Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Both Pierre LeBrun and Pierre McGuire dropped by TSN 690, to share their thoughts on the Canadiens possibly trading away Tomas Plekanec. [LeBrun | McGuire]
- Max Pacioretty took his freak injury in stride and is focused on returning to the team in peak physical condition. [Montreal Gazette]
- Unsurprisingly, much of Montreal’s predicted future success hinges on Carey Price’s ability to continue his excellent performance in net. [Sportsnet | Video]
- Charles Hudon is not one to shy away from pressure. In fact, Hudon is embracing it and wants to use it as motivation to make the Canadiens’ roster this October. [La Presse] (French)
- Is it time to cut Michel Therrien some slack? And before you ask, no, this website has not been hacked. [EOTP]
- Check out Artturi Lehkonen‘s Q and A session! Did you know he is nicknamed “The Pea”? [Swedish | Google Translate]
- Josiah Didier seems ready for rookie camp:
Another great summer spent training with the best @DU_CoachShaw!Excited to head off to Montreal tomorrow for my first camp!
— Josiah Didier (@JDidier4) September 9, 2015
- Watch as P.K. Subban answers fan questions! [Canadiens]
Around The League and Elsewhere
- With all the recent hockey analytics oriented hirings, check out which teams seem to have embraced analytics and which teams still remain skeptics. [Hockey-Graphs]
- The NHL and the NHLPA have introduced a new program geared at helping students build science, technology, engineering and math skills. [NHL]
- Pittsburgh Penguins‘ forward Evgeni Malkin certainly has a lot of faith in new teammate Phil Kessel. [National Post]
“I think if he play with Sid he can score 50 goals, at least.”
- Speaking of the Penguins, here’s why Sidney Crosby is the best player in the world (no matter how many times the media may try to convince you otherwise). [Sportlogiq]
- The NHL has officially released new information regarding the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. [ESPN]
