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Monday Habs Links: Canadiens must mend struggling power play

Here are your daily links surrounding the Habs and the rest of the hockey world, including the team's desperate need to fix their atrocious power play, Sidney Crosby's praise of Carey Price and the Anaheim Ducks retiring Teemu Selanne's jersey.

By Mark Millard
Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens Links

  • Despite sitting near the top of the Eastern Conference standings, the Habs need to address their atrocious power play now, if not sooner. They have an efficiency of just 13.7%, good enough for 28th in the NHL; right on par with the Edmonton Oilers. [La Presse]
  • Sidney Crosby joked around about Carey Price's wicked windmill glove save, laughing while saying: "I'll have to talk to him about that glove save, he made it look a little harder than I think it was." But the NHL's best player wasn't short on compliments about his former Sochi 2014 teammate, adding: "He's a great goalie. When you play against him, you know you're gonna earn your goals. He did a great job, he always does." [TVA]
  • Speaking of Carey Price and Sidney Crosby, the NHL Network botched a pre-game graphic of the two, putting the Philadelphia Flyers background behind Crosby and the Boston Bruins background behind Price. [EOTP]
  • Several stars were not selected to the NHL All-Star Game, including Canadiens stars Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban, as well as former Habs goalie Jaroslav Halak. [TVA]
  • Canadiens prospect Dalton Thrower, playing for the Brampton Beast of the ECHL, has been suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount. [ECHL]
  • Chris Cochrane has named World Juniors gold medal winner and Habs top prospect Zach Fucale second on the all-time Halifax Mooseheads list. [The Chronicle Herald]

Around the League and Elsewhere

  • Teemu Selanne's number 8 jersey was retired by the Anaheim Ducks yesterday. It is the first jersey ever retired by the franchise. [Anaheim Calling]
  • Just a day after being named to the NHL All-Star Game, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard has been placed on injured reserve with a groin injury. [Winging It In Motown]
  • Speaking of injured goaltenders, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason will be out two weeks with a lower body injury. [TSN]
  • Colorado Eagles goaltender Tate Maris won his first game in over seven years this weekend. The 26-year-old goalie was called up to the ECHL club as an emergency backup after one goalie was injured and the other called up to the AHL. [Puck Daddy]
  • And lastly, in case you were wondering... Yes, Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers is tall enough to ride a carousel. [SN Nation]

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