Friday Habs Headlines: Pacioretty under the microscope

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Guy Lafleur says that Pacioretty should just relax and play hockey. [TSN 690]
• Max Pacioretty needs to fight through this scoring drought. [Sean Gordon]
• With goals at a premium in this series, Max Pacioretty finds himself under the microscope. [Richard Labbé | Google Translate]
• Andrew Berkshire looks at whether Max Pacioretty is actually playing poorly. [Sportsnet]With Alexei Emelin back in the lineup, Frank Seravalli and John Lu talk about what style he has to play to be effective. [TSN]
• The Habs need to set the tone to have success in this series. [TSN 690]
• Brendan Gallagher and Paul Byron are embracing their roles in the playoffs. [Stu Cowan]
• Alexander Radulov having a little fun in practice. [Amanda Stein]

• ICYMI: Noah Juulsen will join the St. John’s IceCaps for their playoff run. [EOTP]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma have been relieved of their duties by the Buffalo Sabres. [TSN]
• NHL linesman Don Henderson has filed a 10.25 million dollar lawsuit against Dennis Wideman and the Calgary Flames [TSN]
• Zach Werenski, Patrik Laine, and Auston Matthews are your 2016-17 Calder Trophy nominees. [Elliotte Friedman]

• Nikita Tryamkin is returning to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL [Nucks Misconduct]
• The struggle and triumph of the USWNT resulted in increased coverage of this year’s Women’s World Championships. What comes after? [The Victory Press]
• The life and death of the women’s hockey program at the University of North Dakota. [The Players’ Tribune]
• The Nashville Predators had some fun after sweeping the Blackhawks