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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Marc Bergevin made a lot of big moves this offseason, but no move was more significant than his decision to sign Brendan Gallagher to a six-year contract extension. [The Hockey Writers]
- Mattias Norlinder is a rising star in Montreal’s prospect pool. [EOTP]
- In Andrew Zadarnowski’s return to the Weekend Game Plan, he discusses Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s and Jesse Ylönen’s play in Finland and the Habs’ defensive picture. [TSN 690]
- Predicting what the Canadiens’ 2021-22 opening-night lineup will look like. [The Hockey Writers]
- Serge Savard tells it like it is in his newly translated memoire “Serge Savard: Forever Canadien”. [The Star]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- As part of their plan to celebrate and honour Native American people and groups, the Chicago Blackhawks will be reading a Land Acknowledgement statement before every home game and other team events. [Sportsnet]
- Kyle Dubas doesn’t view trading Andreas Johnsson as a total salary-shedding decision, he also believes in the return, Joey Anderson. [Sportsnet]
- Hall of Fame coach Brian Kilrea is having a hard time figuring out how a ban on body-checking in the OHL is going to work. [Ottawa Sun]
- Twenty years ago, Val James became the first Black American to play in the NHL.
On November 1, 1981, Val James advanced the sport of hockey by becoming the first Black American to play in the @NHL. pic.twitter.com/NnXB8SwgIK
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) November 1, 2020