Saturday Habs Headlines: Claude Julien needs more from his top players

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Montreal is set for its first must-win game on Saturday. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Missed opportunities could end up costing Montreal more than just Game Five. [Sportsnet]
• The Canadiens look tired and need to try to keep up with the New York Rangers. [RDS]
• Claude Julien says he needs more from a lot of guys to turn their series around. [Montreal Gazette]
• The coach does believe, however, that his team will find the solution and even things up. [La Presse]
• Shea Weber understands that Game Six is the most important game of the Habs’ season. [TVA Sports]
• Marc Bergevin has solidified the core group of the Canadiens and acquired a lot of character players, and they’ll be relied on as Montreal faces elimination. [RDS]
• Brady Skjei is a new breed of defenceman whose play is overwhelming the Canadiens. [La Presse]
• Things have changed since the Habs’ 1993 Stanley Cup run, which included many exciting overtime wins. [Stats Centre]/

#Canadiens find themselves on the brink of elimination after their 10th playoff OT loss at home (in 16 GP) since move to Bell Centre in 1996 pic.twitter.com/F6hdFSYhdO

— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) April 21, 2017

• The Rocket de Laval have yet to release their complete schedule, however we now know when they will play their first game in their new arena. [Journal de Montréal]/

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The NHL announced the three finalists for the Norris Trophy. [NHL]
• The Pegulas are cleaning house for the Buffalo Sabres, but perhaps they should have focused on hiring and not firing. [TSN]
• Meanwhile there appear to be two front-runners in the search for a new home for the New York Islanders. [Sportsnet]
• Are goaltender interference reviews actually doing any good for protecting goalies? [In Goal Mag]
• Nobody loves hockey quite like David Ling, of the ECHL’s Brampton Beast. [Vice Sports]/