1. Paging a doctor, any doctor will do!
If there’s a wish the Canadiens will be most excitedly wishing for this holiday season, it’s for the gift of Pacioretty-like speedy recovery for all. Andrei Markov is now officially on the IR, Alexei Emelin is out, and Greg Pateryn is still going to miss significant time with a fractured ankle. That’s just the defence! Try as they might, the many fresh faces who’ve been called up can do the job in the lineup here and there, but will show signs of being below-average replacement players when relied too heavily upon.