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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- The Canadiens and Maple Leafs, forever rivals, both finished in the basement last season and are now looking towards the future. But whose is brighter? [TSN]
- Following P.K. Subban's departure from the Canadiens, veteran blue-liner Andrei Markov had only glowing reviews about his former defensive partner. So were there ever any issues? [TSN 690]
- Also on 690, returning associate coach Kirk Muller is excited to see what Shea Weber and Alexander Radulov can bring to the club's power-play unit. [TSN 690]
- According to former Canadien Dominic Moore, neither Nashville nor Montreal won nor lost the Subban/Weber swap. [SN]
- Asked whether he would prefer to play alongside Subban or Weber, however, Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele gave the edge to the Habs new top rearguard. [SN]
- In case you missed it, the Habs added a forward to the fold on Friday when they signed free agent forward Bobby Farnham to a one-year contract. [EOTP]
- Habs defenceman Alexei Emelin was present at the Canadiens Hockey School to hand out certificates to young participants. [Twitter]
- Canadiennes star Marie-Philip Poulin had the opportunity to catch up with Denna Laing yesterday. [Instagram]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Sean McIndoe re-examines the "analytics debate" and more in Down Goes Brown's weekly NHL grab bag. [Vice Sports]
- Just four years ago the Edmonton Oilers made Nail Yakupov a first-overall draft pick, and now it seems as if nobody wants to take him on. [National Post]
- Sabres forward Evander Kane was arrested by Buffalo police on Friday. [DBTB]
- Dave Lozo suggests ways each team in the NHL can cash in on the Subban model for more publicity. [Vice Sports]
- The New York Rangers announced two re-signings on Friday, inking both Chris Kreider and Kevin Hayes to contract extensions. [BSB | Kreider | Hayes]
- Kris Versteeg will reportedly be leaving the NHL this summer, instead moving on to play professionally in Switzerland. [Puck Daddy]