Wednesday Habs Headlines: Carey Price’s injury has “zero” to do with his issues in 2015-16

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