Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Our very own Marc Dumont joined Conor McKenna to discuss the Habs’ treatment of Al Montoya last week, amongst other topics. [Hockey PrimeTime]
- Michel Therrien also spoke about his decision regarding Montoya:/
#Habs Therrien went into further detail about leaving in Montoya for 10 goals vs CBJ. He was in a difficult position. #TSN690 pic.twitter.com/z7D31rd09R
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) November 7, 2016
- Therrien wasn’t done there, clearly pleased with the early standings cushion his squad has built:/
Michel Therrien was on fire today. Translated his comments. Basically, ‘Don’t worry. Be happy!’ pic.twitter.com/1YiXnCKLrp
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) November 7, 2016
- Hear it straight from Therrien himself. [CTV]
- Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher have a fireside chat discussing a hat full of pre-determined topics:/
- The Canadiens are far from perfect, but the same cannot be said for their starting goaltender. [YardBarker]
- Despite the team’s fairly average play, Carey Price doesn’t want to ignore the points put in the bank, and is staying positive. [CTV]
- While Sven Andrighetto got the call-up yesterday, Nikita Scherbak has been one of the hottest members of the St. John’s IceCaps of late. [Le Soleil (French)]
- Movember means a month full of hockey mustache pics … or attempted mustache pics:/
Movember coming in nicely! #habsnation #fortheboys pic.twitter.com/Nuo36Ke7Eh
— Andrew Shaw (@shawz15er) November 7, 2016
@shawz15er same 😂 pic.twitter.com/dqE2lLJcR1
— Michael McCarron (@MacAttackUSA93) November 7, 2016
- Strap on some skates and hit the (frozen) pond this January:/
As part of #375mtl, the biggest pond hockey tourney in Montreal history will take place in January. https://t.co/a00FE1h07U pic.twitter.com/CH8HLOFBKM
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 7, 2016
Around the league and elsewhere
- Could something that gets drilled into every young aspiring skater be what sets players like Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid apart? [TSN]
- Carey Price’s delayed start aside, the Canadiens have been relatively healthy thus far. Which teams haven’t fared as well in the early going?/
Summary table of NHL injury rankings through 6 November pic.twitter.com/SAEnj28Gjl
— LW3H (@LW3H) November 7, 2016
- Former OHL goaltender Brock McGillis has happily/rightfully received a flood of support since recently publicly coming out. [Yahoo Sports]
- Albin Blomqvist, who previously played two seasons in the WHL, was forced to retire at age 20 due to concussions. His wife talks about their journey. [Hockey Sverige (Swedish)]
- An important piece looking at the battle women sportswriters unfortunately continue to face despite the fact the year is 2016. [Five For Howling]
- A surprise to absolutely nobody, but John Tortorella isn’t a fan of the media. [Sportsnet]
- Using advanced stats to analyze forechecking strategies. [All About the Jersey]
- Is the Department of Player Safety at fault when hits go unpunished, or are they just a victim of the lax rulebook they are tasked with enforcing? [TSN]/
