Winter Classic: Five things we learned about the Canadiens Interested in P.K. Subban's wardrobe? Or Brendan Gallagher's hand injury? Behind-the-scenes coverage of the Canadiens was delivered by the NHL in the Road to the Winter Classic premiere, and TSN senior hockey reporter Frank Seravalli lists the best Montreal moments.

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The 2016 Winter Classic, pitting the Montreal Canadiens against the Boston Bruins for the 910th time in 91 years, is but 15 days away.

That means another all-access peek into both dressing rooms with the Road to the Winter Classic series on EPIX. Episode One aired on Wednesday night.

Here are five things we learned about the Canadiens:

1. Brendan Gallagher’s hand injury is gruesome.

Cameras captured Gallagher’s surgically repaired fingers - and it wasn’t for the faint of heart. But Gallagher says there is an “outside shot” he can return to the lineup for the New Year’s Day matchup in Foxboro, Mass.

Gallagher, 23, has been out since Nov. 22 when he fractured two fingers while blocking a shot. His daily routine includes rehab with a team trainer massaging his hand.

“This is the worst part of my morning,” Gallagher said. “It’s pretty painful rehab, actually. It’s tough working through the tissues to get the finger moving again. But it’s coming along nicely. The hard part is staying in good spirits, keeping your attitude up knowing you’re not able to be in the lineup.”

Gallagher, who has 19 points in 22 games, said doctors have given him “a small chance” to play in the Winter Classic. “But I don’t know how realistic that is,” Gallagher admitted.

Gallagher started skating Monday for the first time since sustaining the injury.

2. For Michel Therrien, sometimes less means more.

Montreal’s room was noticeably tense during the second intermission on Saturday night against Ottawa. The Habs peppered Craig Anderson with 27 shots during the first period, chasing him from the net, but the Senators scored in the second, leaving an uneasy feeling.

The Canadiens had lost four straight at that point. They had blown four leads in a row.

Therrien, 52, walked in and commanded the Canadiens’ attention.

“OK,” Therrien started, scanning the entire room. “Are we satisfied? Or do we want more?”

After a brief pause, Therrien started again.

“We want more, we know what to do,” Therrien said. “Let’s (bleeping) go here.”

Then he walked out. It got a little hairy for Montreal in the third period, with Ottawa holding a two-man advantage with under five minutes to play, but they never buckled.

Bruins coach Claude Julien also acquitted himself well with a much longer, but equally pointed motivational push during the first intermission of Boston’s win in Montreal at the beginning of the episode.

3. The Canadiens hammered teammate P.K. Subban about his wardrobe.

The episode opened with Subban extensively grooming himself at home. He then sported an audacious red fur coat to the Bell Centre - and promptly received a ribbing from his teammates upon entering the dressing room.

“Yup!” Subban proclaimed, as he entered the room, prefacing the jeers.

“Jeez. Look at that,” a group of teammates quipped, led by Jeff Petry and Dale Weise. “That’s gotta be a joke. Is that a (bleeping) joke?” other Canadiens asked in the changing room.

“Maybe I’ll get you one for Christmas,” Subban replied. “Maybe.”

4. Fashion will be a theme for Subban throughout the series.

Never shy in front of the camera, Subban said he relished the opportunity to use a platform like the Winter Classic to “show my passion for fashion.”

Subban, 27, subscribes to the old “Mighty Ducks” mantra of “look good, feel good, play good.” He also lives it. Cameras followed Subban to his favourite Montreal tailor, where he doesn’t just order custom-made suits, he actually draws them.

Subban said he had a “legendary” suit planned for the Winter Classic, something reminiscent of the Jean Beliveau era or the salad days of the Canadiens’ franchise. He is also designing a custom pair of retro, brown leather skates with Reebok/CCM to be worn in the game.

“I’m not a diva,” Subban said. “I just like to look good.”

5. Max Pacioretty’s son, Enzo, is adorable.

The best part of Road to the Winter Classic is the glimpse of professional athletes the public and even media members are not privy to: when they are at their most private, with their families. It shows their humanness.

We were introduced to Patrice Bergeron’s eight-week-old son, Zack, earlier in the episode. Numerous other players were shown playing with their young sons or daughters. But the little guy of the Habs’ captain stole the show in his customized ‘Enzo’ jersey with a ‘C’ on the front. He was whacking around a puck with his mini-stick underneath the Bell Centre after Saturday night’s win. Look for Enzo in the NHL in 2033.

Episode Two airs on Wednesday, Dec. 23.

Frank Seravalli can be reached at frank.seravalli@bellmedia.ca.