Friday Habs Headlines: Brendan Gallagher one of the NHL's best in front of the net

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• The Canadiens have been one of the worst-performing franchises in the playoffs since their last Stanley Cup victory in 1993, and maybe it's time to stand up to the apparent acceptance of mediocrity. [Montreal Gazette]
• Are Marc Bergevin and the Canadiens' front office taking the team down the same hopeless path the Maple Leafs suffered through? [The Leafs Nation]
• Brendan Gallagher has made a living for himself around the opposing team's crease, and generates some of the most shots from rebounds in the entire league. [TSN]
• In case you missed it, former Canadiens analytics consultant Matt Pfeffer spoke out about his involvement in the P.K. Subban trade. [EOTP]
• Habs prospects Nikita Scherbak and Michael McCarron have grown close during their time together with the St. John's Ice Caps. [Ice Caps]
• Alex Galchenyuk was joined by some of the United States' other top young players at the Bauer Athlete Event yesterday. [Twitter]
• Marie-Philip Poulin spent some time with Jonathan Toews and Mark Messier in support of the First Shift Program. [Instagram]
• Charline Labonte is ready to get back on the ice in preparation for another season with les Canadiennes. [Instagram]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The partnership between P.K. Subban and the Montreal Children's Hospital continues to grow. [Twitter]
• Statistical analysts have anything but job security in the modern game as the battle against randomness stacks the deck against them. [Hockey Graphs]
• Former Habs goaltender Ben Scrivens seems to have found a new home, reportedly signing a one-year deal with Dinano Minsk of the KHL. [Twitter]
• Not a single team in the NHL managed to crack Forbes' list of the top 50 most valuable sports franchises. [Puck Daddy]
• Harley Haggarty, once an enforcer in the Western States Hockey League, looks back on his career as a junior hockey fighter. [TPT]