Canadiens' Therrien expects Subban, Gallagher back this season

If all goes according to Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien, forward Brendan Gallagher and P.K. Subban will be back in the lineup this season.

The Canadiens took to the ice Monday one day before their game against the Detroit Red Wings, and Therrien insisted that Gallagher and Subban, who remain out with lower-body and neck injuries, respectively, will both be back before season's end.

Subban has been out since March 10 after taking an Alexei Emelin knee to the head, and though he has been practicing with the team, he still awaits full medical clearance from the team doctors, according to TSN's John Lu.

Meanwhile, Gallagher's lower-body injury has kept him out of the lineup since March 5. Despite the optimism of his head coach, he has yet to join the team for practice since the injury.

Goaltender Carey Price took the ice again Monday, but Therrien appeared less confident about a possible return this season, simply saying, "I hope so."