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I was surprised Saturday afternoon when I ran into Nick Bobrov in the lobby of the Marriott Château Champlain Hotel and had a chance to briefly say hello after parking my car ahead of that night’s game between the Canadiens and New York Rangers at the Bell Centre. Article content

Bobrov, the Canadiens’ co-director of amateur scouting, is normally travelling the world looking for the team’s stars of the future. On Saturday night, he had a chance to watch some of the players he had previously scouted play for the Canadiens in a 4-3 loss. Article content Article content

Wherever Bobrov was on Wednesday night he must have had a huge smile

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