Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Looks like a rare, in-depth look at Shea Weber will air during tonight’s Canada-USA game
Trailer: Shea Weber feature (by @chuckpybus) for CAN/USA tomorrow. Shea’s father very good discussing a hard subject pic.twitter.com/n5YUoAaXeq
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 19, 2016
- Count Carey Price, once again, among those pretty pleased to have Weber in the CH [Sportsnet]
- Brendan Gallagher joined the Morning Show yesterday in his first of many, many Morning Show appearances this season [TSN 690]
- A discussion on whether 18-year-old Mikhail Sergachev is ready for the big leagues [TSN690]
- Despite the buzzing rumour mill, it looks like the Canadiens were never in the mix for obtaining Vadim Shipachyov’s services [La Presse]
Around the League and elsewhere:
- Big game tonight between Canada, 6-0 winners in their first game of the tournament, and the ravenous, Tortorella-coached Team U.S.A. that underwhelmed in its tournament opener [NHL.com]
- Canada, and everyone else in the world, is expecting a ‘desperate, chippy’ Team U.S.A. [CBC Sports]
- Steven Stamkos is once again on a world stage after heartbreakingly having to withdraw from Sochi competition in 2014 [National Post]
- The possibility of NHLers playing at the 2018 Winter Olympics remains in doubt [TSN.ca]
- Team North America blew an early lead against Russia last night and lost in regulation, but did you catch that McDavid to Matthews goal? [CBC Sports]
- The Millennials, led by Connor McDavid, are out to prove a lot despite last night’s loss [Toronto Star]
