Thursday Habs Headlines: Carey Price holds his own as the best of the best

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Carey Price didn’t just make this list of top NHL goalies—he ran away with the #1 spot. [Sportsnet]
• Claude Julien wants this season to be a fresh start for Alex Galchenyuk. [TSN 690]
• As we begin the regular season, take a look at some of the most intriguing storylines from training camp. [Journal Métro]
• Victor Mete and Charles Hudon want to prove they’re in Montreal to stay. [Canadiens]
• All 31 NHL teams received their very own #emoji from Twitter to celebrate the start of the 2017-18 season:/

Hey @TwitterCanada, merci pour ce petit bijou de mot-clic! #GoHabsGo

Hey Twitter, thanks for the hashtag bling! #GoHabsGo@NHL pic.twitter.com/MPHfQQXrUd

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 4, 2017

• Former Habs defenceman Nathan Beaulieu is ready to prove it was a mistake to trade him away. [The Athletic]
• Here’s your chance to learn a little more about Canadiens prospect Noah Juulsen. [Sportsnet Video]
• Victor Mete has the support of the head coach, and Julien wants the young defenceman to stick in Montreal. [Montreal Gazette]
• At least one projection has Montreal coming out on top of the division for this year. [The Athletic]/

Final update before the season starts:
2017-18 NHL Standings Projections and Playoff Probabilities: https://t.co/xEIyAYfwA8 pic.twitter.com/6zbsXks0dn

— dom 🛩 (@domluszczyszyn) October 4, 2017

Around the league and elsewhere

• Jack Eichel’s new deal just made him the highest paid player in Buffalo Sabres history. [Die by the Blade]
• BC stand-out Alex Carpenter was awarded the number one spot on The Ice Garden’s Top 25 Under 25 rankings. [The Ice Garden]
• Calgary Flames goalie Eddie Lack knows exactly how to celebrate National Taco Day:/

Happy to unveil @NHLFlames third jersey to kick off a new @NHL season on #NationalTacoDay!! 😂🌮🏒 pic.twitter.com/h1y8lQOU2T

— Eddie Lack🇸🇪 (@eddielack) October 4, 2017

• The Hamilton Bulldogs will play host to Canada and Switzerland for a pre-tournament matchup as part of the 2018 World Juniors. [Hamilton Bulldogs]
• USA Hockey won’t be taking any NHLers to the Olympics in 2018, but they have an impressive pool of NCAA players who might make the trip. [SBN College Hockey]
• NHL opening night rosters boast 640 American Hockey League grads this year. [AHL]
• The Winnipeg Jets are hoping to put everything together and improve on last season. [31 Thoughts]
• Perhaps we should assume that no news is good news for Jarome Iginla. [David Pagnotta]
• The New Jersey Devils are about to announce a new three-year partnership with the New York Riveters of the NWHL. [NY Times]
• Toronto’s Leo Komarov made a splash on opening night with a minor penalty for an unusual equipment infraction. [Sportsnet]
• NHL Central Scouting is looking ahead to 2018 with the release of their first preliminary “Players to Watch” list. [SBN College Hockey]
• Doc Emrick shared a touching farewell to legendary broadcaster Dave Strader during Opening Night on NBCSN:/

“He was a Hall-of-Fame announcer, a Hall-of-Fame person, a Hall-of-Fame soul.”

We miss you, Dave. pic.twitter.com/ohVeYbb6z0

— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) October 5, 2017