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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Six targets to shore up the blue line for the Canadiens. [Sportsnet]
- The Habs need to be better without the puck, says Claude Julien. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Canadiens place 22nd in a league ranking of microcores (best C, D, and G). [The Athletic]
- The Canadiens’ decision to call up Riley Barber is not a reflection on Ryan Poehling’s progress. [TVA]
- Barber’s mother was thrilled about her son’s debut in the bleu-blanc-et-rouge on Tuesday night. [Montreal Gazette]
- Pittsburgh-native Barber takes us on a tour of his hometown.
If you're in Steel City for tonight's game, this native Pittsburgher recommends trying the Pitts-burger.#GoHabsGo | @iTravel2000 pic.twitter.com/BlFCRDXei3
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 10, 2019
- A brush with the press box turned around Jake Evans’ season. [The Athletic]
- Eight Laval Rocket players will go head-to-head in a skills competition for the Sportium Cup. Round 2 features Evans vs. Matthew Peca. [YouTube]
- Episode 2 of “Au Coeur du Rocket”, offering an inside, behind-the-scenes look at the Canadiens’ AHL franchise. [Laval Rocket]
- The Habs skills competition will return this year. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Carey Price describes his trademark “kick-out” technique. [InGoal Magazine]
- Cole Caufield and Jordan Harris have made the preliminary roster for the 2020 USA World Juniors team. [USA Hockey]
Announcing the preliminary roster of the 2020 U.S. National Junior Team! #USAWJC | #WorldJuniors
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) December 9, 2019
Details → https://t.co/iSYrLEUaye pic.twitter.com/nnM5W2V58R
Around the league and elsewhere
- Alex Galchenyuk has the offensive gifts, he has the work ethic, but he’s running out of opportunities to prove that he has the hockey sense for the NHL. [Sportsnet]
- There are at least four teams that could take a shot on trading for the once-30-goal man. [Sportsnet]
- The Dallas Stars have terminated head coach Jim Montgomery’s employment, effective immediately, for “unprofessional conduct.” [TSN]
- The Stars’ players respond to Montgomery’s surprise dismissal. [The Athletic]
- Julian McKenzie and Tristan D’Amours sound off on hockey culture and potential impending changes on The Scrum Podcast. [SoundCloud]
- Will the league’s salary cap increase for next season? [TSN]
- There will be no World Cup of Hockey in 2021. [Sportsnet]
- The latest rumours surrounding the UFA class of 2020. [Sportsnet]
- Sheldon Keefe is trying to take a page from the “tiki taka” of FC Barcelona for the Toronto Maple Leafs. [The Athletic]
- How Sweden invented the famous (or infamous) RVH goaltending style. [InGoal Magazine]
- We’re down to the final four in the Champions Hockey League.
Four teams, two countries #ChampionsGoBeyond pic.twitter.com/IGt1mxpOzj
— Champions Hockey League (@championshockey) December 10, 2019
The wide world of sports
- The Russian Federation has been banned by WADA from the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [The Guardian]