On the Beat: Habs pursue M.A. Bergeron

What team beat writers are saying this afternoon:

• Devils head coach Jacques Lemaire is holding an optional practice today but most players aren’t taking the time off. The Devils are winless after two games so they should be using every nanosecond of practice time.
• Hold the phone lines: The Montreal Canadiens are pursuing free agent defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron. This is huge news. IllegalCurve.com is tracking this story and will bring you the latest developments. Don’t turn off your laptop computers.
• Dallas Morning News writer Mike Heika predicts the Dallas Stars will beat the Edmonton Oilers tonight.
• Apparently the Boston Bruins are uber-popular in the Beantown-area television market.
• Check out some of Penguins forward Craig Adams’ “Memories of Mellon Arena” in a continuing feature on Empty Netters.