Wednesday Habs Headlines: Carey Price, pillar of importance
Here are today’s links, including the MVP of the Canadiens’ organization, fan anxieties, and a farm team replacement for David Desharnais.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Carey Price, pillar of the Canadiens organization, is the undisputed best goaltender on the planet, but it’ll take more than an All-World netminder to bring them to a Stanley Cup victory. [L’Actualité]
- Michael McCarron took a trip back to school and met with some very excited classmates/
- With a sparkling record of 10-1-1 in 12 games, you would think that would be enough to put anxious Habs fans’ minds at ease, but the roots our doubt run a little too deep to be easily snipped. [Metro]
- With David Desharnais’ contract expiring shortly, can the Canadiens brass look to their farm team for a better candidate to fill his skates? Marc Dumont discusses the possibility of Charles Hudon stepping up to the plate. [TSN 690]
- Canadiens prospect Simon Bourque was named Sun Life’s player of the week. [Twitter]
- Captain Max Pacioretty is the only Canadien forward whose individual Corsi per 60 falls above 25./
MTL: Pacioretty was the only forward to go above 25 iC/60. Overall a very mixed bag. #Habs pic.twitter.com/AvZJzc1Chu
— Carolyn Wilke (@Classlicity) November 8, 2016
Around the league and elsewhere
- With three Stanley Cup victories in the last six years, are we ready to say “enough, already!” to the Chicago Blackhawks? Someone certainly thinks so. [Vice]
- The NHL’s young guns can do just about everything well on the ice, but it comes to winning the middle, it’s a veteran’s game. [National Post]
- Attacking off the rush? Here is a laundry list of things to keep in mind./
New #1MinuteTactics: From peewee to the #NHL's #STLBlues, here's what to keep in mind when attacking off the rush. pic.twitter.com/YuozcIDYbe
— Jack Han (@ml_han) November 8, 2016
- Putting together a national team requires a lot of puzzle pieces and backup plans. While Hockey Canada can rest assured they’ll be safe on the back-end with Habs prospect Noah Juulsen on the top pairing, they still have a number of unanswered questions when it comes to putting together their junior team. [TSN]
- Seem familiar? Here’s a look back at first round defensemen picks of 2010./
Defencemen drafted in 2010 first rd.:
— Jonathan Willis (@JonathanWillis) November 8, 2016
3. Gudbranson
10. McIlrath
12. Fowler
13. Gormley
15. Forbort
22. Tinordi
23. Pysyk
- The national sport, hockey brings Canadians together, regardless of the language you speak. Hockey in Society breaks down a study on the reception of Hockey Night in Punjabi. [Hockey in Society]/