Tue 3/19/13 4:50 PM

Rene Bourque (concussion) practiced with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday for the first time since Feb. 21. This is a big step for Bourque, who has been dealing with post-concussion symptoms. Assuming there are no setbacks from Tuesday's practice, it's likely just a matter of Bourque getting his conditioning back before he can return to game action. Stay tuned but it sounds like he's pretty close to a return.