Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis has made it clear at training camp that he wants his team to play with more “grit and sandpaper” this season. Article content

They certainly showed those things during Tuesday night’s 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators in Quebec City. It was a pre-season game that the Senators turned into a gong show. Article content Article content

Late in the third period, the Senators’ Nick Cousins — the definition of a hockey rat — delivered a two-handed slash to the right wrist of Canadiens rookie sensation Ivan Demidov seconds after he had lost the puck. It was a premeditated and vicious act with an intent to injure. Demidov played one shift on the power play after the slash before heading to the locker room. The Canadiens had no update on Demidov’s condition

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