Tuesday Habs Headlines: Glad Tidings

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• In a preview of the all-Canadian “North Division”, Montreal goes into the season with the distinction of being the most improved. [Sportsnet | Canadiens]
• Now that there’s a date and a plan, we can start speculating how things will actually look for the Habs. [The Athletic | The Athletic]
• Because of the new division alignments, some otherwise impossible — but highly entertaining — match ups are now possible in the Stanley Cup Final. [NBC Sports]
• For all us Habs fans who are also Steve Dangle fans, our time has come! [Youtube]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The NHL and the NHLPA have agreed to try a 56 game season. We’ll see how it goes. Ottawa and Toronto may especially face difficulties. [Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Sports | TSN, TSN | CBC, CBC]
• Now that there’s a real (if tentative) plan for the season, there is actually still plenty to talk about, including the possibility of an all-Canadian hub, logistics, and continued trade/free agent chatter. [Sportsnet] | ESPN | The Athletic]
• With the re-aligned divisions, some are tougher than others. [NBC Sports | NHL]
• Like so many others, the players awaiting the World Juniors haven’t played much this year. [Yahoo Sports]
• That being said, Team Canada and Team Russia are looking forward to their warm-up game. [TVA]
• What would happen if you drafted an entire team, coach, GM, players, and all, from scratch? [The Athletic]
• The reigning Stanley Cup champions are still going to need to get under the cap. So how are the going to do that? [NBC Sports]
• Turns out Gritty is still surprisingly popular in 2020, popular enough for a petition to allow him to be present at Flyers games to reach over 2,500 signatures. [NBC Sports]
• Bad news for Edmonton, Oscar Klefbom will be out for the season with a shoulder injury. [CBC]