Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- As the Habs face a potential salary cap pinch next season, Daniel Carr brings bang for the buck. [Montreal Gazette]
- Looking at the biggest Bergevin regrets from a lost season. [Hockey I/O (Video)]
- The torch was notably missing from the Canadiens’ opening night ceremonies this year, in a harbinger of things to come. [Montreal Gazette]
- Alex Galchenyuk has learned a lot this year, but won’t close the door on a return to centre quite yet. [The Athletic]
- Hard work has paid off for Hayden Verbeek. [Montreal Canadiens]
- The clock may be ticking, but Chris Terry is holding on to his NHL dream. [The Athletic]
- A look at Nikita Scherbak and his chihuahua, Stella. [Youtube]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Henrik and Daniel Sedin demonstrated ample hidden strength. [Sportsnet]
- Elliotte Friedman fondly remembers the journey of the Sedins in his 31 Thoughts. [Sportsnet]
- The twin thing confused people from day one. [Vanessa Jang]/
One of my favourite Sedin moments was at their introductory presser in ’99 and they were introduced as “Daniel on the left, Henrik on the right”, which prompted them to realize they were wrong and had to switch. #Canucks #ThankYouSedins pic.twitter.com/u4wzcTOlu9
— Vanessa Jang (@vanessajang) April 4, 2018
- What do the NHL’s non-playoff teams have to look forward to? [The Hockey News]
- Who will take home the Selke? [LNH.com]
- Is this John Tavares’ final home game for the New York Islanders? He doesn’t know. [TSN]
- If Ryan Suter was in another sport, his season-ending injury might have been a career-ender. [The Athletic]
- Despite missing the playoffs, Joel Quenneville will be back next season behind the Chicago Blackhawks’ bench. [TSN]
- How Drake Berehowsky, coach of the Orlando Solar Bears, built his own analytics tool. [The Athletic]
- Alex Barre-Boulet has been named the QMJHL’s MVP. [Montreal Gazette]
- Powered by Justin Azevedo, Ak Bars Kazan swept Traktor Chelyabinsk to reach the Gagarin Cup Final, where they will await the winner of the CSKA-SKA series. [KHL.en]/
