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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Philadelphia Flyers had six power plays to Montreal’s zero last night, and the coach was none too happy about that disparity:
Julien was frustrated just before the delay of game call because he didn’t think it was icing. Then he was not allowed to put the same players on the ice who were on when the icing was called.
— Dan Robertson (@DanRTSN) November 8, 2019
Julien - Most of the penalties tonight...we take responsibilities for that. But there’s a point where they (refs) have to take responsibility...after that, I don’t know if they felt embarrassed but they made sure we weren’t going to get any breaks (1/2)
— Dan Robertson (@DanRTSN) November 8, 2019
2/2 - ‘the stick to Drouin’s face, that everybody saw, he saw it. I know he saw it and decided not to call it....if we embarrassed them, maybe they embarrassed themselves by not letting us do what we’re supposed to do by putting the right guys on the ice.”
— Dan Robertson (@DanRTSN) November 8, 2019
- The Habs need to go all-in with their young guns. [Hockey Inside/Out]
- Three Canadiens are among the top 25 defenders of the league when it comes to hits. [Journal de Montreal]
- There’s no reason for Jesperi Kotkaniemi to be sent to the AHL, as some have suggested. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Hockey players are shifting from beer to wine as their adult beverage of choice. [The Athletic]
- Defencemen dominate the 2021 draft class. [TSN]
- Michel Therrien is finding a second wind with the Philadelphia Flyers. [Montreal Gazette]
- Lars Eller is having a stealthily amazing season. [Japers Rink]
- The Minnesota Wild have been one of the biggest disappointments this season. [Hockey Wilderness]
- Swedish stars pick their own All-Swede teams. [The Athletic]
- Alexander Steen will be out for four weeks with a sprained ankle. [ESPN]
- Pierre McGuire thinks that Steve Yzerman might trade Filip Zadina. [The Detroit News]
- Craig MacTavish talks about his whirlwind three months in the KHL. [TSN]
- A one-on-one interview with Sergei Fedorov. [The Caviar Diplomat]
- Inside the strange world of hockey slang. [The Athletic]
- Why was Robby Fabbri shipped out of St. Louis? [TSN]