Sunday Habs Headlines: Serge Savard told P.K. Subban to be a better team player

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Serge Savard says he told P.K. Subban to be a "better team player," stating his belief that the "problem is still curable," if there is indeed a problem. [RDS]
• Times are tough in Habs land right now, with the failure to qualify for the playoffs "depressing" about half of the province. [La Presse]
• Having complete his first season of professional hockey, Tim Bozon has made his return to the French international team. [Le Dauphine]
• Habs prospect Dalton Thrower discusses the season he had with both the St. John's Ice Caps and the ECHL's Brampton Beast. [YouTube]
• The Montreal Canadiens are launching their first ever girls hockey school this August! [Canadiens]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The International Olympic Committee has decided not to pay travel and insurance costs for NHL players at the 2018 Winter Games, increasing the likelihood that NHLers will not compete. [SN]
• With perennial Stanley Cup Contenders being knocked out, or at least facing tough tests, in the playoffs' opening round, it seems as though a power shift is coming. [Jackets Cannon]
• The Edmonton Oilers are hoping they may have finally turned the corner after Connor McDavid's impressive rooke season, but just how bad has the last decade been? [CNB]
• After the back-and-forth regarding late start times between Blackhawks announcer Pat Foley and commissioner Gary Bettman, who is in the right? [SLGT]
• According to Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov, Russian forward Alexander Radulov may be on his way back to the NHL to join the Avs. [MHH]
• We still don't know what exactly the future holds for Pavel Datsyuk, but there is not much time left for the Red Wings to sort it out. [WIIM]

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