Alexandre Texier doesn’t want to talk about what appeared to be an acrimonious divorce from the St. Louis Blues. Article content

Instead, following a whirlwind few days, he simply is seeking a fresh start with the Canadiens after signing a one-year, US$1-million contract on Sunday and practising with the team for the first time Monday at the CN Sports Complex. Article content Article content

“No matter what, you’ve always got something to prove,” the 26-year-old French native told The Gazette. “I’ll have something to prove now, even if everything goes well. We have to prove again and again. That’s part of the NHL.

“I’m a Montreal Canadien. What’s in the past is in the past. I don’t want to look back. I want to stay positive. There’s a lot of things (that happened in St. Louis). Th

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