Saturday Habs Headlines: Can Carey Price regain his form in time for the World Cup of Hockey?

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The biggest threat to Canada’s chances at the World Cup of Hockey may be Carey Price’s performance after recovering from a knee injury. [CBC]
• Alex Galchenyuk remains off Team North America’s roster despite an injury to Sean Monahan. Vincent Trocheck gets the call instead. [NHL.com]
• After getting married earlier in the summer, Greg Pateryn is now focused on improving his game for the upcoming season, and that work includes analyzing the play of Erik Karlsson. [Canadiens.com]
• Michel Therrien tops the list of coaches on the hot seat to begin the 2016-17 season. Half of the coaches on the list are currently bench bosses for Canadian teams. [ABC News]
• One of the Habs’ team doctors has left the organization. [Twitter]
• Nikita Scherbak is working hard ahead of his second season in the AHL:/

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• Geoff Molson’s finances may take a hit this year. He’s facing a $500 dollar fine from the Quebec government. [Montreal Gazette]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• Jeff Carter’s spot on Team Canada’s World Cup roster has been granted to Corey Perry. [NHL.com]
• The Arizona Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres will be among the best in the league, The Tampa Bay Lightning will win a Stanley Cup on the back of Jonathan Drouin, and other bold predictions for the new NHL season. [Sportsnet]
• It’s easy to think of Scott Gomez as an underachiever when remember how his stint with the Canadiens ended, but the truth is that he put together a stellar NHL career. [Today’s Slapshot]
• Brad Marchand is entering the final year of his contract with the Boston Bruins, but is just focused on preparations for the World Cup right now. [Boston Herald]
• The lost history of an obscure NHL trophy has been uncovered by an unexpected source. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]/