Tuesday Habs Headlines: Carey Price should be able to play less

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Carey Price’s long contract and solid backup should allow the Canadiens’ top goalie to play less and rest more. [RDS]
• Video of the Carey Price workload story. [TSN]
• In an NHL-wide Top 25 under 25, the Habs’ Alex Galchenyuk just made the list, with the final spot at number 25. [SB Nation]
• Ales Hemsky believes he can revive his career with the Canadiens. [RDS]
• Montreal still lacks one elite player, according to Dominik Luszczyszyn. [TSN 690]
• Ryan Poehling is already at ease being part of the Habs’ franchise. [Canadiens]
• Andrei Markov remains unsigned. The aging blue-liner could be called the ‘Jaromir Jagr of defence’, though there’s still time for Markov, and Jagr, to sign NHL deals. [JdM]
• The legendary Toe Blake and the exciting Pavel Bure were the two latest NHL 100 portraits revealed. [NHL PR]/

Toe Blake and Pavel Bure are the latest hockey legends to have #NHL100 portraits unveiled by @THFineArt. https://t.co/EbOejaHOOV #NHL100 pic.twitter.com/9O2yQMRHQI

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) July 24, 2017

• Number 25 in our Top 25 under 25 is Cale Fleury. [EOTP]
• Montreal still hangs as one of the top contenders to acquire Stéphane Da Costa [Hockey Hebdo]/

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Brian Dumoulin signed a six year contract with the Penguins, avoiding arbitration. [Pensburgh]
• Auston Watson also signed an extension, getting an extra three years with the Nashville Predators. [OTF]
• The Ottawa Senators signed Johnny Oduya to a one year deal. [S7S]
• What should Dallas Stars fans expect of their new look team? [DBD]
• Jaromir Jagr doesn’t think he’s so bad that he can’t play in the NHL. [TSN]
• The new Belleville Senators have an announcement coming at noon today. [Belleville Sens]
• A scubadiver located a missing AHL championship ring. [WHEC News]/