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Larry Robinson is very happy in his new job as a senior consultant in hockey operations with the St. Louis Blues.

But the Hall of Fame defenceman adds: “I’ve always thought that it might be nice if I was going to wind up my career to end up in the Canadiens organization.”

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It doesn’t appear that will happen. Robinson, who won six Stanley Cups with the Canadiens, became a free agent this summer after spending five seasons with the San Jose Sharks as an associate coach and director of player development. Four teams, including the Blues, expressed interest in hiring Robinson as a consultant, but the Canadiens weren’t one of them.

That’s head-shaking when you consider Robinson’s credentials, which include three Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils in three roles: head coach, assistant coach and consultant.

But Robinson, 66, insists he’s not upset the Canadiens didn’t reach out to him.

“When I look at the Habs now, the only person who is there that was there when I was playing or when I knew more about the Canadiens is maybe Gerv … Pierre Gervais (the team’s longtime equipment manager),” said Robinson, who has a one-year contract with the Blues. “Coaching staff’s all different, upper management is all different. It’s not like I would be coming back home because home has really changed.”

Robinson was back in Montreal last weekend in his role as director of charitable initiatives for the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, which is hosting a World Poker Tour event that started Sunday and runs through Nov. 16.