Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Claude Julien is putting his stamp on a younger, faster Habs team, and has set the Canadiens on course to surprise this season. [Montreal Gazette|Sportsnet]
- Wednesday’s game vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs was a loss that felt like a win. [RDS]
- The culture change is already evident, one game into the season. [La Presse]
- The old Carey Price was on display as well. [RDS]
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s debut was a successful one, as he became the first player born in the 2000s to play in one of the four major North American sports leagues. [La Presse|CBC|The Athletic]
- Two equipment bags, belonging to Tomas Plekanec and Karl Alzner, sat in the locker room unused after the game at the Scotiabank Arena, a stark symbol that this year was going to be handled differently. [The Athletic]
- Andrew Shaw dedicated his goal on Wednesday vs. Toronto to his baby daughter Andy. [Montreal Canadiens]
- “At Death’s Door” – Lyle Odelein is a medical miracle after surviving a coma, a multi-organ transplant, and paralysis. [The Athletic]
- Cayden Primeau is on the pre-season watch list of potential candidates for this year’s Mike Richter Award for best NCAA goaltender. [SBN College Hockey]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Brad Marchand took offence at Lars Eller’s post-goal celebration, and decided to take measures into his own hands by jumping the Dane. [TSN]
- Mark Scheifele reflects on last year’s playoff run, but says you “haven’t done anything until you’ve won a Stanley Cup.” [TSN]
- Will Auston Matthews’ extension be in the 12.5 million dollar range? [TSN (Video)]
- Andrew Berkshire ranks the league’s top 20 right wingers over the last three seasons. [Sportsnet]
- “I have to take care of myself”, says William Nylander when asked about contract negotiations. [Sportsnet]
- Can the Washington Capitals repeat as Stanley Cup champions? [ESPN]
- Willie O’Ree was inspired by Jackie Robinson. [NHL.com]
- Devante Smith-Pelly has his sights set on changing hockey for the better. [ESPN]
- James Mirtle asks, why did the Leafs look like such a mess in game 1? [The Athletic]
- When it rains, it pours for the Ottawa Senators./
The Ottawa Senators dropped weird heavy beach balls on the crowd during warmups tonight.
The balls spilled a lot of beer and injured some children.
Photo: Kevin Lee – @BringBackLee pic.twitter.com/K4v1PsQ1q0
— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) October 4, 2018
