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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:
Congrats to @AGally94 for his $50,000 equipment donation to benefit kids from @MTL_Ville underprivileged boroughs. pic.twitter.com/ztXsMK3BN7
— CHC - Fondation (@CHCFondation) November 4, 2015 - 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:
It's all about stats, not sticks, for newest #HamOnt @bulldogOHL https://t.co/znDqR7swzK pic.twitter.com/feexHzxCpk
— Hamilton Spectator (@TheSpec) November 4, 2015 - 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]