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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Shea Weber and Ben Chiarot will be tasked with the unenviable task of stopping Alex Ovechkin on Friday. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Roberto Luongo’s retirement and the cap recapture penalties surrounding it are causing people to wonder what will happen if the Canadiens captain, holder of a 14-year, $110 million contract, retires early? [The Athletic]
- The Canadiens’ wives and girlfriends are bonding through some on-ice competition of their own. [Sportsnet]
- With ten points in 16 AHL games, Charles Hudon is not afraid to hope for a return to the NHL. [Journal de Montreal]
- Between Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nick Suzuki, and Ryan Poehling, the Canadiens’ future at the centre position is arriving faster than anyone expected. [The Athletic]
- Poehling’s recent stint with the Habs served as a reminder of what it takes to make the NHL. [The Athletic]
- What was it like to be checked by Guy Carbonneau? [The Athletic]
- Jacob Olofsson has his second goal of the season.
#Habs prospect Jacob Olofsson with his second goal of the season (first in SHL) when he collects another bad pass and scores on the power play #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/U1qOizyqcz
— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) November 14, 2019
- Artturi Lehkonen is excited for the new head coach of the Montreal Impact.
Gooners are taking over Montreal @BGALLY17 @TomasTatar90 @TomasPleky14 https://t.co/0lyk4EkCru
— Artturi Lehkonen (@arsilehkonen) November 14, 2019
Around the league and elsewhere
- Sidney Crosby will be out at least six weeks after a core muscle injury. [Sportsnet]
- The Washington Capitals are being creative in letting players choose individual goal songs. [Washington Post]
- Brent Burns, Ilya Kovalchuk, Pekka Rinne, Ryan Suter, Justin Williams, Claude Giroux. Hall of Fame worthy or not? [The Athletic]
- T.J. Brodie collapsed at Calgary Flames practice on Thursday. [Matchsticks and Gasoline]
- The battle to put women’s hockey back in the spotlight. [The Athletic]
- Meet Emilie Castonguay, one of the few female agents in hockey, but also the agent of Alexis Lafreniere. [USA Today]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs are not a finished product by any means, says Kyle Dubas. [TSN]
- Just what has gone wrong with the Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, and Tampa Bay Lightning? [TSN]