Buffalo came back twice to beat the Leafs and stay alive.
Florida lost at home to Washington and failed to clinch.
Nashville moved into fourth in the Western Conference, and San Jose beat Dallas to hang onto eighth.
The Canadiens were idle ? but there was news.
Peter Budaj?s back-up against Tampa Bay at the Bell Centre Wednesday night will be Robert Mayer, who was recalled from Hamilton with forward Gabriel Dumont.
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A rose by any other name is a concussion
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And Pierre LeBrun of ESPN reported the Canadiens? search for a new general manager has reached out to super agent Pat Brisson (clients include Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Evgeni Malkin) and Chicago assistant GM Marc Bergevin.
The Canadiens also have asked Toronto for permission to interview Leafs assistant GM Claude Loiselle.
Florida lost at home to Washington and failed to clinch.
Nashville moved into fourth in the Western Conference, and San Jose beat Dallas to hang onto eighth.
The Canadiens were idle ? but there was news.
Peter Budaj?s back-up against Tampa Bay at the Bell Centre Wednesday night will be Robert Mayer, who was recalled from Hamilton with forward Gabriel Dumont.
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A rose by any other name is a concussion
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And Pierre LeBrun of ESPN reported the Canadiens? search for a new general manager has reached out to super agent Pat Brisson (clients include Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Evgeni Malkin) and Chicago assistant GM Marc Bergevin.
The Canadiens also have asked Toronto for permission to interview Leafs assistant GM Claude Loiselle.
