Canadiens' Victor Mete and Jakub Jerabek on blue line bubble

With less than a week to go before the regular-season opener in Buffalo, the Canadiens raised the intensity at practice on Thursday. 
A cynic would say any intensity would be an improvement over the lacklustre effort the team has displayed in its first six pre-season games. The Canadiens are 0-6 and have been outscored 24-9. 
“We picked the level up a bit and I think we have to transfer that over to the game,” said defenceman Shea Weber. “We’ve had some good pra