Sunday Habs Headlines: Scotty Bowman — Be patient with the young centres

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Scotty Bowman likes what he sees from the Canadiens young centres, and preaches patience as they adjust to being leaned on in the NHL. [Montreal Gazette]
• Why the Leafs weren’t looking forward to playing Josh Anderson last night. [TSN]
• Jesse Ylönen had one of the most impressive debuts among the Laval Rocket players. [RDS]
• He’s not listed, so we’ll just give the title of “best player from New Brunswick” to Jake Allen in the NHL’s top player by province list. [NHL.com]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Looking at the reasons for the Canucks’ slow start. [Sportsnet]
• It’s possible that’s because they lost three of their best players in free agency, but that’s just one theory. [The Hockey Writers]
• The owner has given his GM and coach the ominous vote of confidence. [NHL.com]
• Cedric Paquette and Alex Galchenyuk were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in a move that brought Ryan Dzingel back to the Ottawa Senators. [Canes Country | Silver Seven]
• 2020 Canadian World Juniors hero Akil Thomas has been busy in the months since his championship goal. [Sportsnet]