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Monday Habs Headlines: Phillip Danault already sees a difference in leadership

Posted on by Andrea Rowe

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

  • It’s baseball, fantasy football and turkey, courtesy of Andrew Shaw, who played host to a few of his teammates this Thanksgiving. [Montreal Gazette]
  • Phillip Danault is happy with his performance at camp and already sees a difference in the club from last season with Max Pacioretty, Carey Price and Shea Weber leading the way. [Canoe]
  • After 18-year-old Mikhail Sergachev’s nine-game tryout, the Canadiens management will have many options to consider regarding the defenseman. [TSS]
  • With the Canadiens season just three days away, the top three lines remained unchanged during Sunday’s practice and the Sergachev evaluation continues . [EOTP]
  • It’s a pretty safe bet Artturi Lehkonen has found a new home now that he’ll be sporting #62 on his Canadiens jersey – his old number from Frölunda HC. /

  • And Les Canadiennes, Emilie Bocchia, expresses her support on the number./

  • Habs management are nearing their final cuts and kids like Michael McCarron and Sergachev won’t make it easy for them after their impressive camp. [SN]
  • The St. John’s IceCaps faced the Toronto Marlies for their last exhibition game, losing their Colemans Cup bragging rights in the process. [IceCaps]
  • Jeff Petry will be remain out for the short-term while Brian Flynn is hoping to be back in action soon. [Twitter]/

Around the League and Elsewhere

  • With a 1.5 million difference between the asked and offered, the Calgary Flames are moving heaven and earth to come to terms on Johnny Gaudreau’s contract and are hoping he’ll be with them for their season opener on October 12. [NHL]
  • After all of the drama that went down between Jonathan Drouin and The Tampa Bay Lighting last season, it seems coach Jon Cooper and Drouin have cleared the air and no grudges will be held. [TampaBay]
  • Think you know everything there is to know about the Pittsburgh Penguins captain? Put your knowledge to the test with the A-Z of Sidney Crosby. [SN]
  • The goalie equipment debate continues. Changes are imminent, but the design and implementation may take longer than expected. [SN]
  • Harrison Browne of the NWHL comes out as a transgender man and continues to focus on the bigger picture. [VS]/

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