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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Claude Julien isn’t impressed with the team’s porous penalty kill. [Radio-Canada]
- Despite the disappointing lose to San Jose, the Canadiens’ coach opted to take a different route when it came to dealing with his players. [NHL]
- Jonathan Drouin has learned to embrace the pressures that come with playing for the Canadiens. [CBC]
- There will always be something special about watching the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens on Hockey Night in Canada. [Montreal Gazette]
- Legendary Canadiens coach Scotty Bowman sat down fellow Habs alumni Ken Dryden, to reflect on his memorable career. [CBC]
- Max Domi has started a new charitable initiative to give back to those living with Type 1 diabetes. [Global Newswire]
- Danny Gallivan’s childhood home was partially destroyed by fire, and there is a call to make it a heritage site before it’s too late. [Amherst News]
- Keep an eye out on this:
#TheTsar is in the RussianU20 team for the 4-Nations in Finland. Wouldn't surprise me if Alexander Romanov gets a leadership role on the team. #Habs #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/RLo0riUeCW
— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) October 25, 2019
- A blast from the past:
Current #Habs and Alumni having a mixer tonight. LOTS of names from the past: Gainey, Cournoyer, Richer, Damphousse, Carbonneau, Lambert, Nilan, MA Bergeron, Brisebois, Houle. (Photos: Habs Instagram) pic.twitter.com/Pjibnv0AnK
— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) October 26, 2019
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Tampa Bay Lightning seem have learned from their past playoff mishaps. [ESPN]
- Advanced stats don’t to be so complicated to understand. Here's a breakdown of what those stats really mean. [The Seattle Times]
- The New York Rangers will have to do without the services of Vitali Kravtsov. [Blueshirt Banter]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins made a trade, sending defenseman Erik Gudbranson to the Anaheim Ducks. [Pensburgh]
- All is not well in Chicago, as forward Brendan Perlini has requested a trade from the Blackhawks. [NHL]
- Ouch:
#NHL commissioner Gary Bettman asked about playoff format at #HeritageClassic event: "We think the format we have works extremely well ... unless you're a Leafs fan."
— Donna Spencer (@DLSpencer10) October 25, 2019