break. I'll be continuing a longstanding Xmas tradition of catching the game at a local nudie bar, so hopefully my hands will be too busy to post.
To reiterate what was posted in the lineup thread by Sask, here's the word on the lineup:
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D Mike Komisarek and G Carey Price have been activated off the injured reserve, while RW Georges Laraque has now been placed on the injured reserve with a groin injury. G Marc Denis has been returned to Hamilton, while C Kyle Chipchura and LW Max Pacioretty have been recalled from Hamilton for the post-Christmas road trip.
This puts the team temporarily in a situation that they have to use the Long Term Injured Reserve (LTIR) exemption to be over the salary cap. All 3 of Dandenault, Higgins, and Koivu qualify for LTIR exemption as they've been on the IR for over 2 weeks.