Monday Habs Headlines: An explanation of the Canadiens declining play, and it’s not just Carey Price

As everyone expected, the Canadiens have told other NHL teams that young star, Alex Galchenyuk, is not available for trade. [SN]
An explanation of the declining numbers of the Montreal Canadiens this season, and, no, it’s not just because Carey Price is out. [L’Actualite]
Max Pacioretty was “the most nervous guy in Ontario” on Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs in his shootout attempt. The Canadiens won a huge game. [JDM]
It looks like the talk from Michel Therrien and Marc Bergevin has worked for now, and Coach Therrien was very pleased to see the players rewarded with a win Saturday night in Toronto. [TSN690]
Torrey Mitchell and Tom Gilbert battle it out in a brand new trivia duel:
Here’s a sneak peek at Les Canadiennes goaltender Charline Labonté‘s new mask. [SM]
St. John’s IceCaps players talk about their favourite hockey memories:
ICYMI: Here is your weekly dose of Canadiens comics. [EOTP]

Former NHLer, Damien Brunner, scored an absolutely nasty goal on Saturday night in the Swiss league. [HW]
Milan Lucic sucker-punched Kevin Connauton and then screamed at Louis Domingue on Saturday night. He was suspended one game for the sucker punch. [SN]
Are we overlooking the best of our future athletes? [Montreal Gazette]
Since the Islanders game was postponed on Saturday, goaltender Thomas Greiss took his big truck to the roads and helped out random people who were stuck. Great gesture. [NYI]
Yesterday marked the anniversary of Mike Bossy becoming the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in the first 50 games of a season. [NHL]
Former Canadien, Jarred Tinordi, made his Arizona debut on Saturday night. He played 15:39, had two hits, and blocked four shots. Christian Thomas has since been recalled by the Coyotes. [LaPresse]
Lee Stempniak is having a very good season this year. He has more points than many of the players laregely considered to be the NHL’s stars. [BSB]
The first offer from the Tampa Bay Lightning has come out to Steven Stamkos, for $8.5M a season, according to Elliotte Friedman. [PHT]

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