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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- If you missed the news last night, Karl Alzner has opted out of the qualification round. [EOTP]
- No team will be permitted to reveal injury information during the playoffs as part of the effort to keep identities of positive coronavirus cases private:
Update on injury reporting for 2020 Return to Play. pic.twitter.com/d1lmNMMTbH
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) July 11, 2020
- With Phase 2 coming to a close, these were the best moments from the Habs’ practices:
Around the league and elsewhere
- Just before representatives of the hub cities, Toronto and Edmonton, were about to hold a press conference, the availability was cancelled. It seems there are a few details still to be ironed out with the Government of Canada. [TSN]
- Pittsburgh Penguins depth defender Zach Trotman has also opted out of Phases 3 and 4. [PensBurgh]
- The list of players deciding not to participate is growing with the deadline to do so approaching on Monday. [TSN]
- Steven Stamkos’s recent history of injuries has bitten him once more in prepping for the playoffs. [TSN]
- The NHL and NHLPA shared a “common spirit,” and that’s why the CBA negotiations went so smoothly. [NHL.com]
- And, you know, probably this as well:
Depending on who you talk/whose numbers you use, there’s “talk” that starting next season without a CBA extension/transition rules could mean an NHL salary cap in $60M to $65M range with escrow rates north of 50 per cent. I don’t vouch for those #’s but forecasts would be dire.
— Bobby Margarita (@TSNBobMcKenzie) July 10, 2020