Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Andrew Shaw’s impressive play could be due to how he spent his off-season recovering from a series of injuries and setbacks. [Sportsnet]
- If you missed the news last night, Josh Brook has made Team Canada for the 2019 World Juniors. [EOTP]
- “When you have that size and skating ability, with that type of hands and vision, along with his ability to make plays in traffic or even on the rush, I think that’s what makes him a special player.” Coach Brett Larson is quite happy with his forward, Ryan Poehling. [Canadiens.com]
- “I don’t think there’s a better place to win.” Jeff Petry credits the atmosphere in his first playoff appearance for deciding on Montreal as his home.
- Brett Kulak had a difficult night against the Hurricanes, and he knows playing well each and every game is what’s needed to stick in the NHL. [Sportsnet]
- Former Canadien Ales Hemsky still feels the effects of the concussion he suffered last year:/
Ales Hemsky is still very weary after his concussion. “What happened after was worse than all my previous injuries combined. Honestly, I’m a little scared of it. My body was not working for eight months, I had a lot of problems.” He will meet with HC Pardubice to see if he fits.
— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) December 14, 2018
- Dave Starman talks about scouting for Montreal and what he expects to see from Team USA at the WJC [The Athletic (Podcast)]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jack and Quinn Hughes will play together at the WJC, at it won’t be long until they make the jump to the NHL. [NHL.com]
- Alex Formenton will be unable to play for Canada after sustaining an injury in evaluation camp. [NHL.com]
- Mike Green will miss three to five weeks for the Detroit Red Wings. [Winging It In Motown]
- With a roster freeze looming on Wednesday, Colton Parayko is seen as the most likely to move. [TSN]
- Penguins defenceman Juuso Riikola took the time to personally greet an autistic fan during a signing session. [PensBurgh]/
