Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Trade deadline has come and gone, and we grade Marc Bergevin’s transactions. [HabsEOTP]
- Steve Ott was traded overnight and already seems excited to be part of the Canadiens. [Montreal Canadiens]
- The prices for higher end talent were too steep for Bergevin, who instead focused on depth moves. [La Presse]
- Indeed, the Habs’ GM could make a big splash, but it’ll have to wait. [RDS]
- Brendan Gallagher joined Conor McKenna and our very own Marc Dumont to talk about trade deadline day. [TSN 690]
- The interview may have lasted longer but logistics got complicated. [Marc Dumont]/
Unfortunately our interview with Gallagher was cut short because the police pulled him over.
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 1, 2017
- David Desharnais addressed media on Wednesday as he left Montreal to join the Edmonton Oilers. [Montreal Canadiens]
- The result of the day’s deals was a bigger, gritter roster. [TSN]
- The players acquired on Wednesday aren’t marquis players, and the Canadiens will hope they will all benefit from a change of address. [Sportsnet]
- It’s a new calendar month, so if you’ve not already, get your March Habs calendars here. [Montreal Canadiens]
- In the AHL, Chris Terry was voted player of the month of February. [St. John’s IceCaps]
- The Windsor Spitfires have selected Habs’ prospect Jeremiah Addison as co-captain of the team. [Windsor Spitfires]/
NEWS: Spitfire players select @JChat796 & @addy1zero as co-captains. Full story to follow.
— Windsor Spitfires (@SpitsHockey) March 1, 2017
- Les Canadiennes’ Kim Deschênes shows off her top shelf backhand shot. [Montreal Canadiens]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Go behind the scenes and look at all the players who come together to make a deadline day happen. [Sportsnet]
- P.K. Subban is back in Montreal, as the Nashville Predators will face the Canadiens Thursday night. Subban spoke to the press a day before his emotional return and he’s as smooth as ever. [Montreal Gazette]
- Subban is now in control of his narrative. [Sportsnet]
- Now, it’s official, the Las Vegas Golden Knights are really an NHL team as of March 1st. [NHL]
- Joe Juneau has done a lot for hockey in the great white North since retiring. [NHL]
- Pegula Sports Entertainment issued a statement about recent rumours. [Rob Sanderson]/
