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If the uber-talented Ivan Demidov can play the Lafleur role in Montreal’s impressive cadre of prospects, then GM Kent Hughes will be the ‘happiest man in the world.’ And the rabid Habs fan base will surely share in that sentiment

BY KEN CAMPBELL

ONE HUNDRED AND TEN years ago, Lt.-Col. John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields after the funeral of a close friend who had died in battle in the First World War. More than 30 years later, Montreal Canadiens GM Frank Selke absconded the famous line, “To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high.” And for almost 75 years, that line has greeted Canadiens players as they’ve entered the team’s dressing room, either in the Forum or the Bell Centre. It’s there to remind them of the greatness that has preceded them and their responsibility to uphold the standard that was established by the franchise’s icons. Generations of players have done their parts, but woo-boy there have been some rough years lately. With a few notable…

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