Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Was Alex Galchenyuk Sr. the reason why the American forward didn’t work out in Montreal? [Montreal Gazette]
- This week, which has already seen a big trade, will end with a big draft for the Canadiens. [Tape to Tape Podcast]
- McKeen’s top scout Ryan Wagman says Jesperi Kotkaniemi is not a top-10 prospect. [TSN 690 (Audio)]
- The Journal de Montreal predicts the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [Journal de Montreal]
- Jacob de la Rose remembers the day he was drafted. [Montreal Canadiens]
- EOTP’s Patrik Bexell talks about the Habs’ plans at the draft. [Last Word on Hockey (Podcast)]
- Michael McCarron and Max Domi, junior teammates with the London Knights, are reunited. [Montreal Canadiens]
- The Canadiens are in position to have their best draft haul in years. [The Athletic]
- Former Canadiens defenceman Sheldon Souray is winning his battle with painkillers. [Montreal Gazette]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- How calculated risks can identify and acquire sleeper goal scorers and boost an offensively starved team, using the Buffalo Sabres as a case study. [The Athletic]
- Ranking the top 50 free agents this offseason. [ESPN (partial Insider)]
- The Los Angeles Kings intend on doing what it takes to sign Drew Doughty. [NHL.com]
- Phil Kessel may be on the market, although the Arizona Coyotes are apparently out of the running. [The Athletic]
- How Kyle Dubas used veterans to help develop prospects with the Toronto Marlies. [The Athletic]
- Artemi Panarin is hesitant to sign a long-term extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets at this moment. Could a trade be possible? [Elliotte Friedman]/
There is word today that Artemi Panarin has told CLB that he is not ready to consider an extension “at this time.” (UFA July 2019.) As a result, the Blue Jackets are testing the market for him.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 19, 2018
- More than half of the teams in the NHL (including the Habs) will march in Pride parades this year. [Outsports]
- The San Jose Sharks may have taken advantage of Pierre Dorion’s tendencies to improve their net asset haul in the Mike Hoffman trades. [Frank Seravalli]/
Pierre Dorion is a big believer in not trading players within his own division. Often says he rarely talks shop with other GMs in the division. Interesting play by #sjsharks.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 19, 2018
- The salary cap is projected to increase to around 79-80 million USD for next season. [Frank Seravalli]/
Still some deliberating but sounds like 2018-19 #NHL salary cap has been narrowed down to between $79-80 million. Initial projection is that player escrow withholding starts under 10% for first time since 2011-12.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 19, 2018
