Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “Rising star” Charlie Lindgren continues to inspire his teammates as he holds onto his 3-1-0 record. [Journal de Montreal | Google Translate]
- His style may be different than that of Carey Price, but Lindgren is giving the Habs a chance to win every night, and he has no intention on stopping. [La Presse]
- It’s that time of year again as the Bell Centre hosts their 36th annual blood collection with the Canadiens. [La Presse]
- The Habs are finally starting to get back in the game and as Max Pacioretty points out, it’s one thing to get the bounces; it’s another thing to take advantage of them. [Montreal Gazette]
- Says the guy who scored the all-important goal for the second Saturday in a row. [RDS]
- And they’ll take the points in whatever fashion they can – pretty or not. [Sportsnet]
- Former Hab Nathan Beaulieu said it was fun being booed by fans at the Bell Centre during Saturday night’s game. [Montreal Gazette]
- Brendan Gallagher has a few fans at the Shriners Hospital for Children during his Skate for Kids fundraising event./
😍 @BGALLY17 #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/O7jGBqilEy
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 12, 2017
- Les Canadiennes head coach Dany Brunet set a new record behind the bench in yesterday’s win over the Kunlun Red Star:/
With @LesCanadiennes win today, Dany Brunet becomes the winningest head coach in @TheCWHL history with his 76th career win, passing Patrick Rankine (75)
— Jared Book (@jaredbook) November 12, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere
- In honor of their biggest supporter, a WWII veteran who died last year, the Winnipeg Jets name their new safety dog after him. [Journal de Montreal]
- Jason Zucker is becoming a one-man show for the Minnesota Wild, currently holding the longest streak of consecutive goals by one player in Wild history. [NHL]
- Timo Meier, of the San Jose Sharks, has been fined $2,403.67 for roughing Vancouver Canucks Michael Del Zotto during Saturday nights game. [NHL]
- Henrik Sedin and Joe Thornton share a mutual respect that goes back years. [Sportsnet]
- New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle, who’s currently dealing with leukemia, will use his platform to help rise cancer awareness. [NHL]/
