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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Darren Dreger says that the Habs should hesitate to include Victor Mete in any trade. [TSN]
- Mete is keeping his spirits up despite his demotion. [Journal de Montreal]
- Brendan Gallagher has been awarded the Jean Beliveau Trophy for his community involvement last season. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Simon Despres is getting another chance with the Laval Rocket in preparation for the Spengler Cup. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Habs tweaked their warm-up jerseys for Tuesday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators to raise funds for the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is living the best NHL life.
#Habs rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi continues to enjoy every minute of being an NHL player. During media scrum with Brendan Gallagher this morning, KK borrowed tape recorder from @JFChaumontJDM of Journal de Montréal and joined the scrum, taping his teammates words. #HabsIO
— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) December 4, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere
- Everything you need to know about the new Seattle expansion team. [Sportsnet]
- What are the best names registered by the Seattle expansion franchise group? [Sportsnet]
- How will William Nylander’s contract affect himself, his team, his teammates, and his colleagues around the league? [ESPN]
- Hockey Talk Cliches - Volume 1. [Sportsnet (Youtube Video)]
- The Dallas Stars should not be interested in Karl Alzner or David Schlemko. [Defending Big D]
- A single league is the ultimate end-goal for both professional women’s hockey leagues currently in operation in North America. The question is, how do we get there? [The Athletic]
- Brian McGrattan shares the mental and physical struggles he endured to live his NHL dream. [Twitter]
- Thomas Chabot is proving to be perhaps the best Quebecois defenceman in the NHL in a quarter century. [Radio-Canada]