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BROSSARD, Que. — Paul Byron is not a colossus, but the Montreal Canadiens forward is not as tiny as the NHL records would have you believe.

Listed at five-foot-seven and 153 pounds, Byron is in fact at least five-foot-nine and says he is about 170 pounds, which looked about right as he met with the media in the Canadiens locker room after his first practice with his new team.

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“I think that came from when I was 17,” said the 26-year-old who was claimed off waivers from the Calgary Flames this week after right winger Zack Kassian was put into a substance abuse program by the league.

Byron and new backup goalie Michael Condon are expected to see their first action as the Canadiens play back-to-back in Boston on Saturday and Ottawa on Sunday, followed by a game Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Coach Michel Therrien said Condon will start in Ottawa, even though he is from the Boston area. He had yet to decide which game Ottawa native Byron would play.