Tuesday Habs Headlines: Bergevin confirms contract talks with Reway and Lehkonen

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• No one on the St. John’s IceCaps scored more goals than Canadiens’ prospect Charles Hudon this past season [St. John’s IceCaps]
• Speaking of prospects, Marc Bergevin has confirmed he’s in contract talks with both Martin Reway and Artturi Lehkonen. [HabsLinks]
• On Monday, Canadiens’ GM Marc Bergevin gave back to the community in which he was born by teaming up with Share the Warmth, and being an ambassador. “Everything I have today is because of where I’m from and the game of hockey, so it’s good to give back to the neighbourhood.” [canadiens.com]
• Who should the Habs draft? And should they even consider trading P.K. Subban? [TSN 690]
• Bergevin may surprise us at the entry draft. Then again, he may not. [TVA Sports]
• Did the Canadiens learn anything after being eliminated by the Lightning in 2015? [RDS]
• Five players of interest for the Canadiens this summer [TVA Sports]

Around the League and elsewhere

• On Monday, Capitals‘ coach Barry Trotz ‘hinted’ that the NHL was playing favourites when determining the suspension to Brooks Orpik after his hit on Penguins‘ Olli Maatta [Puck Daddy]
• … which is probably going to make things interesting after Kris Letang’s hit on Marcus Johansson last night [Sportsnet]
• Oh yeah – the Penguins won last night in the only playoff game on the schedule. The Penguins now lead the series 2-1 [NHL.com]
• Connor McDavid, Shayne Gostisbehere and Artemi Panarin were named finalists for the Calder Trophy, the award for NHL rookie of the year [CBC.ca]
• Have you heard of Auston Mattews? I hear tell that a team called ‘the Maple Leafs‘ might be picking him [TSN.ca]