Montreal Canadiens news & notes
- Claude Julien is satisfied with the progression of his team’s game, now he just needs his players to score some goals. [TSN]
- Marc Dumont and Conor McKenna broke down their favourite P.K. Subban moments. [TSN690]
- Brendan Gallagher may have been slightly relieved to score his first goal in over two months:/
He’s not yelling at you, he’s just celebrating. pic.twitter.com/1UCNn7jmg4
— NHL (@NHL) March 3, 2017
- A goal-scoring slump wasn’t the only thing that got busted this week, and Gallagher’s mother was none too pleased about that. [Arpon Basu | 1 | 2]
- The new jerseys of the Laval rocket get the star treatment in the team’s latest reveal. [Laval Rocket]
- After Chris Terry had been named Player of the Month a few days earlier, David Pacan of the Habs-affiliated Brampton Beast was named the ECHL’s top player for the month of February [ECHL.com]
- Beast goaltenders Zachary Fucale and Andrew D’Agostini learned some new techniques from a young consultant. [Brampton Beast]
- P.K. Subban made his return on Montreal for the first time as a visiting player, and was moved by a video tribute before the game. [EOTP]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- If his reputation had become one of a player difficult to fit into a system, getting P.K. Subban to work well with what the Nashville Predators are trying to achieve hasn’t been an issue for head coach Peter Laviolette. [La Presse]
- For fans, the last day before the trade deadline is a source of entertainment as we watch teams make their final adjustments before the playoff push. For the players, it’s a source of dread, never knowing where they may, or may not, end up at the end of the day. [Calgary Sun]
- David Desharnais took part in his first on-ice activities for his new NHL team. [Edmonton Oilers]
- The Calgary Inferno are ready for the rematch of last year’s Clarkson Cup Final versus Les Canadiennes. [Calgary Herald]
- The Calgary Flames players were showing their support for the women’s team. Having the best logo in North American sports probably made it an easy sell:/
.@MattStajan18 and the boys are rocking @InfernoCWHL gear today! Our sisters will play for the #ClarksonCup on Sunday! pic.twitter.com/dak4LGYcJ2
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) March 2, 2017