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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]