Saturday Habs Headlines: Trevor Timmins high on Canadiens' 2016 draft haul

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Check out Trevor Timmins' analysis of each of the Canadiens' six draft picks from the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, as well as his thoughts on the acquisition of Andrew Shaw. [McKeen's Hockey]
• With the trade of P.K. Subban the Canadiens lost an incredible talent, but the city of Montreal also lost its greatest ambassador and is now left searching for a new one. [Montreal Gazette]
• Subban, meanwhile, took to Twitter to assure patients at the Montreal Children's Hospital that he will still be there for them: July 8, 2016
• For more reasons than just the ousting of Subban, however, Habs fans have every right to be upset with their club and the men in charge of it. [Montreal Gazette]
• Check out the new Ice Caps 360 podcast, hosted by team play-by-play announcer Brian Rogers who discusses the Canadiens performance at the draft and the ensuing development camp. [Ice Caps]
• Former NHL defenceman Lou Fontinato, who played two seasons with the Canadiens from 1961-63, has passed away at the age of 84. [National Post]
• "Darth" Youppi, sporting some dark-side digs, made a surprise appearance at Montreal Comic Con, which takes place this weekend. [Twitter]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• We are now into the second week of free agency being open in the NHL, and there are still signings to be made. Sean McIndoe looks at the biggest second-week free agent signings of the modern era. [THN]
  
• One player yet to sign is collegiate standout Jimmy Vesey, who has multiple offers from suitors around the league. [Eye on Hockey]
• Pavel Datsyuk, who retired from the NHL last month, has officially signed a 2-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL. [WIIM]
• The Toronto Maple Leafs will be celebrating their centennial season in 2016-17, and have announced more plans for their 100th anniversary. [The Star]
• The Leafs also made a trade yesterday, moving once-starter Jonathan Bernier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2017, leaving the net for newly-acquired Frederik Andersen. [PPP]
• B.J. Crombeen, a veteran of over 400 career games in the NHL, pens this piece on life after hockey and how he has kept busy since hanging up the skates. [TPT]
• Average attendance in the AHL was at record highs this past season, topping 6,000 for the first time ever. [Twitter]