Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens are approaching a group of games just prior to the All Star Game as “must-win”. [Sportsnet]
- Phillip Danault continues to prove that Marc Bergevin’s decision to acquire him was correct. [RDS]
- The length of Paul Byron’s suspension surprised head coach Claude Julien. [Montreal Gazette]
- The coach’s adjustments following the loss to the St. Louis Blues are a key reason behind the team’s recent success. [RDS]
- A move to the top line is bringing out the best from Jonathan Drouin. [The Athletic]
- The Laval Rocket are taking kids and turning them into pros. [La Presse]
- Cayden Primeau is one of the nominees for the Hobey Baker Award. [Northeastern Huskies]
- Antti Niemi doesn’t stop just pucks./
Comme si arrêter 52 rondelles mardi n’était pas suffisant. #AnttiNiemiArrêteDesAffaires
As if stopping 52 pucks on Tuesday wasn’t enough. #AnttiNiemiStoppingThings pic.twitter.com/gxH9errJnM
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 17, 2019
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Carolina Hurricanes traded Victor Rask to the Minnesota Wild in a one-for-one exchange for Nino Niederreiter. [Canes Country|Hockey Wilderness|ESPN]
- The Vancouver Canucks have traded Michael Del Zotto to the Los Angeles Kings for Luke Schenn and a 7th round pick. [Sportsnet]
- Caroline Ouellette sits down with Anastasia Bucsis to talk about building a better Team Canada. [POV Podcast]
- Players around the NHL sound off on the cancellation of the 2020 World Cup of Hockey. [ESPN]
- How have “dinosaur” defencemen like Brooks Orpik stayed in the NHL? By adapting their game. [ProHockeyTalk]
- A look at how the seating plan in a team’s locker room is carefully developed and curated. [The Athletic]/
