Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Pierre Allard opts for a balanced approach when weighing talent at the NHL Combine. [Canadiens]
- Will Bitten and the Hamilton Bulldogs will continue on their way to the Memorial Cup final this weekend. [Canadiens]
- After the Sweden’s gold medal at the World Championships, Ray Ferraro provided his take on Jacob de la Rose and expectations. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Laval Rocket have added Daniel Jacob as an assistant coach. [EOTP]
- Antti Niemi could give Carey Price enough of a break during the upcoming regular season to have a strong playoff performance similar to Marc-Andre Fleury’s. [The Athletic]
- With young talent like Charlie Lindgren waiting in the wings, is a one-year deal for Niemi the right call? [TSN 690]
- Off-season targets for the Habs should include some help on defence, and there may be several viable options available this summer. [Last Word on Hockey]
- Habs prospect Jake Evans answered some fan questions on the team site this week:/
Fresh out of university, @jakeevans79 shared some of his knowledge by answering YOUR questions on HabsTV.
(Seriously, please stop asking if a hot dog is a sandwich)#GoHabsGo https://t.co/vI7ZdWYSbO
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) May 22, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere
- The New York Rangers made all the rumours official on Wednesday with the announcement of new head coach, BU’s David Quinn. [Twitter]
- With the departure of Mark Hunter, the Leafs have named Brandon Pridham the team’s new Assistant GM. [TSN]
- Oliver Wahlstrom has always been a special player, and he’s ready to prove that to the team that drafts him next month. [The Athletic]
- Owners of the Regina Pats knew they would lose money by hosting the Memorial Cup, but decided the event was worth it for the community. [CBC]
- After being a healthy scratch in the team’s final game of the playoffs, Toby Enstrom was not present for locker clean-out day in Winnipeg. [TSN]
- The Golden Knights may be lucky, but their success isn’t owed to a rigged system. [ESPN]
- KHL defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin has signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Coyotes. [TSN]/
