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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