Montreal Canadiens Links
- According to Stephen Whyno, the Habs are Canada’s best chance to end the Stanley Cup drought. He’s probably right. [The Province]
- If you weren’t able to watch the Habs take on the Capitals on Sunday and you just looked at the boxscore on Monday morning to see the disappointment of a 2-0 loss, then I am sure you think you didn’t miss too much. Well, you would be dead wrong. Carey Price was great, according to Dave Stubbs. [Montreal Gazette]
- Our parent site, SB Nation, has taken the time to review the Montreal Canadiens and how they look heading into the season. [SB Nation]
- It’s crunch time for the Habs management. This week, GM Marc Bergevin and coach Michel Therrien will have to make more cuts on their way to trimming the roster down to just 23 players. There are tough decisions to be made at all three hockey positions for the Habs. [La Presse] (French)
- Eric Engels addresses some of the biggest questions still facing the Habs before the season for us. Will Galchenyuk be on Plekanec’s wing or will Pacioretty be on Galchenyuk’s wing? Will Sekac be the player that fills into Brian Gionta’s departed shoes? Many more questions are asked and answered, check them out right here. [Hockey Buzz]
- Bleacher Report has ranked the Top 50 Defensemen in the NHL. Did any of the Habs make the list you ask? Oh ya! Half of the Habs’ Top-6 are on the list. See where they placed right here. [Bleacher Report]
Hockey Outside of Montreal
- With the departure of Jaroslav Halak and his replacement Ryan Miller, Brian Elliott is now the number one goalie in St. Louis and it’s time that he steps up and runs with it. The young and promising Jake Allen will be backing up Elliott and might have a few things to say about Elliott being the number one by seasons end though. [NHL]
- The next week or so of NHL training camps will have a huge impact on junior hockey this year, especially for the World Junior Hockey Championship set for this Winter in Toronto and Montreal. Will players like Max Domi, Curtis Lazar, and Sam Reinhart be in the NHL or will they be back in juniors for one more year? Bob McKenzie gives us all the details. [TSN]
- Rumors are swirling in Toronto of the Maple Leafs nabbing the best free agent in the 2015 off-season, but it doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere according to him. Of course, I am talking about coach Mike Babcock. Once Babcock has made his decision I am sure the Toronto media will then move onto spreading the Steven Stamkos rumors. [The Detroit News]
- I linked the Montreal Canadiens season preview above for all of us, but if you want to read the previews for the other 29 NHL teams check them all out right here. [SB Nation]
- Things are already not looking good for the Maple Leafs, new free agent addition David Booth has a fractured foot and will be out at least four weeks. Also, underachiever from last year David Clarkson got into a fight, lost, and sustained a broken orbital bone. Maybe he will get ticked off and get suspended 10 games again, there’s still time. [Toronto Star]
