BROSSARD, Que. — There was Kaiden Guhle, unchained, a full participant in Montreal Canadiens practice for the first time since lacerating his quadricep muscle in the third period of their 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 28.
Guhle was ruled out indefinitely after surgery a day later, and we still don’t know if he’ll return before the end of the regular season — even if he’s travelling with the Canadiens for their four-game trip through St. Louis, Philadelphia, Carolina and Florida.
Guhle wasn’t on a regular pairing at Canadiens practice Monday, and general manager Kent Hughes told us last week he likely won’t be on one at any point over the remaining 13 games if the team suddenly falls out of playoff…