🇨🇦 Canada 2d ago · Herb Zurkowsky

Are officials targeting rugged Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj?

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Are officials targeting rugged Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj?
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Has Arber Xhekaj, the Canadiens’ most physical defenceman, become a lightning rod for officials in the playoffs?



Jayden Struble, his defence partner, believes so.



“He definitely has a target on his back, which he has to manoeuvre,” Struble said after Thursday’s practice in Brossard. “I think he has been doing a good job.



“When he goes into a scrum, all eyes are on him,” Struble added. “The officials are grabbing him. He really has to walk

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