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Friday Habs Headlines: No love lost as Game 6 looms

In today’s links, animosity is quickly ramping up between the Canadiens and Flyers, continued fallout from Niskanen’s “hockey play,” and where might Matt Murray wind up next year?

By Nathan Ni

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • There’s not a lot of love between the two clubs, something isn’t likely to change after game 5. [La Presse | Google Translate]
  • The tension is mounting as we head to game 6. [Radio-Canada]
  • The Flyers described newly suspended Matt Niskanen’s actions as “a hockey play.” [Montreal Gazette]
  • Niskanen’s suspension should have taken Brendan Gallagher’s injury more into consideration. [The Hockey News]
  • Flyers fans want Uncle Nate Thompson out of the lineup. [Broad Street Hockey]
  • Presenting the cast of “Habs-Flyers”, a theatrical production in 6 or 7 acts. [The Athletic]
  • ICYMI: Jacob Olofsson suffered a concussion in training with Skellefteå AIK.

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Creating offence in today’s NHL is more about creating chaos and seeing what happens rather than actively breaking down defences. [Sportsnet]
  • How research into new skate blade technology may save goalies milliseconds in reaction time. [The Athletic]
  • Is Nathan MacKinnon the best player in the world? [ESPN]
  • Is Jaroslav Halak on the way to replicating 2010? [La Presse]
  • As the first round heads toward its conclusion, four teams are starting to separate themselves from the pack. [TSN]
  • Weighing possible destinations for Matt Murray next season. [PensBurgh]
  • A Simon Fraser University study shows that head impacts occur much more frequently during hockey games than people might realize. [SFU | Journal of Biomechanics]

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