Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- The Habs are starting to show more and more signs of becoming Claude Julien’s team. [Journal de Montréal]
- The first thing Claude Julien wanted addressed after his hire was the Canadiens’ defensive system. Seems it’s working. [Marc Dumont]/
Carey Price’s 4 vs 5 save percentage this year pre-Julien: 85.64
With Julien: 94.44%The system change has done wonders.
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 6, 2017
- Julien and his goalie are both quick to identify the team’s recent results as the consequence of full-team effort. [Montreal Gazette]
- Carey Price was named the NHL’s third star of the week. [Montreal Canadiens]/
.@CP0031 named NHL’s Third Star of the Week. DETAILS -> https://t.co/RogpfFfTpI #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/k7OcT97XIL
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 6, 2017
- Claude Julien has shuffled his defensive lineup, and Tuesday night will see Brandon Davidson dressed in lieu of Alexei Emelin. [HabsEOTP]
- Andrew Shaw had a little fun at the expense of Brendan Gallagher. [NHL]
- Brush up on your Norwegian with this analysis of Andreas Martinsen, who couldn’t cut it elsewhere but has carved himself a role in the NHL. [VG Sporten]
- ICYMI: Habs’ General Manager Marc Bergevin gave everyone a laugh today by carrying a giant plant through a corps of media. [HabsEOTP]
- St. John’s IceCaps’ forward David Broll lost his job in the NHL but has found a great role with the Habs’ farm team. [St. John’s IceCaps]
- Robyn Flynn joined the morning show to share highlights and insights on what Sunday’s Clarkson Cup victory means for Les Canadiennes. [TSN 690]
- Les Canadiennes’ General Manager Meg Hewings went from being a player to the General Manager of a CWHL dynasty franchise. [Sportsnet]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Tom Anselmi, the new president of the Ottawa Senators, hints that the team could change their logo to the “O” logo used on their current alternate jerseys. [TVA Sports]
- The Las Vegas Golden Knights have signed their very first player, Reid Duke. [NHL]
- At the NHL GM’s meetings, all 31 General Managers were tasked with coming up with all kinds of ideas that could come to pass in the longer-term future. [La Presse]
- Canada is doing its part in helping the fight against concussions in sport. [Vice Sports]/
