Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Carey Price’s recent struggles are all too familiar for his fellow goaltenders. [Sportsnet]
- Max Domi has been a revelation for the Montreal Canadiens. [TSN]
- Tomas Tatar got the last laugh against his former team, the Vegas Golden Knights. [Montreal Gazette]
- Tomas Plekanec was a consummate teammate until the very end. [CBC]
- Former Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey had nothing but good things to say about the turtlenecked veteran. [TSN 690]
- As for the Czech native, what does the future hold?/
On Tomas Plekanec, he’ll be back in Czech Republic in the middle of next week and will finish the season in Europe. 7 teams already contacted him.
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) November 11, 2018
- The captain seems one step closer to returning to the ice:/
Shea Weber should make the trip in western Canada next week. If so, he should practice at one point with his teammates but won’t be involved in any contact drills @CanadiensMTL
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) November 11, 2018
- Enough said:/
Marty Brodeur was asked who the best goalie in the #NHL is today.
“Carey Price. I think he’ll get it back.”#HHOF2018#canadiens#habs
— Mike Zeisberger (@Zeisberger) November 9, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere
- Max Pacioretty clarified once again that he did not ask to be moved from his old club. [Sportsnet]
- Here’s what the newest members of the Hockey Hall of Fame had to say about receiving such an honour. [NHL]
- Speaking of the Hockey Hall of Fame, there is a valid argument for why Gary Bettman deserves his spot. [Yahoo Sports]
- Some BCHL fans were left reeling after a certain player was left off the the league’s best hockey hair poll. [Trail Times]
- Building meaningful friendships plays an important part in player development in the NBA. [The Score]
- Go on Leafs, trade him already:/
There is word tonight TOR has asked teams to indicate what they would offer — and will not trade — for William Nylander. Still think their first choice is to sign him, but we have entered the next stage, with 20 days until the deadline.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 11, 2018