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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jonathan Drouin is the recipient of the 2020-21 Jean Béliveau Trophy, recognizing his community involvement. [Canadiens.com]
- Sami Niku will be out indefinitely with a concussion sustained on Friday night in Ottawa. [TSN]
- If you missed the news yesterday, the Canadiens claimed goaltender Samuel Montembeault off waivers from the Florida Panthers. [EOTP]
- The play of the defence has to be the biggest concern for the Canadiens as the season approaches. [The Athletic]
- Kaiden Guhle tries to tune out all the talk around him — good or bad — and focus on playing his game. [LNH.com]
- Rafaël Harvey-Pinard knows he has what it takes to play in the NHL. [Journal de Montreal]
- Marc Bergevin has a strong case for a big contract extension of his own. [Sportsnet]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Nicklas Backstrom may not be ready to go for the start of the season. [NHL.com]
- 10 expectations for 2021-22. [Sportsnet]
- Robin Lehner blows the whistle on teams acting as their own pharmacies:
Is it common for work places to give out benzodiazepines to employees when they travel and ambien ? Should that not be done by doctors or psychiatrist? Asking for a friend this doesn’t happen in Vegas to be clear. But I know many other teams. I also been in on teams that do?
— Robin Lehner (@RobinLehner) October 3, 2021
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