Tuesday Habs Headlines: Embracing the Role

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• The Canadiens are comfortable in their status as underdogs against Las Vegas. [CBC]
• Carey Price is among the candidates for this year’s Conn Smythe. [The Hockey News]
• Price may be holding down the fort, but the young guns are leading the charge. [Canadiens]
• Among the four remaining teams, who is each team’s underrated player? [Yahoo Sports]
• A few years in, the Pacioretty trade is still an all-around winner. [NBC Sports | The Athletic]
• The Trois-Rivières Lions will name their first head coach today. [TVA]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Lou Lamoriello made some expensive additions at the deadline, but it seems to be paying out. [Yahoo Sports]
• The OHL is one of the leagues which can expect to be back in action in some form or another at the end of the summer in Ontario. [CBC]
• The Islanders took everything they learned from last season’s heartbreak and are channeling it now. [NHL]
• The New York Rangers hire Gerard Gallant. [Yahoo Sports | Sportsnet | NHL | CBC]
• Nazem Kadri attacked on social media for his race and religion following support for the victims of the Muslim family killed in London, Ontario. [Yahoo Sports]
• The HEROS program is working to change hockey culture a few kids at a time. [Sportsnet]
• The Calgary Flames hire Kirk Muller as their next attempt at improvement. [TSN]
• Pekka Rine wins the King Clancy. [Sportsnet | NBC Sports]
• Winnipeg’s lack of defensive depth bit them hard in the playoffs, so will they be addressing it during the off season? [Sportsnet]
• Speaking of the Jets, would shopping Kyle Connor be worth it if the return was one of those defensemen they need? [The Hockey News]
• Dougie Hamilton has been given permission to speak to other teams ahead of free agency. [Sportsnet]
• Breaking down which teams would be the best fit for Hamilton. [NBC Sports | The Hockey News]
• The Bruins liked what they saw from Taylor Hall, and want to see what he would do with them over a whole year. [NHL]
• The hockey program in Belarus is beginning to bear fruit. [The Hockey News]