Montreal Canadiens links:
- Since he’s been given a bigger role playing the second pairing with Jeff Petry, Nathan Beaulieu has excelled [Metro]
- ICYMI: The Habs will be without Carey Price for a minimum of six weeks. [EOTP]
- Here is what Marc Bergevin had to say on the Price situation. He also talked about Condon filling in for him. [SN]
- There’s no need for the Canadiens to panic. Even if they went .500 while Price is gone, they’d still be in good shape. [TSN]
- Do the Canadiens have confidence in Dustin Tokarski as the backup goalie? Eric Engels of Sportsnet says no. [SN]
- Zach Fucale has been recalled by the Canadiens, and Dustin Tokarski has been sent to St. John’s on the purpose of playing the IceCaps 3 upcoming games. [EOTP]
- Alex Galchenyuk was named the NHL’s 3rd star of the week. [Canadiens]
- Max Pacioretty may be the NHL’s more underrated star player. [Bleacher Report]
- The Canadiens penalty kill is proving to be one of the best 20+ games into the season:
- The Montreal Canadiens; a game of injuries and musical chairs. [Global Montreal]
- If you like WWE wrestler Sami Zayn, and you like the Canadiens, you’re going to like this video. [Canadiens]
- The NHL is planning a free fan festival to celebrate the Winter Classic. The festival will include live music, games, prizes, food and more. [NHL]
- Canadiens prospect, Charles Hudon, was named the player of the week in the AHL. He had six points in three games. [IceCaps]
- Through a third of the season, Les Canadiennes look invincible, and there’s no signs of slowing down. [Metro]
- This is not hockey related, but today, McLean’s Pub [1210 Peel Street, Montreal, QC] is collecting winter clothing for new Syrian people in Montreal. Drop by and donate if you can: [McLean’s]
- Saku Koivu, Jere Lehtinen and Ville Peltonen will have their numbers retired nationally for Team Finland on the opening day of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. [IIHF]
- Fan voting for the 2016 All-Star game begins today. Fans get to vote in four captains (one from each division), and the league picks the rest of the roster (10 from each division). [Eye On Hockey]
- Connor McDavid is learning from Tony Romo and Bobby Orr on his injury recovery. [ESPN]
- The Steven Stamkos contract saga is getting an eerie feeling. [TBT]
- Ryan Suter doesn’t seem to be very happy with his coach for putting him with a left-handed defence partner. [ProHockeyTalk]
- Blue Jackets forward, Brandon Dubinsky, will not be changing his style of play after receiving a suspension for his cross-check to Sidney Crosby’s neck. [The Hockey News]
- Here’s 24 tips to raising young hockey players. [ADM]
- Jonathan Bernier has been demoted to the Maple Leafs third goalie. [NP]
- 10 years ago yesterday, Joe Thornton was traded from the Boston Bruins to the San Jose Sharks:
- Rangers forward Derek Stepan will miss 4-6 weeks with broken ribs. [ProHockeyTalk]
- Awful special teams play is causing the Lightning struggles. [Eye On Hockey]
- Two female goaltenders make history in a Finnish men’s league. [The Hockey News]
- Former NHL players are petitioning court to unseal secret NHL emails. [TSN]
- Here is a good article on points in hockey. [OilersNation]
NHL LEADERS, PENALTY KILL: 1. @AnaheimDucks: 87.1% (74 of 85) 2. @CanadiensMTL: 86.2% (75 of 87) 3. @StLouisBlues: 85.2% (75 of 88)
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 30, 2015
Around the NHL and elsewhere:
10 years ago today, Joe Thornton was traded to the San Jose Sharks for Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart, and Wayne Primeau. pic.twitter.com/Hhn5H1wcab
— NHLnumbers (@NHLnumbers) November 30, 2015
