Friday Habs Headlines: “A threat every time he’s on the ice” — Tony Granato has high praise for Caufield

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Wisconsin Badgers head coach Tony Granato has high praise for Cole Caufield, who will most likely suit up for the squad next season. [Montreal Gazette]
• The Canadiens may have missed out on Sebastian Aho, but Craig Button thinks that the future still looks bright. [TSN (Video)]
• Jesse Ylönen is looking forward to a solid Liiga campaign in order to continue on his path to Montreal. [Pelicans Lahti (Finnish)]
• Marc Dumont takes an empirical look at Nick Suzuki’s closest comparables coming out of Junior and their NHL trajectories. [The Athletic]
• Jordan Harris saw his hard work rewarded with a call-up to the World Junior Summer Showcase. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Mike McCarron is smiling again thanks to Joel Bouchard. [Journal de Montreal]
• Andrew Zadarnowski says Kevin Shattenkirk is not worth the risk for the Canadiens. [TSN 690]

Around the league and elsewhere

• How much damage did Paul Fenton do to the Minnesota Wild? [The Athletic]
• The use of LTIR is a lingering issue in future CBA negotiations. [TSN]
• Is four coaches behind an NHL bench too much? [The Athletic]
• How much can the Edmonton Oilers play Connor McDavid and get away with it? [TSN]
• Recently retired Matt Cullen has joined the Pittsburgh Penguins front office. [ProHockeyTalk]
• A bargain hunter’s guide to the players still on the UFA market. [The Athletic]
• The Anaheim Ducks are likely to ask too much of an aging Ryan Getzlaf again in 2019-20. [ProHockeyTalk]
• A brawl between teams from Shenzhen and Hong Kong at the China National Youth Games is making the rounds around the internet. [Yahoo! Sports]

World Junior Summer Showcase

Sweden vs. Canada

Start time: 1:00 PM EDT / 10:00 AM PDT
In Canada: TSN 1, RDS
In the US: NHL Network
Streaming: TSN Direct, RDS Direct

Finland vs. USA

Start time: 4:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM PDT
In Canada: TSN 3 5
In the US: NHL Network
Streaming: TSN Direct