Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Michel Therrien drew the ire of Habs fans on social media Sunday when Dan Robertson tweeted Therrien’s displeasure with Nikita Scherbak’s compete level versus Toronto (Scherbak was cut from the team on Monday). Robertson subsequently clarified that he absolutely agrees with the head coach. [TSN 690]
- Today’s game in Quebec City will be a homecoming of sorts for another new (and super exciting) Hab, Alexander Radulov [Canadiens.com]
- The first in CBC’s instalments of NHL teams’ season previews is on none other than vos Canadiens. I believe their nightmare scenario is meant to be in jest. [CBC Sports]
- Brendan Gallagher continues his Monday segments with the boys on The Morning Show, talking leadership, pressure and how he and Paul Byron don’t see eye to eye. On the Blue Jays’ celebration. [TSN 690]
- The Habs are counting on Carey Price and added leader Shea Weber to get them to the playoffs this season. The two players involved in the trade that shook the earth on June 29 are vastly different yet had the same number of points last season. [AP]
- Speaking of those two guys, Therrien would not mind seeing them play the last pre-season game on Thursday against the Leafs
Michel Therrien says ideally Shea Weber and Carey Price would play Habs final preseason game Thursday vs Toronto.
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) October 3, 2016
- Former Canadien and now Buffalo Sabre Josh Gorges talked about being with Shea Weber when he heard the big news, and how no team who trades for Weber can lose. [La Presse]
- Habs fans seem unanimous on Artturi Lehknonen, in a very good way — looks like Therrien might agree. He will play with Radulov and Tomas Plekanec tonight. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the League and elsewhere
- 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup, and the Globe and Mail is going to reflect on it daily. DAILY. [Globe]
- Jakub Voracek beat the New York Rangers entirely by himself last night. [Sportsnet]
- After teammate Radko Gudas made what looked to be an ugly hit on Jimmy Vesey
Video- Radko Gudas Hit On Jimmy Vesey: 5 for boarding and a game. Gudas hit on Vesey pic.twitter.com/LPnoZq3uy7 —… https://t.co/IBvymVCAsC
— Kukla’s Korner (@kuklaskorner) October 3, 2016
- The Colorado Avalanche’s Matt Duchene played with a separated shoulder at the World Cup of Hockey, and will play through the injury this season [NHL.com]
- Tobias Rieder could possibly become a Coyote for years to come
After a strong showing in World Cup sounds now like Tobias Rieder is closing in on a multi year agreement with @ArizonaCoyotes. @NHL
— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) October 4, 2016
- And this just in:
Rieder AAV will be $2.225. $2M Year I and $2.45M Year II.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 4, 2016
- Kerry Bubolz joined Las Vegas’ NHL franchise as its president. If you are, as I was, unaware of Bubolz, he just spent 13 years with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of the National Basketball Association. [Sportsnet]
