Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Preliminary talks between Marc Bergevin and Carey Price’s team are poised to begin. [Pierre LeBrun]/
As mentioned on RDS, plan is for Price’s agent Gerry Johansson and Habs GM Marc Bergevin to chat next week. https://t.co/fyZk7lmYGw
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 25, 2017
- There seems to be some good news for Martin Reway [Twitter]/
Lets finally get to work again !!! #recovery pic.twitter.com/1RGxnxgOw7
— Martin Reway (@rewy77) May 26, 2017
- Canadiens prospects are making waves and headlines at the Memorial Cup. [TSN 690]
- Steve Ott will not be resigning with the Montreal Canadiens next season, having been named an assistant coach for the St. Louis Blues. [EOTP]
- The Canadiens have parted ways with long-time assistant athletic therapist Nick Addey-Jibb. [Eric Engels]
- Larry Robinson is no longer working for the San Jose Sharks. [Conor McKenna | Kevin Kurz]/
Just got word that Larry Robinson is no longer working for the Sharks. Would be a nice hire for Claude Julien’s staff.
— Conor McKenna (@mckennaconor) May 25, 2017
Doug Wilson says Larry Robinson leaving #SJSharks was amicable, and “due to geography.”
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzNBCS) May 26, 2017
- A look at the legacy of Saku Koivu. [RDS]/
Around the league and elsewhere:
- Recently released assistant coach Tim Army believes that Matt Duchene should forget about hockey for a little while. [Sportsnet]
- Edmonton Oilers RFA Anton Lander has signed with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL. [TSN]
- KHL President Dmitry Chernyshenko says that the league’s optimal size is 24 teams (it completed this past season with 29). [KHL.ru]
- Harnarayan Singh is living the Canadian dream as the voice of Hockey Night in Canada – Punjabi Edition. [Vice Sports]
- Recent criticism of Jordan Eberle’s practice habits is just another incident in a pattern following Peter Chiarelli-managed teams. [Fanrag Sports]
- Nashville’s success hasn’t changed Gord Miller’s opinion on P.K. Subban. [TSN 690]
- Eugene Melnyk thinks that it’s unfair to place the blame on him for the Senators’ attendance woes. [Sportsnet]
- The Vegas Golden Knights are looking for “high-character” prospects. [TSN]
- Craig Anderson understands that chances at the Stanley Cup don’t come around that often. [NHL.com]
- Looking at the top 12 buyout candidates for 2017. [Sportsnet]
- Are the Nashville Predators really an underdog story? [Down Goes Brown – Vice Sports]
- The Ducks will be shorthanded on the blue line at the start of next season, as both Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen are facing surgeries with prolonged recovery timelines. [Sportsnet]
- 12 NHL teams will have altered jerseys for next season. [TVA]
- Logan Couture is announcing a Charity Casino Night for All-in Brain Research. [AM980 London]/
Logan Couture is announcing a Charity Casino Night in support of All-in For Brain Research. #allin2017 #lc39 pic.twitter.com/tLhpcTUiJS
— AM980 London News (@AM980News) May 25, 2017
- How Warren Rychel and Bob Boughner transformed hockey in Windsor. [Sportsnet]/