Friday Habs Links: Is this the year for the Canadiens?

The NHL 30-in-30 team of the day was the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Check out the plethora of articles about the Habs below!
Will the Canadiens be able to live up to the expectations after barely missing out on clinching a Stanley Cup Final berth? See what E.J. Hradek and Dan Rosen think of the Habs chances this year.
NHL.com speculates on who the next captain of the Montreal Canadiens will be after the departure of Brian Gionta. Are they leaning one way or another?
Take a look at what NHL.com thinks will be the Habs lineup to start the season. Umm…just an FYI NHL.com, but Dale Weise is a right wing and Brandon Prust is a left wing.
Who is the X-Factor in the Canadiens lineup according to NHL.com? Take a look right here!

NHL.com ranks the Habs top 10 prospects right here. Comparing this list to the Final Rankings of the EOTP Top 25 Under 25 extravaganza that is going on now and for the next two weeks will be interesting!
Is this the year for the Habs? Hockey Inside-Out gives us their take on whether or not the Habs have a chance to put the drought to bed once and for all!

The Maple Leafs are going to be searching for their next President of MLSE (Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment). If you would like to apply for the job them please send your resume with cover letter to: MLSE; 50 Bay Street, Suite 500; Toronto, ON MSJ 2L2. If you do not get a reply within a week, please just keep sending it. I believe it is important that the Maple Leafs exercise all of their options in the hiring process.
So the San Jose Sharks told everybody that they were going to trade away basically their entire team, then they didn’t do anything this offseason, but now the time has come!! They have sent SHOCKWAVES through the State of California with their big announcement today…..!! Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau must be shaking in their little skate boots!
More bad news for the Sharks, Raffi Torres will be sidelined to start the upcoming season. Torres is a heart and soul grinder who will be sorely missed in the grit department.
What was the purpose of the NHL changing the Draft Lottery rules? Yes, the Buffalo Sabres are still crying and will most likely break the Guinness World Record for consecutive a cry session.

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