Sunday Habs Headlines: Canadiens vying for services of KHL’s Konstantin Okulov

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Canadiens and Leafs are among the top teams trying to land Konstantin Okulov next summer. [Sportsnet]
• Claude Julien was very happy with the play of Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nick Suzuki in yesterday’s game. [TVA Sports | Google Translate]
• Jonathan Drouin is looking like a different player this season. [Last Word on Sports]
• Mattias Norlinder is on quite a roll:

• Jean Béliveau was passed by Alex Ovechkin on the NHL’s all-time points list. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]
• A former enforcer for the Montreal Junior Canadiens, Allan Globesnky believes he is suffering from CTE, and has decided he will donate his brain to science. [Montreal Gazette]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Kirby Dach is back up with the Chicago Blackhawks. Where will the 2019 third-overal pick fit? [Second City Hockey]
• Bianca Andreescu was honoured for her incredible tennis season so far before the Leafs-Bruins game last night. [NHL.com]
• Billie Jean King recently announced a partnership with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association, and then decided to try out the sport for herself:

• Willie O’Ree is the subject of a new documentary film, and Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis is a big fan. [NHL.com]