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The Canadiens were looking at the prospect of playing the Buffalo Sabres in the 72nd game of the regular season when COVID-19 hit North America in a big way: knocking an NBA star out of action, then just several hours later taking the whole league with it, and the entirety of professional sports in the following days. Montreal learned that the season was going to be put on “pause,” and it soon seemed obvious that the regular season would not resume.