Friday Habs Headlines: Joel Edmundson wants to be a leader

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Joel Edmundson thinks he can be a leader on his new team. [Montreal Gazette]
• What impact will Edmundson have in Montreal? [The Hockey News (Video)]
• Will the newest acquisition be suiting up next to Jeff Petry? [La Presse]
• Edmundson’s arrival is part of a new emphasis on toughness on the Habs blueline. [Radio-Canada]

Around the league and elsewhere

• With Eric Staal departed for Buffalo, is Matt Dumba next on the trading block? [31 Thoughts]
• The inside story on how Staal wound up a Sabre despite having a 10-team no-trade list. [The Athletic]
• The top 20 UFAs to-be for 2020, including a possible return to Montreal for Ilya Kovalchuk? [Sportsnet]
• 10 contracts that could be used in trades. [TSN]
• 22 players who could be switching teams. [The Athletic]
• The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Manny Malhotra as an assistant coach. [Sportsnet]
• “The baby in the bubble.” Justin Dowling of the Dallas Stars is the only player who currently has family watching games in-person in Edmonton. [The Athletic]
• The Frölunda Indians will be changing their logo. [Frölunda HC]

• The IIHF has cancelled all Mens U20 (aside from the top-flight) and all Womens U18 Championship competitions for 2020-21. [IIHF]

• The top-flight IIHF U20 World Championships will be held in the Edmonton bubble for 2021. [Sportsnet]
• “Are they streaming it?” In related news, scouting for 2021 might be the challenge of a lifetime. [The Athletic]