Wednesday Habs Headlines: A winning attitude to start off the season

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Canadiens are showing a winning attitude to start the season. [Montreal Gazette]
• Jesperi Kotkaniemi talks about how Joel Armia has become one of his mentors in Montreal. [Montreal Canadiens]
• How Ben Chiarot is planning to adjust to the Habs’ style of play. [Sportsnet]
• The Jeff Petry we’re see now is nothing like the Jeff Petry that first arrived in Montreal in 2015. [Journal de Montreal]
• Jonathan Drouin has the eye of the tiger, according to Jose Theodore. [Journal de Montreal]
• Marc Bergevin talks about luck, leadership, and why there are no guarantees in hockey. [The Athletic]
• Alex Belzile, Charles Hudon, and Jake Evans have moved to the front of the call-up line. [The Athletic]

Around the league and elsewhere

• The top 100 players to watch this year in the NCAA. You may recognize #1. [The Hockey News]
• Henrik Lundqvist recalls his first game in the NHL and rooming with Jaromir Jagr. [NHL.com]
• Fast hockey and big personalities are defining the start of the NHL season. [31 Thoughts]
• The worst sports franchise in North America is now in Ottawa. [The Ringer]
• A lack of physicality is becoming a problem for the Winnipeg Jets’ injury-riddled blueliner corps. [Sportsnet]
• Patrick Marleau is returning to the San Jose Sharks. [NHL.com]
• Tyson Jost is starting to come into his own, and hopefully for him, the points will follow. [Mile High Hockey]
• A slow start could be just what the Tampa Bay Lightning need. [The Hockey News]