Sunday Habs Headlines: Michel Therrien discusses officiating

Habs News and Headlines

• Michel Therrien didn’t hold back when he was asked about the referees/

Therrien said in French and English, that players, coaches and refs have off nights, and tonight was one for refs...

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) January 15, 2017

• He also went to bat for Andrew Shaw/

Michel Therrien had Andrew Shaw's back tonight. Said he didn't feel he crossed the line, didn't deserve major for that hit.

— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) January 15, 2017

• There’s been no setbacks in Andrei Markov’s injury recovery, but there hasn’t been much progress either. [Lavoie 1-2]
• Max Pacioretty was pumped about the crowd support during the comeback win versus the Rangers. [TVA]
• Mitch Melnick gives us his take on the first half of the season. [MM]
• Brendan Gallagher hopes to miss less time than he did last year with a hand injury, although not by much:/

#Habs Gallagher says he's targeting a return 39 days from the date of this latest injury -- 1 day sooner than his 40-day absence in 2015-16.

— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) January 14, 2017

• Gallagher is happy the Shea Weber shot that broke his hand was “only 98 MPH” [Gazette]
• There could be European interest in Sven Andrighetto, although the odds are slim [SwissHabs]
• Alex Galchenyuk was excited to play in his first game since the knee injury. Coincidentally, most hockey fans were excited to watch him play. [Canadiens]
• Awwwww/

Max Pacioretty's two sons watch Daddy at #Habs morning skate in Brossard. #HabsIO Mom gave OK for photo #toocute pic.twitter.com/6XpibRyNjR

— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) January 14, 2017

• Yann Danis earned his 200th AHL win during his 400th AHL game. [AHL]/

Around the League and Elsewhere

• A contemplative video trip through a few of John Tavares’ 501 NHL points [LHH]
• The new path to the NHL is crunching numbers, not opponents. [NYT]
• Despite some criticism over the pick, Mike Smith deserves to represent the Coyotes at the All-Star Game. [FFH]
• A look into who the drivers, and drags, are to the team when it comes to generating shots [CnB]
• The Canucks aren’t completely down and out...yet [NM]
• The Cody McLeod trade is a win for the Avalanche. [MHH]
• The Devan Dubnyk trade swung the balance of power in the Western Conference [HW]/