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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Five-time Stanley Cup winner Bob Gainey stopped by Wednesday’s team meeting to give the Canadiens advice as they head into the semifinals. [CBC News]
- Residents of Toronto we none too pleased to see the CN Tower lit up in their biggest rivals colors. [Blog TO]
- Jake Evans and Jeff Petry could return to play in the Stanley Cup Semifinal series. [RDS]
- This will be the first time in Shea Weber’s career that he’s reached Round 3 of the playoffs. [The Hockey Writers]
- Brendan Gallagher, Erik Gustafsson, and Dominique Ducharme met with the media on Wednesday. [NHL Canadiens]
- Habs as wrestlers.
Which Hab would make the best wrestler?
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 9, 2021
For WWE superstar @SamiZayn, the choice is obvious.#GoHabsGo | @RONAinc | @scotiahockey | @FordCanada pic.twitter.com/CJk3IYgoq5
Around the League and Elsewhere
- If the Colorado Avalanche relies on “talent” to win, it’s going to be see ya later playoffs for them. [Colorado Hockey Now]
- P.K Subban will be working as an NHL analyst for ESPN throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs and debuted on SportsCenter on Wednesday. [NHL]
- Mark Scheifele made it clear that he still does not agree with the suspension he received for charging Evans and how the Department of Player Safety shut him down. [TSN]
- Although a tear down may not be required, the Winnipeg Jets current roster isn’t deep enough to become a Stanley Cup champion. [Sportsnet]
- Mark Stone’s leadership has the Vegas Golden Knights on the verge of eliminating the Avalanche. [NHL]