Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- With Carey Price in his prime, this year may represent the Canadiens’ best shot at taking home the Stanley Cup. [TSN]
- This year’s playoffs will give Max Pacioretty another stage to showcase his resolve. [SN]
- Pacioretty was honoured yesterday as well, as he received the Jean Béliveau Trophy. [Twitter]
- A first-round series with the New York Rangers means a tremendous goaltending showdown between Price and Henrik Lundqvist. [InGoal Magazine]
- According to Sportsnet insiders, the Canadiens are heavy favourites in round one. [SN]
- Claude Julien took a quick jab at Alain Vigneault, his opposite in the Habs’ first-round series: /
#Habs: Shots fired by Julien! On being teammates with Alain Vigneault “… he wore size 6 skates.. we used to tease him about that.”
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) April 12, 2017
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to voice his support for the Habs before Game One yesterday: /
Playoffs start tonight! Great to see 5 Canadian teams trying to #BringStanleyHome. (#GoHabsGo)
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 12, 2017
- The Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal received a bit of a makeover thanks to some Habs fans. [Montreal Gazette]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The NHL Draft Lottery is now just two weeks away, with the Colorado Avalanche holding the best odds at first overall. [Twitter]
- The first head of the Vegas Golden Knights will be former Habs assistant Gerard Gallant. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- Doug Weight has been named head coach of the New York Islanders after serving as interim head coach to end the season. [LH]
- Very few members of the Arizona Coyotes have made as much of an impact on the team as Zbynek Michalek. [FFH]
- Mike Darnay looks back at some incredible playoff moments, urging fans to sit back and enjoy. [Pensburgh]/
