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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Bob McKenzie doesn't believe that Marc Bergevin and Michel Therrien will be job hunting any time soon, but states that they do need some results to back up their frnachise-altering decisions this off-season. [Today's Slapshot]
- I'm sure it came as a surprise to no one that a John Tortorella-coached Team U.S.A. came out bruising; the style of play even eclipsed the return of our beloved Carey Price [CBC Sports]
- Notwithstanding a loss to the U.S. in the first, meaningless pre-tournament game, Price facing Tomas Plekanec's Czechs seems a given:
McKenzie: "I don't think there's any doubt in my mind, or Mike Babcock's," that when Canada plays the Czechs, Price will be in net. #WCH2016
— Chris Nichols (@NicholsOnHockey) September 12, 2016 - Will Bitten and Arvid Henrikson are looking forward to getting to Montreal:
Let's go! Montreal next ⚪️ #excited #GoHabsGo
— arvid henrikson (@ArvidHenrikson) September 13, 2016 - Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk are making burgers at a McDonald's near you (unless you're not in Montreal) [YouTube]
Around the League and elsewhere
- Alex Ovechkin, whose team hasn't made it past the second round since the dawn of time, is not fond of the NHL's playoff format [TSN.ca]
- John Tortorella is going to be careful not to over-coach Team U.S.A. Good news! He's going to keep under coaching! [NHL.com]
- Pierre McGuire thinks Ryan Kesler is a dirty cheap-shot artist (this is the writer's interpretation) [TSN 690]
- Team North America obviously plays some sexy hockey. Will Canadians end up cheering against Team Canada? [Globe and Mail]
- Speaking of Team North America, they might have beaten the worst team in the tournament, twice, which was a nice warmup, but man - they're fun to watch [National Post]