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There must be something in the water in Edmonton because Daniel Carr plays hockey with the same determination as fellow Edmontonian Brendan Gallagher.

Carr, who was signed last summer as an undrafted free agent out of Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., scored a team-high 24 goals for the Hamilton Bulldogs last season and drew comparisons to Gallagher.

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“That’s an honour because you watch Gally play and he’s so strong on the puck,” Carr, 23, said Monday after a morning of tests at the Canadiens’ development camp in Brossard. “He does all the little things so well and he scored 25 goals in the NHL.”

Carr said he had adopted the same style as Gallagher and former Oilers star Ryan Smyth, his childhood idol when he was growing up in Edmonton.

“I go to the hard areas because most of the goals are scored in that area and you have to go there,” said Carr. “That’s a big part of my game. I try to do the little things right.”