Thursday Habs Headlines: Carey Price may not be enough to win the Canadiens a Stanley Cup

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Even with a fully healthy Carey Price on the roster, the Canadiens may not be able to compete for a Stanley Cup next season. [Today's Slapshot]
• Montreal has an abundance of depth players, but don’t have enough spaces on their roster to accommodate them all. [Habs World]
• Despite all that, there is good reason to still be optimistic about Montreal’s playoff odds in the Atlantic Division. [Today’s Slapshot]
• Alex Galchenyuk’s training sessions seem quite intense. [Instagram]
• Many former St. John’s IceCaps have found new opportunities with hockey teams both across the globe and close to home. [The Telegram]
• Martin Reway was working on landing his punches:

  Never thought its gonna be that hard but i really like it. Who knows maybe ill be a fighter pic.twitter.com/t4CJ8vmAO2

  — Martin Reway (@rewy77) July 27, 2016

• Marie-Philip Poulin was hanging out with this guy:

  Having a blast at #GCAMP today with this guy @PKSubban1 and the entire @gatoradecanada team #WinFromWithin pic.twitter.com/30VktbR2pw

  — Marie-Philip Poulin (@pou29) July 27, 2016

• Do you want so see Marie-Philip Poulin in action?

  Missing @pou29 ? She will be at les Canadiennes' camphttps://t.co/zcwHQWIrEz pic.twitter.com/W7poeZUgEp

  — Les Canadiennes (@LesCanadiennes) July 27, 2016

Around the league and elsewhere

• The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Mike Hoffman to a four-year contract extension. [Silver Seven Sens]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning signed forward Vladislav Namestnikov for two more seasons. [Raw Charge]
• Petr Mrazek has been signed to a two-year bridge deal by the Detroit Red Wings. [Winging It In Motown]
• The Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman Matt Carle on a one-year deal and retained the services of forward Calle Jarnkrok by locking him down for the next six years. [On The Forecheck | Carle | Jarnkrok]
• John Tavares reiterated his desire to remain a New York Islander, crushing the hopes of Toronto Maple Leafs fans in the process.  [Lighthouse Hockey]
• The Summer Olympics just aren’t as important to Canadians as they are to the rest of the world. [The Guardian]