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Montreal Canadiens Links
#Habs Peter Budaj asked for a trade after the playoffs last spring, according to his agent
— Guillaume Lefrançois (@glefrancoisLP) October 5, 2014
Outside of Montreal
- Bob McKenzie released a sample tease of his new book "Hockey Confidential", where he talked to stats pioneer Vic Ferrari about how Corsi got it's name. It's way more interesting than the story we've been told until now. [TSN]
- Things are really really not looking good for the Carolina Hurricanes. Jordan Staal and Elias Lindholm were both hurt coming into the final preseason game on Sunday against the Capitals. The Hurricanes can now add top-line winger Jeff Skinner to that list. [NHL]
- Big youth movement in Edmonton (as if there already wasn't!), third overall pick in the 2014 Draft, Leon Draisaitl, and seventh overall pick in the 2013 Draft, Darnell Nurse, have both made the Oilers starting roster. [TSN]
- Highly-touted prospect Connor McDavid has a very interesting fashion sense. I wonder if Don Cherry has been tutoring him. [Puck Daddy]
- With the Islanders bolstering their blueline big time on Saturday with the acquisitions of Stanley Cup winner's Nick Leddy from Chicago and Johnny Boychuk from Boston, are they a playoff team? See the reaction from the Islanders world right here. [Lighthouse Hockey]
- See what GM Peter Chiarelli had to say about trading Johnny Boychuk. They definitely didn't want to, but Jarome Iginla forced them to it seems. [NHL]