Friday Habs Headlines: Alex Galchenyuk is producing well under Claude Julien
Here are your daily links, including Galchenyuk’s production, the risks and rewards of signing Alexander Radulov long term, and Paul Byron is the team’s Masterton Trophy nominee
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Marc Dumont joined Habs Breakfast and discussed Alex Galchenyuk’s production under Claude Julien. [TSN 690]
- Galchenyuk on the wing didn’t help Montreal’s face off percentage, finishing under 40 per cent./
Dans un rare match sans Galchenyuk au centre, le CH termine la rencontre à 35% au cercle des mises en jeu.
— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) March 24, 2017
- Signing Alexander Radulov long term is a risk worth taking for the Canadiens. [VICE Sports]
- Paul Byron is the Habs nominee for the Bill Masterton trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Habs aren’t scoring very much lately. It isn’t just your imagination.../
Since Feb 1st, #Habs have scored 2 goals or less (excluding shootouts) in 16/23 (69.5%) of their games.
— HabsLinks (@HabsLinks) March 24, 2017
- Galchenyuk passed Maurice Richard in goal scoring, but, to be fair he did take over 200 more games to do so./
Alex Galchenyuk 88 career goals= 1 more than Maurice Richard for 8th most by a #Habs player before turning 24 (1 off Claude Lemieux for 7th)
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) March 23, 2017
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Remembering the infamous brawl between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings 20 years later and ranking the insanity. [Sportsnet]
- Pensburgh continues their look at 10 years of Penguins playoff appearances with 2009-2010, a year that many Habs fans will remember fondly. [Pensburgh]
- The US Women’s National team continues to take a hard stance in their boycott of the World Championships and have rejected USA Hockey’s latest offer./
#BeBoldForChange pic.twitter.com/Gag7J3KZQK
— Hilary Knight (@Hilary_Knight) March 24, 2017
- The Flames had a meltdown in the defensive zone. Hilarity ensued. [SBN Hockey]
- NCAA goaltender Chris Nell signs with the New York Rangers. [SBN College Hockey]
- Chinese investors are looking to the NHL as the league looks to expand their reach. [Globe and Mail]/