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EDMONTON

Some might suggest the Canadiens’ homestand didn’t end when the club packed its bags Sunday and headed west to Alberta to begin this three-game road trip.

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There is support for the Habs in Canada’s west – it showers down like oil gushing from a derrick – and much of it would be on display at Rexall Place for Monday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Canadiens jerseys can rival in number those of the home team both in this town and in Calgary, where the Habs will play the Flames on Tuesday, the leatherlungs hollering for the visitors often drowning out the cheers for the local side.

There will be rowdy Canadiens fans in Vancouver, too, where this western swing will conclude on Thursday.

“It’s always a lot of fun coming out west,” Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty said in the hours before the Habs would take on the Oilers.

“We have fans everywhere and it seems those who are out here are the die-hards who wait for us to come west and then cheer extra hard when we do.