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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final will be played on Monday evening:
Stanley Cup Final should start Monday in Tampa or NYI. Possibility of a two day break between games 3 and 4 in MTL. @CanadiensMTL
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) June 25, 2021
- Business is booming in Montreal thanks to this Habs playoff run. [City News]
- Remembering the last time the Canadiens were in this position. [Montreal Gazette]
- Mike Bossy is impressed by what he’s seeing from Cole Caufield. [TVA Sports]
- Caufield and Nick Suzuki are bringing a swagger to this post-season. [NBC Sports]
- The defence, meanwhile, is composed of “four Chris Prongers.” [TVA Sports]
- What is Carey Price doing to all these star forwards he’s facing? [Sportsnet]
- Celine Dion didn’t really want to be associated with the losing team in the Stanley Cup Semifinals:
Bonne Saint-Jean-Baptiste à toutes les Québecoises et à tous les Québécois. Je vous embrasse et vous souhaite une bonne fête nationale !
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) June 24, 2021
En passant, je n’ai rien à voir avec cette photo…. Et vous savez de quelle photo je parle ! - Céline xx...
Around the league and elsewhere
- Dave Hakstol will be the first head coach in Seattle Kraken history. [The Seattle Times]
- Jim Benning is looking to add size to Vancouver’s blue line, but will he leave room for skill? [Vancouver Is Awesome]
- Mark Messier is following the lead of Wayne Gretzky and getting into TV analysis. [NHL.com]