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Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Shea Weber is not expected to play next season, says Marc Bergevin. [TSN | Montreal Canadiens]
- Weber’s loss will be a huge gap to fill. [Montreal Gazette]
- With the expansion draft done, Carey Price has a chance to close his career as it started: in Montreal. [The Athletic]
- Is Price’s continued presence in the CH for the better or for the worse? [RDS]
- It will be a busy offseason for the Canadiens general manager. [Sportsnet | La Presse]
- Trevor Timmins is eagerly anticipating the Draft. [Montreal Canadiens]
Around the league and elsewhere:
- General manager Stan Bowman spoke for the first time concerning the sexual assault allegations, investigations, and lawsuits surrounding his Chicago Blackhawks team. [Chicago Sun Times | Sportsnet]
- Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff, assistant GM of the Blackhawks at the time, issued a statement. [Sportsnet]
Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has released a statement concerning the abuse allegations re. Brad Aldrich. pic.twitter.com/Oe1mVKjCuT
— Murat Ates (@WPGMurat) July 22, 2021
- An amended version of one of the lawsuits contains startling new accusations. [The Athletic | Full Text]
BREAKING: A new, amended version of the John Doe 1 lawsuit against the Blackhawks provides significant new details about Bradley Aldrich's alleged 2010 assault of the Hawks player.
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) July 22, 2021
Aldrich allegedly threatened the player with a baseball bat before forcing nonconsensual sex: pic.twitter.com/uC9G5odpgb
- A side-by-side comparison of the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken. [The Athletic]
- Could the Kraken have done better? [Sportsnet]
- Are the newest addition to the NHL a playoff team right out of the gate? [Sportsnet]
- Members of the Golden Knights talk about what it’s like to start from scratch. [ESPN]
- The Kraken can’t take the same path as the Golden Knights, however. [The Hockey News]
- Analyzing the 2021-22 NHL regular season schedule. [ESPN]
- At an impasse with Joe Sakic and unable to reach a deal with Ron Francis, what does the future hold for Gabriel Landeskog? [Mile High Hockey]