Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Pierre LeBrun shared that the Canadiens might be interested in bringing back Dale Weise, while Pierre McGuire argues that Montreal needs to do a better job at selling itself to Steven Stamkos. [TSN 690 | LeBrun | McGuire]
- For his part, Dale Weise has confirmed that there are multiple teams interested in his services, but he did not indicate whether the Montreal Canadiens were one of those teams. [RDS | Le Journal De Montreal]
- Dale Weise is back in town:
Great dinner at @moishesmontreal with @alroy42 @deeds2424 and #nasher . Thanks for the hospitality pic.twitter.com/2ybuzF8yHK
— Dale Weise (@daleweise22) June 29, 2016
- The Montreal Canadiens are interested in Matt Martin:
Hearing DET, TOR, MTL, BOS, LAK, CGY among the teams that have reached out to Matt Martin. #Isles
— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) June 28, 2016
- Andrew Shaw sat down to discuss what he looks forward to accomplishing with the Canadiens, while Ray Ferraro believes that the Shaw trade was a good move on Marc Bergevin’s account. [TSN 690 | Shaw | Ferraro]
- Tomas Plekanec spent time with some lucky young hockey players:
❤️ Pleky making some new friends at the Canadiens Hockey School. #GoHabsGo #HockeyHugs pic.twitter.com/oMx7HbnKlD
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 28, 2016
- Hayden Hawkey shares the troubles that come along with having his name:
“Oh my gosh your last name is Hawkey and you play hockey?!” #GrowingUpWithMyName
— Hayden Hawkey (@hawkeypuck35) June 28, 2016
- Zachary Fucale is looking to forward making the best of his opportunities. [RDS]
- How did Rogie Vachon work his way out of Ken Dryden’s shadow and into the Hockey Hall of Fame? [TVA Sports]
- On June 28, 1964 the Montreal Canadiens would make a trade that would go on to pay massive dividends in the future. [NHL]
Around The League and Elsewhere
- Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning was fined $50,000 for the comments he made about Steven Stamkos and P.K. Subban. [The Province]
- Lars Eller hopes to find stability with the Washington Capitals, after having spent multiple seasons with the Canadiens with his name always involved in trade talks. [The Big Story]
- Which five current NHL players have the most complicated cases for making the Hockey Hall of Fame? [Down Goes Brown | Sportsnet]
- A Buffalo Sabres pre-season game will not be played at the Blue Cross Arena because it’s facilities have been deemed inadequate. [Rochester Democrat and Chronicle]
- With the 2016 NHL Entry Draft having come to a conclusion, which teams fared well (and which teams didn’t fare well at all) at the draft? [Canes Country]
- Ron MacLean’s return to Hockey Night In Canada may not be enough to salvage dropping TV ratings. [CBC]
- Goodbye, Lars Eller:
I had experiences that I’ll never forget and made friendships for life. pic.twitter.com/r3TmxrGgG8
— Lars Eller (@Eller_89) June 29, 2016
