Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Carey Price believes the Habs will look better once everyone has adjusted to the new systems put in place for this year. [Le Journal de Montreal | Google Translate]
- He also thinks they would have had a different result had be performed better last night. [Eric Engels]
- Price and the rest of the Habs were addressed by Georges St-Pierre before yesterday’s game. [UFC Canada]
- Jake Evans’ senior year has gotten of to a great start, and he’s been named the Big Ten’s second star for the first week of the season. [UND.com]
- His second week is off to a pretty good start as well:/
💯 With two assists in the third period, Jake Evans reached 100-career points for the Irish! pic.twitter.com/USNwJ5852L
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) October 15, 2017
- Chris Terry and Daniel Carr pulled off the rare feat of two hat tricks by members of the same team on Friday. Just how rare is that in the AHL?/
Carr/Terry: first AHL teammates with hat tricks in the same game since Matt Fraser and Craig Cunningham for Providence, 11/8/13 at HFD
— AHL Communications (@AHLPR) October 14, 2017
- The did so in different jerseys than Laval started the season with, as the team had to address a visibility issue. [Andrew Zadarnowski]
- Lukas Vejdemo is really finding his offence this season:/
On the penalty kill #Habs prospect Lukas Vejdemo steals the puck and scores on a clinical finish up high! #EuropeanProspectReport @HabsEOTP pic.twitter.com/ZaePu98gFN
— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) October 14, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere
- It looked bad at the time, but it appears Nathan MacKinnon will be fine after leaving the previous game with an eye injury. [Mile High Hockey]
- The Washington Capitals have placed defenceman Matt Niskanen on LTIR. [TSN]
- Marc-Andre Fleury is having a bit of fun in the desert:/
Marc-Andre Fleury trolling last night. Skates up behind Justin Abdelkader, undoes his pants strap and skates away pic.twitter.com/fhBCow5Yl9
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) October 14, 2017
- Karl Subban weighs in on the protests taking place in professional sports. [Sportsnet]/
