Friday Habs Headlines: Shea Weber is still a Man Mountain on the blue line

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Shea Weber is proving that he’s still a Man Mountain. [Montreal Gazette]
• What does the arrival of the new Seattle franchise mean for the Canadiens? [La Presse]
• For Mikey Reilly, every game is an audition. [La Presse]
• Trade rumours be damned, Andrew Shaw is playing without fear. [La Presse]
• “Montreal spoke with me for a long time, much longer than the other clubs,” says Alexander Romanov. [Sport.ru (Russian)]
• The real question is: Is he wearing a turtleneck?

• Jesperi Kotkaniemi would like to wish everyone a happy Finnish Independence Day.

Around the league and elsewhere

• More players might follow in William Nylander’s footsteps, says Jake Guentzel. [TSN]
• The Ottawa Senators need to open up the vault for Mark Stone, who is arguably the only possession-driving player on the entire squad. [TSN]
• No one is going to offer sheet Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, so let’s stop bringing it up. [Pension Plan Puppets]
• The growing importance of numbers is expanding the criteria for who can become an NHL GM. [The Athletic]
• What’s behind the Anaheim Ducks recent winning streak? [ProHockeyTalk]
• Calgary Inferno head coach Shannon Miller has stepped down. [Calgary Inferno]
• The education of Pierre-Luc Dubois of the Columbus Blue Jackets. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Are the Buffalo Sabres for real or is their hot streak a mirage? [Sportsnet]
• The CWHL has partnered with Sportsnet to bring you the first ever CWHL Weekend, featuring Toronto vs. Montreal and Calgary vs. Markham. [CWHL]
• Projecting the top 50 players in the NHL in 2021-22. [The Athletic]
• What might the NHL look like in 2067? [The Athletic]
• CapFriendly is now available in French!