Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Claude Julien spoke publically for the first time since the Jonathan Drouin trade. [RDS|Montreal Canadiens]/
“We’re happy to have him…I like the fact that he’s capable of playing multiple positions.” – Julien on @jodrouin27 #GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 23, 2017
- Julien considers Alex Galchenyuk a part of his plans and a part of his team, and views the trade talks as standard for top players. [Amanda Stein|Jared Book]
- The Canadiens’ coach weighed in on a few other players who might make the jump to the big team next season. [Amanda Stein]/
#Habs Julien when asked about other players besides Hudon who might have a chance next ssn, mentions Scherback, JDLR and Matteau.
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) June 23, 2017
- The Canadiens do not expect to make coaching staff changes for next season. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Pat Brisson confirmed that negotiations have started on a contract extension for Galchenyuk. [TVA]
- Elliotte Friedman reports that the Habs were interested in Marc Methot, but could not convince him to waive his no-trade clause. [Elliotte Friedman]
- The Habs were in on Brayden Schenn, but Marc Bergevin felt the price was too high. [Darren Dreger]
- The newest member of the Montreal Canadiens organization is Ryan Poehling. [EOTP]
- Poehling brings solid positioning, hustle, and underrated playmaking to your average shift. [Mitch Brown]/
Here’s a typical Poehling shift. Begins w/ support positioning, frees up puck. Hustles to win battle & fires a beautiful pass into the slot: pic.twitter.com/NSCBQzdm7h
— Mitch Brown (@MitchLBrown) June 24, 2017
- The newest member of the Canadiens organization is honoured to don the CH. [TSN]
- A look back at Carey Price’s top 10 saves of 2016-17. [Sportsnet]
- We hear ya, Corey Cary Carey. [Instagram]/
Around the league and elsewhere:
- Nico Hischier is this year’s first overall selection. Nolan Patrick and Miro Heiskanen rounded out the top 3. [TSN|Sportsnet]
- Finland played a prominent role in this year’s 1st round. [Elite Prospects]/
First round of the 2017 #NHLDraft summarized #eliteprospects pic.twitter.com/oc1Ej79Cbk
— Eliteprospects (@eliteprospects) June 24, 2017
- The Edmonton Oilers resigned Kris Russell to a 4 year/16 million dollar contract. [TSN]
- T.J. Oshie has resigned with the Washington Capitals for 8 years/46 million dollars. [TSN]
- The Arizona Coyotes are in a state of veritable flux. [TSN]
- The Florida Panthers have named Jack Capuano an associate coach. [Florida Panthers]
- The Chicago Blackhawks made a lot of moves, but did they get better? [Chicago Sun-Times]
- Joe Sakic is not interested in trading Matt Duchene. [L.A. Lariviere]/
Sakic says he doesn’t want to trade Duchene. “Matt’s in our team. We’re always ready to improve, but there’s nothing to that” #Avs
— L.A. Lariviere (@L_A_theRiver) June 23, 2017
