Wednesday Habs Headlines: Claude Julien calls for more “will and determination”

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Claude Julien is looking for more from his team in game 3. [Montreal Gazette]
• The coach hints at lineup tweaks to remedy the faults of the first two matches. [Sportsnet]
• The third line of Artturi Lehkonen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Paul Byron has been a bright light for the Canadiens so far. [Montreal Canadiens]
• The Habs are desperate for more offence... but from where? [Radio-Canada]
• Would a Max Domi-Nick Suzuki-Jonathan Drouin line be the answer? [La Presse]
• Drouin’s struggles have been evident thus far. [Montreal Gazette]
• Stubbornness, veteran savvy? Whatever it was, it worked for the Penguins in game 2. [The Athletic]
• The Pens believe in their recipe for success. [La Presse]
• The PensBurgh perspective: Carey Price is the only thing keeping this series close. [PensBurgh]
• The stats back up that angle, as Price is turning back the clock. [TSN]
• The AHL All-Star game, originally to be hosted by Laval in 2021, has been pushed to 2022.

Around the league and elsewhere

• What matters more in playoff hockey, offence or defence? [The Athletic]
• New routines, early starts, and late nights. How the coaches are adjusting to the bubble. [The Athletic]
• A look back at the first NHL diversity task force, formed when Gary Bettman first became commissioner. [ESPN]
• Ivan Barbashev of the St. Louis Blues is leaving the bubble for the birth of his first child. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Hockey Canada will mandate a minimum of two women on its board of governors. [CBC]
• Akim Aliu announces the formation of the Time to Dream Foundation.