Friday Habs Headlines: Julien’s balanced approach opens opportunities for the kids

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Habs’ balanced attack is good news for the team’s youngsters. [Montreal Gazette]
• This is a make or break season for Marc Bergevin. [Sportsnet]
• Jonathan Drouin recalls that his first season of organized hockey didn’t go as smoothly as he had hoped. [Montreal Gazette]
• Karl Alzner is used to not being noticed. [Montreal Gazette]
• Nathan Beaulieu thinks his friend Alex Galchenyuk needs to be allowed to just play hockey. [The Athletic]
• What can we expect from Victor Mete in his first season? [RDS]
• The numbers point towards Brendan Gallagher having a rebound season. [TSN]
• The Habs have no room for error this year. [RDS]
• Marc de Foy thinks that the playoffs are not on the Canadiens’ radar this season. [Journal de Montreal]
• The inaugural home game for the Laval Rocket is sold out! [Laval Rocket]/

Our first home game in history is officially sold out!#GoRocket pic.twitter.com/9h31UhO5Sw

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) October 5, 2017

Around the league and elsewhere

• “Describe Jaromir Jagr.” [NHL]/

"Legend"

NHLers share their thoughts on the man himself, @68Jagr. pic.twitter.com/u9gbK8B0P4

— NHL (@NHL) October 5, 2017

• Alexander Radulov will miss Montreal. [Journal de Montreal]
• Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk are your co-captains for the 2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes. [TSN]
• The Ottawa Senators extended Mark Borowiecki for two additional years. [TSN]
• Hockey players have come from Sydney before, but Nathan Walker of the Washington Capitals is the first one from Sydney, New South Wales, to crack the NHL. [NHL.com]
• The Columbus Blue Jackets have high hopes after a noteworthy off-season. [TSN]
• The New York Riveters of the NWHL are rebranding as part of a three-year partnership with the New Jersey Devils. [The Ice Garden].
• A look at the relationship between Frölunda HC and the NHL clubs which have benefited from the Swedish club’s alumni. [Sport Expressen (Swedish)]/