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The Montreal Canadiens may be able to draw some inspiration and reassurance from the Stanley Cup-champion Detroit Red Wings. True, the Original Six rivals are a league apart right now, but the path Detroit took to the NHL’s penthouse is not entirely different from the one Montreal is presently traversing in its attempt to get back among the league’s elite. The Red Wings do everything better than the Canadiens, mostly because they have better players at every turn. However, there is overlap in the kind of players each team employs. Like Detroit, Montreal is a Euro-heavy squad. Only one of the Habs’ top six forwards – Chris Higgins – is from North America. The Red Wings, depending on how they’re shuffling their lineup, sometimes have their top two lines entirely stocked with Euros. As it stands right now, nobody is going to... [read full story]
