Tuesday Habs Headlines: Alexander Radulov is even more excited than usual to kick off the post-season

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Many say the Habs’ chances at winning the Cup are slim, but Serge Savard reminds us that nobody expected Montreal to win in 1986 or 1993. [La Presse]
• Montreal has what appears to be a significant advantage heading into round one. [RDS]
• Carey Price is channeling his inner Marshawn Lynch. [CBC Montreal]
• Price might be the player with the most at stake in the Habs-Rangers series. [RDS]
• Max Pacioretty is loving it. [Canadiens]/

"It's an exciting time of the year in Montreal. There's a different buzz, a different vibe to the city." - Max Pacioretty #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/9udcgQgdGu

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 10, 2017

• Shea Weber is excited to be back on the ice with the team. [Canadiens]
• Two-time Stanley Cup champion Andrew Shaw is setting his sights on another. [Canadiens]
• Alexander Radulov feels like a kid on the ice, and looks forward to the playoffs. [Canadiens]
• Important updates in playoff beard news. [Arpon Basu]/

Jordie Benn did say that he usually trims his beard once a week. That trimming is now banned. This is the news you need.

— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) April 10, 2017

• In response to grumbling about Alex Galchenyuk’s deployment and linemates, Claude Julien explains his reasoning. [Eric Engels]/

"In my estimation, it's not who you play with, it's how you play." --Claude Julien, on placing Galchenyuk with Martinsen and Ott.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) April 10, 2017

• Julien went on to say he liked what he saw from Galchenyuk in Detroit. [Arpon Basu]
• Chris Kreider plans to turn up the heat with his physical game. No mention of Carey Price, though. That’s good. [NY Rangers]/

“It’s the playoffs. Everyone is going to lift their physical play a little bit." - @ChrisKreider looks ahead to Montreal. pic.twitter.com/NK25G50fp3

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 10, 2017

• And his counterpart in Montreal, Brendan Gallagher believes he hasn’t intentionally hit opposing goaltenders, except when he did. [Arpon Basu]
• Alain Vigneault confirms that both team’s GM’s have agreed not to spy on each other’s practices. [Alain Sanscartier]
• Scott Cullen predicts the Canadiens will overtake the Rangers in six games, as he takes a look at all the upcoming playoff series’. [TSN]
• Montreal is all-in for playoff time, even the Trudeau airport has adopted the Habs’ colours. [Montreal Gazette]
• The regular season is over, time to check in on how former Canadiens did in 2016-17. [Journal de Montréal]
• Jacob Mattice of the Belleville Bulls had a new mask made for him, including Carey Price. [DAVEArt]/

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The end of the regular season means change, and the Los Angeles Kings lead the pack by cleaning house. [Sportsnet]
• The number of Swedish hockey players in the NHL has doubled since the start of the new millennium. [Svenskarna i NHL]/

91 svenskar i NHL denna säsong innebär en ökning på 68.5% sedan 2010. Sedan åren innan millennieskiftet har det svenska antalet fördubblats: pic.twitter.com/4DuINIs846

— Svenskarna i NHL (@SvenskarnaiNHL) April 10, 2017

• Nolan Patrick is still atop many mock draft lists, Craig Button’s is no different. [TSN]
• The Utah Grizzlies mounted a comeback to stay alive in the ECHL. [Below the Hashmarks]
• Joe Juneau’s hockey program is being cancelled, a huge loss on and off the ice. [Globe and Mail]/