Updates from practice - April 18

BROSSARD -- The Canadiens practiced at the Bell Sports Complex on Monday.

Defenseman Jeff Petry didn't skate. He was given a maintenance day.
Interim head coach Martin St-Louis began preparing his players for Tuesday night's matchup against the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre.
The Habs are looking to snap a five-game losing streak.
Price: "It's nice to get back into game action"
After the workout, Carey Price addressed the media.
Price, who made his season debut on April 15 against the Islanders, described the response of his surgically repaired knee as "pretty good" in the days following the highly-anticipated outing.
It remains to be seen if the veteran netminder will face the Wild, but he could very well get the nod.
"It's nice to get back into game action, and even when I wasn't playing, being on the bench and taking in the game from ice level," mentioned Price. "I thought I had a good practice again today and I'm getting ready for tomorrow."

How many of the Canadiens' six remaining games the 34-year-old plays is still up in the air.
It sounds like Price has a plan, though.
"I've got a bit of an idea, but it's going to be kind of a day-to-day type of thing," said Price, who's just four starts shy of 700 for his career. "I haven't seen a lot of reps in games and I still feel that my conditioning level could increase, so it's all got to be how I feel the next day after."
The Anahim Lake, BC native could potentially go head-to-head with 37-year-old Wild starter Marc-André Fleury on Tuesday.
Price has long admired the three-time Stanley Cup champion.
"Flower, he's like the Energizer Bunny. He doesn't seem to stop. He's a true pro," he said. "He's had the body type to be able to do that. There's been a lot of goaltenders throughout the years that have been able to play into their late 30's, and I look up to all of them."

Looking ahead, the father of three explained that he doesn't expect to represent Canada at the upcoming IIHF World Championship in Finland, which begins in mid-May.
"It's hard to make that call right now. I'm going to say it's unlikely, kind of given the way things have gone over the year," he added. "It's something that I'd like to do. I've never had the opportunity to go to a World Championships and it's something that I've always wanted to do, but I don't know if right now is going to be the right time to go."
Suzuki: "I didn't want to miss any of the games"
There's only one player on the Canadiens' roster who has played all 76 games so far this season: Nick Suzuki.
In fact, the 22-year-old center hasn't missed a single contest over his three NHL campaigns.
"I think it's everyone's goal heading into the season to play every game," said Suzuki, who leads the club in all three major offensive categories with 20 goals, 37 assists and 57 points. "You kind of have to have some luck involved with that, obviously, but it would be cool to play every game this year."

Just because he's been suiting up on a regular basis this year, however, doesn't mean he's fully healthy.
Suzuki has been skipping on-ice sessions in recent weeks to focus on game preparation.
"I didn't want to miss any of the games. Being this late in the season, we just felt like I didn't need to practice if I didn't have to. I would just take treatment in the morning, head into the gym, work on my stuff, and feel better for the games," he explained. "Being able to practice today, it was the first one in a while, and it was good to be out there with the guys."

As for his World Championship plans, Suzuki would relish the chance to represent his country overseas.
"I'd definitely consider it. Playing for Team Canada is always an honor," he said. "I haven't heard anything yet, so I guess we'll see when that time comes and I'll have to make a decision on it."