Wednesday Habs Headlines: Alex Radulov heads the free agency crop

Montreal Canadiens news and notes:

• Signing Andreas Martinsen isn’t a huge deal, but clogging the development pipeline is. [TSN 690]
• Brian Flynn and the Habs have started contract talks. [La Presse]
• Three Capitals and one Alexander Radulov top this year’s free agency crop. [TSN]
• ICYMI: Nolan Patrick will be in Montreal, but won’t be meeting with the Canadiens. [La Presse]
• ICYMI: The Canadiens signed Stefan Leblanc to a minor-league contract. [EOTP]
• Francis Bouillon has apparently signed a multi-year contract with the Habs as a Development Coach in Laval. [Dans les Coulisses]
• Carey Price bounced back from an injury-riddled 2015-16 to earn another Vezina Trophy nomination. [Montreal Canadiens]
• 3rd round voting for the Habs play of the year has started! [Montreal Canadiens]/

Around the league and elsewhere:

• Antti Makinen was very excited during Pekka Rinne’s diving save in Game 4. [Brady Trettenero]/

The Finnish broadcast call of Pekka Rinne's diving save in Game 4 is awesome pic.twitter.com/VqN8ZMdNkD

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) June 6, 2017

• Makinen has not escaped the attention of the Nashville Predators. Rinne, Juuse Saros, and Miikka Salomaki refused to translate. [NHL.com]
• Sidney Crosby was arguably the best Penguin in Game 4, but he still has another gear. [TSN 690]
• From Mark Streit to Nico Hischier, Swiss hockey has come a long way in the last decade. [NHL.com]
• Former Habs Andrei Kostitsyn and Kyle Chipchura will ply their craft with Kunlun Red Star of the KHL next season. [HC Red Star]
• For one Predators fan with terminal cancer, this year’s Cup run has extra special meaning. [Yahoo!]
• The Edmonton Oilers need to win the Stanley Cup next year, lest they be haunted by one very devoted fan. [Yahoo!]
• The colourful story of the short-lived California Golden Seals. [Sportsnet]/