Tuesday Habs Headlines: Doing the Work

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Jake Evans’ new contract is a good reminder that hard work sometimes pays off. [Montreal Gazette]
• Cole Caufield returns to practice. [TSN]
• Habs sign Arber Xhekaj. [TSN | The Record | Canadiens]
• Brandon Baddock, Jean-Sébastien Dea, Michael McNiven, and Laurent Dauphin cleared waivers. [Canadiens]
• It is now less sure that Carey Price will be back for game one of the season. [TSN | Sportsnet]
• Montreal adds goalie Samuel Montemeault just in case. [Montreal Gazette]
• A few NHL spots remain to be taken at training camp, and none of the prospects vying for them have yet to seize the spotlight. [The Athletic]
• Nick Suzuki, Thomas Chabot, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and other NHLers talk about how riveted they were by the Canadian women’s soccer team’s electrifying win at the Olympics. [Yahoo Sports]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Robin Lehner set the hockey world on fire with a twitter feed about painkillers and other NHL issues, including some about Alain Vigneault. He has since clarified some of his comments. [Sportsnet]
• Garry Betman talks about Lehner’s comments, and about the Jack Eichel situation. [Sportsnet]
• Tom Sestito, a former member of the Vancouver Canucks, backed up claims made by Lehner about the amount of painkillers he was given over the course of his career. [Yahoo Sports]
• Jeff Marek and Elliott Friedman’s 32 Thoughts podcast naturally talks about the Lehner situation among other things. [Sportsnet]
• Why the NHL needs more players like Robin Lehner. [Hockey News]
• Vigneault says he was disappointed by Lehner’s accusations, and believes he is tough, but that he cares about his players. [NBC Sports]
• Sens Colin White leaves game injured. [TSN | Sportsnet]
• Todd Richards, Nashville’s assistant coach is recovering from a heart attack. [TSN]
• Jack Campbell is ready to continue his development after a record-setting season. [TSN]
• Auston Matthews is working as quickly as possible towards a return. [TSN | NHL |
• Doug Armstrong, GM of Team Canada explains why he picked Alex Pietrangelo so early in the team building process. [Sportsnet]
• Josh Archibald didn’t get the COVID vaccine. Now he’s out indefinitely with a long term condition related to the virus. [Yahoo Sports]
• After being the target of a now widely publicized racist gesture, Jalen Smereck is planing to return to North America either in the AHL or ECHL. [NBC Sports]