Wednesday Habs Headlines: Brendan Gallagher prepares for game 500

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• His teammates and head coach salute Brendan Gallagher, as the heart and soul of the Habs prepares to play his 500th game. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Deconstructing Joel Armia’s shot. [The Athletic]
• A look at what North American Canadiens prospects did this past week. [Montreal Canadiens]
• EOTP-alumni Laura and our very own Scott discuss Cole Caufield in Tuesday’s edition of the Locked on Canadiens podcast [Spotify]
• The Canadiens can really send a message to the rest of the league with a strong west coast road trip, says Jose Theodore. [Journal de Montreal]
• The Habs are impressed with the discipline and dedication with which Max Domi handles his type 1 diabetes. [Montreal Gazette]
• The unknown qualities of Nick Suzuki. [TVA Sports]
• How the Habs dressed up for Halloween. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Cole Caufield is a big part of the Wisconsin Badgers’ fast start. [SB Nation College Hockey]
• Inside the making of Cayden Primeau’s Laval Rocket mask./

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It was so awesome to paint and create my buddy Cayden Primeau’s Laval Rocket mask🚀. Just as on Cayden’s previous mask his favorite animal shows up in a powerful way👊🏻🦁, and Cayden wanted it in geometric style✍🏻. We brainstormed and came up with a plan how to build the design🧠👍🏻, every mask is a totally unique paint ride🎢. Just as ususl it is loaded with detail work all over the canvas🔎, just as the storyteller it is. Thank you Cayden!🙏🏻🎨😊 @caydenprimeau @rocketlaval #DaveArt @theahl #DaveArtFamily #nhl #DaveArtTheCradleOfCreativity @canadiensmtl @nhl

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• Help the Rocket raise money to fight cancer./

Help the Rocket raise money for @Leucan 🐞

Josh Brook, Jake Evans and Joe Cox are ready to get their head shaved for the Hockey Fights Cancer™ game if we reach $ 1000!

Donate here ➡ https://t.co/RRpB6YUUbg#GoRocket pic.twitter.com/N4G5oKMGcy

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) October 29, 2019

Around the league and elsewhere

• Julian and Tristan discuss the “Donald Brashear working at Tim Horton’s story” in this edition of The Scrum podcast. [Soundcloud]
• What if the NHL adopted MLB-style serieses in order to cut down on travel? [The Athletic]
• John Carlson is on his way to a Norris-level campaign. [TSN]
• The San Jose Sharks’ decision to stick with Martin Jones isn’t paying off. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Gabriel Landeskog will be out indefinitely with a lower body injury. [TSN]
• Roman Josi has signed an eight-year extension with the Nashville Predators. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Alex Ovechkin had some advice for the Toronto Maple Leafs. [Sportsnet]/