Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Carey Price’s injury is unrelated to the one that kept him out for the majority of the 2015-16 season. [TSN]
- The next five weeks will be crucial for the Canadiens. [RDS]
- Jonathan Drouin is your Molson Cup (formerly known as the Carey Price Cup) winner for October. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Artturi Lehkonen is a key cog on a line with Jonathan Drouin and Alex Galchenyuk. [The Athletic]
- Charlie Lindgren played against the Vegas Golden Knights in his old IceCaps mask, which had the hockey world aflutter. [John Lu]/
#Habs Lindgren says his new mask is on the way but was mistakenly sent to Ontario. His IceCaps mask will have to do for now. pic.twitter.com/IZEZIc2kzp
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) November 8, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere:
- The Anaheim Ducks will be without their captain for an extended period, as Ryan Getzlaf will undergo facial surgery. [Anaheim Calling]
- Danielle Goyette overcame long odds to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame. [NHL]
- Fellow Hall of Fame Inductee Mark Recchi stood tall on his journey to enshrinement. [NHL]
- Hayley Wickenheiser reflects on Goyette. [NHL]
- The Winnipeg Jets are helping a local artist and fighting mental health. [CTV]
- The NHL is planning a special weekend in Montreal to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the league’s founding. [NHL]
- Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl create poetry on ice. The colour commentator… not so much. [Pete Blackburn]/
Not the best string of pronunciation I’ve ever heard pic.twitter.com/DGmWVedIjB
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) November 8, 2017
- Brendan Gallagher was just one of many mourning the untimely death of Roy Halladay. [Twitter]/
RIP to the greatest blue jay I ever got to watch play. Competed harder than anybody when he was on the mound! #32 #RIPDocHalladay
— Brendan Gallagher (@BGALLY17) November 7, 2017
