Canadiens' Gallagher inspired by mother's courageous fight against brain cancer

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Canadiens' Gallagher inspired by mother's courageous fight against brain cancer

BROSSARD, Que.— They are the words that immediately come to mind when I think of Brendan Gallagher: competitive, courageous, defiant, strong.  We’re talking about a scrappy, undersized player who gritted his way through four seasons in Canada’s toughest junior league (the WHL) before making the unlikely jump at age 20 into the world’s best league. He was a fifth-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2010, and he’s spent every day since relying…