Canadiens Notebook: Habs hit the ice for practice to prepare for Maple Leafs

© Provided by The Gazette Cole Caufield was on the fifth line with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Michael Frolik when the Canadiens practised Saturday morning in Brossard.

After enjoying two days off following the end of their regular season, the Canadiens hit the ice for practice Saturday morning at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard to begin preparations for their first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The forward lines head coach Dominique Ducharme set up gave an indication of what the lineup will look like when the series begins next Thursday night in Toronto (7:30 p.m., CBC SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM). Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Cole Caufield and Michael Frolik were wearing grey jerseys and were on the fifth line, indicating they will be healthy scratches. All the other forwards were wearing red or white jerseys.

Here’s how the forward lines looked at practice:

Tatar – Danault – Gallagher

Toffoli – Suzuki – Armia

Perry – Staal – Anderson

Lehkonen – Evans – Byron

Frolik – Kotkaniemi – Caufield

Phillip Danault (concussion), Brendan Gallagher (fractured thumb) and goalie Carey Price (concussion) all looked to be fully recovered from their injuries while taking part in the practice.

Captain Shea Weber (upper body) skated alone with a member of the Canadiens’ training staff on Saturday morning and didn’t take part in the team practice.

Here’s how the defence pairings looked without Weber

Edmundson – Petry

Kulak – Chiarot

Ouellet – Romanov

Merrill – Gustafsson

This Canadiens Notebook will be updated after Gallagher, Tyler Toffoli and Ducharme speak with the media on video conference following practice.

scowan@postmedia.com

twitter.com/StuCowan1