Sunday Habs Headlines: Canadiens players who may not return in the fall

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Four Canadiens players who are unlikely to be back in October. [The Hockey Writers]
• “Being a leader is more of doing the right things and not saying the right things,” says Laval Rocket captain Xavier Ouellet. [Montreal Gazette]
• Josh Anderson and Team Canada are no longer undefeated at the Men’s World Championship after losing to Switzerland on Saturday. [IIHF.com]

Around the league and elsewhere

• The Calgary Flames have been caught playing a run-and-gun game that favours the Edmonton Oilers, and they aim to change that. [Global]
• The Detroit Red Wings are locked in a cycle of not being good enough to contend but not bad enough to draft a future superstar. [Winging It In Motown]
• On the other hand, even a player of Connor Bedard’s calibre can’t single-handedly rescue the Chicago Blackhawks. [Second City Hockey]
• Now that Rick Bowness stepped down, the Dallas Stars have their eyes on Marc Savard as the team’s next head coach. [Sportsnet]
• Bryan Rust signed a six-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [PensBurgh]
• Samuel Girard sustained a broken sternum on a hard hit in last night’s game. [NHL.com]