Wednesday Habs Headlines: Brendan Gallagher prepares for game 500

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• His teammates and head coach salute Brendan Gallagher, as the heart and soul of the Habs prepares to play his 500th game. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Deconstructing Joel Armia’s shot. [The Athletic]
• A look at what North American Canadiens prospects did this past week. [Montreal Canadiens]
• EOTP-alumni Laura and our very own Scott discuss Cole Caufield in Tuesday’s edition of the Locked on Canadiens podcast [Spotify]
• The Canadiens can really send a message to the rest of the league with a strong west coast road trip, says Jose Theodore. [Journal de Montreal]
• The Habs are impressed with the discipline and dedication with which Max Domi handles his type 1 diabetes. [Montreal Gazette]
• The unknown qualities of Nick Suzuki. [TVA Sports]
• How the Habs dressed up for Halloween. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Cole Caufield is a big part of the Wisconsin Badgers’ fast start. [SB Nation College Hockey]
• Inside the making of Cayden Primeau’s Laval Rocket mask.

• Help the Rocket raise money to fight cancer.

Around the league and elsewhere

• Julian and Tristan discuss the “Donald Brashear working at Tim Horton’s story” in this edition of The Scrum podcast. [Soundcloud]
• What if the NHL adopted MLB-style serieses in order to cut down on travel? [The Athletic]
• John Carlson is on his way to a Norris-level campaign. [TSN]
• The San Jose Sharks’ decision to stick with Martin Jones isn’t paying off. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Gabriel Landeskog will be out indefinitely with a lower body injury. [TSN]
• Roman Josi has signed an eight-year extension with the Nashville Predators. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Alex Ovechkin had some advice for the Toronto Maple Leafs. [Sportsnet]