Friday Habs Headlines: Carey Price extension talks to start soon

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]/