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Thursday Habs Headlines: Will the Canadiens be able to re-sign Dale Weise?

Here are your daily links covering the Canadiens and the league, including Dale Weise's hot start, Don Cherry's skepticism and less fighting in the NHL.

By Aruny Siv
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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

  • Winger Dale Weise will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season, and, judging by his performance thus far, should be commanding a pay raise this off-season. [Sportsnet]
  • The fine folks at Habs Lunch looked into the first line's scoring slump, while the crew on Habs breakfast focused on finding ways to boost Alex Galchenyuk's production. [TSN 690 | Habs Lunch | Habs Breakfast]
  • Speaking of Galchenyuk, he made a very generous donation:
  • Alzheimer's disease is slowly robbing Habs' legend Henri Richard of his ability to remember his family. [RDS]
  • The Canadiens' strong start to the season has not been enough to convince Don Cherry of their ability to contend for the Stanley Cup. [Sportsnet]
  • Check out how well Tomas Fleischmann performs on the latest Before/After Chucky challenge:

Around The League and Elsewhere

  • Though fighting has not left the game entirely, the NHL is seeing a significant decrease in the number of fights this season. [CBS Sports]
  • Domenic Galamini is the newest member of the Hamilton Bulldogs, having recently been hired to be the part of the junior team's analytics department:
  • The Detroit Red Wings' decision to draft Nicklas Lidstrom in the third round of the 1989 draft would go on to reward the team for the next 20 years. [ESPN]
  • Stuck in the ultra-competitive Central Division, the Winnipeg Jets will need to hold their ground against all but the Colorado Avalanche, if they hope to clinch a playoff berth. [Sportsnet]
  • In light of the reaction surrounding Connor McDavid's injury, here are five reasons why Edmonton Oilers fans should be optimistic. [Puck Daddy]
  • Team Canada got off to a great start at the 4 Nations Cup, beating Team Finland by a score of 2-0 in their first match. [TSN]

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