Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- All signs point to Brendan Gallagher’s performance bouncing back next year. [NHL]
- EA Sports thinks highly of Gallagher too, and he noticed. [Twitter]/
Thank you @EASPORTSNHL for being generous this year!! #Overrated 😂 what do you guys think!?! #NHL18Ratings pic.twitter.com/Kikk9XFNZV
— Brendan Gallagher (@BGALLY17) August 25, 2017
- Daniel Carr is also a Gally fan. [Canadiens]
- Some rookies had solid years but flew under the radar in 2016-17. Artturi Lehkonen features in this list of sophomores to watch out for next season. [FRS]
- After it’s all said and done, Alex Galchenyuk is your top Habs prospect in our Top 25 Under 25 series. [EOTP]
- Zach Fucale is heading to camp with a renewed sense of confidence. [Canadiens]
- Puck Daddy’s alternative history series “what if…” comes to Montreal begging the question, what if the Habs had drafted Anze Kopitar instead of Carey Price? [Puck Daddy]
- Ahead of Will Butcher’s decision on Sunday, it’s being reaffirmed that the Habs are not contending for his services. [Patrick Caisse]
- Canadiens legend Yvan Cournoyer has some excellent custom work done on his ride. [Dave Stubbs]/
What’s not to love about this custom detail inside the driver’s door of the car of @CanadiensMTL @HockeyHallFame legend Yvan Cournoyer? pic.twitter.com/VsZGFPKktH
— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) August 25, 2017
- In the latest Morning Show quiz, the guys are asked who the Habs’ centres are. [TSN 690]
- Mitch Gallo believes the Canadiens need more than just Carey Price to contend. [TSN 1410]
- Friday marked a birthday for the last coach to win Montreal a Stanley Cup. [Dave Stubbs]/
Best wishes today and always to the lionhearted Jacques Demers, one of hockey’s truly great gentlemen, who turns 73 today pic.twitter.com/x1KBRVI5tA
— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) August 25, 2017
- If you’re into the ECHL or all things in the Habs family, then you’ll want to know there’s a new Brampton Beast podcast. [Beast]/
The 1st episode of the BRAND NEW Beast Podcast is now live with guests Brandon Marino and Cary Kaplan!
LISTEN: https://t.co/RuodlbK1GJ pic.twitter.com/EEzk1h90Ng— Brampton Beast (@BramptonBeast) August 25, 2017
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Former Habs blue-liner Alexei Emelin is the lowlight of his former club’s worst defensive game last season. [The Athletic]
- PK Subban is coming to Montreal next week. [Instagram]
- EOTP’s own Patrik Bexell got a scoop on Nashville’s signing of Victor Ejdsell. [OtF]
- The Team Canada girls enjoy Fridays, as we all should. [Shannon Szabados]/
Happy Friday from @pou29 and I!! pic.twitter.com/xXjKkhwRsn
— Shannon Szabados (@ShannonSzabados) August 25, 2017
- Jared Book was on hand to recap a USA-Canada series in preparation for the January Worlds. [The Ice Garden]/
