Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Claude Julien would love to have Alexis Lafrenière, but he has his sights on winning games, not lotteries. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- The presence of the lottery does present an unusual dilemma for Julien, to be sure. [The Athletic]
- If NHL head coaches are mandated to wear masks behind the bench, the Canadiens bench boss is fully on-board. [CTV News]
- Julien says that the team’s younger players will be well served by the playoff qualifiers. [CBC]
- Who should the Habs draft if they wind up with the ninth overall selection? [The Athletic]
- The Finns are coming./
La Finlande arrive en ville. 🇫🇮
More Habs incoming.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Sg8lkjvMmk
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 2, 2020
Around the league and elsewhere
- The NHL is inching closer to a CBA agreement with the NHLPA. [TSN]
- Oskar Lindblom has completed his treatment for Ewing’s sarcoma. [Sportsnet]
- The biggest free agent signings for the last 10 years. [The Hockey News]
- What is the best line that Lafrenière could find himself on next year? [Sportsnet]
- What sort of home-ice advantage would the hub city teams actually have? [The Faceoff Circle]
- Looking at the impact of a flat salary cap. [Sportsnet]
- How Eric Lindros helped the Colorado Avalanche win two Stanley Cups. [Sportsnet]
- Another mock draft for the Seattle franchise. [The Athletic]
- Stories from Litvinov: the Czech player factory that you’ve never heard of. [The Athletic]/
