Saturday Habs Headlines: Getting to know Alexandre Alain

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Get to know the Habs’ driven prospect Alexandre Alain. [Canadiens]
• What does the Jeff Skinner trade tell us about possible Pacioretty moves? [Athlétique]
• Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored a pretty goal in Ässät's 2-1 pre-season loss. [Twitter]

• Geoff Molson answers another batch of fan questions. [Canadiens]
• Music enthusiast Max Domi curates his own dream summer festival playlist. [Canadiens]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Our sister SBN site Raw Charge talks bad summers, and how the Sens (and the Lightning) are likely to fare going forward. [Raw Charge]
• Canes Country breaks down the loss of Jeff Skinner. [Canes Country]
• Skinner himself is focused on this coming season. [Yahoo]
• This off-season has been a good one for the Sabres. [NBC Sports]
• Codi Ceci and Mark Stone back with the Sens. For now. [TSN]
• Patrice Bergeron talks about his summer and his recovery. [TVA]
• Calgary buys out Troy Brouwer. [NHL]
• Breaking down the remaining un-signed restricted free agents. [Sportsnet]
• For Artemi Panarin, returning to Chicago isn't out of the question. [Sportsnet]
• Talking Tuukka. [NBC Sports]