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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Good news, Habs fans, Noah Juulsen is healthy and has been cleared to play for next year! [Twitter]
Noah Juulsen confirme aux médias qu'il est en santé et qu'il sera prêt pour le début de la prochaine saison.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 15, 2019
Noah Juulsen tells reporters he’s healthy and has been cleared to play for next season.#GoHabsGo
- Considering the injuries, call-ups and trades, Joel Bouchard is pleased with his players. [RDS]
- Montreal goalie prospect Cayden Primeau is headed to the IIHF Worlds as Team USA’s third goalie. [Twitter]
Can also confirm, Cayden Primeau is the 3rd goalie going to the Worlds for USA, as first reported by @THNKenCampbell. https://t.co/7y5AcNHZz2
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) April 15, 2019
- Cale Fleury is on the rise. [The Athletic]
- Josh Brook had a terrific season, and Xavier Ouellet helped him out for the brief time he played in Laval. [TVA]
- [Journal de Montreal]
- Jacob Olofsson has signed a two year contract with Skelleftea. [Skellefteå AIK]
- The Scrum Podcast chats with Tomas Jirousek about the renaming of McGill’s men’s varsity teams and more in this week’s episode. [SoundCloud]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- If you had told hockey fans that the Tampa Bay Lightning would be on the brink of elimination, in a sweep no less, earlier in the season, they would have been shocked. Yet here we are. [TSN]
- Nazem Kadri has been suspended for the duration of the Leafs/Bruins playoff series. [Twitter]
- Joe Thornton has also been suspended, but just for one game. [Twitter]
- The Predators will be down both Wayne Simmonds and Brian Boyle with week-to-week injuries. [TSN]
- Alain Vigneault has been hired as the Flyers’ new head coach. [Broad Street Hockey]
- The Rangers have landed in a great lottery spot for the draft, and should probably keep their need for defensemen in mind. [Blueshirt Banter]
- The Gold Medal Game of the IIHF Women’s Worlds ended in a highly controversial manner. Finnish Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kasperi Kapanen weighs in. [TSN]
- Ducks prospect Isac Lundeström is thriving in the SHL. [Anaheim Calling]
Tuesday’s playoff schedule
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Columbus Blue Jackets
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet 360 (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the USA: CNBC
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
New York Islanders @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Start time: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT
In Canada: CBC (English), TVA Sports 2 (French)
In the USA: NBCSN
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
Winnipeg Jets @ St. Louis Blues
Start time: 9:30 PM EDT / 6:30 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the USA: CNBC
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
San Jose Sharks @ Vegas Golden Knights
Start time: 10:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet 360 (English), TVA Sports 2 (French)
In the USA: NBCSN
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live