Wednesday Habs Headlines: Don’t expect Max Pacioretty to sign long-term with the Canadiens
In today’s links, Engels says the captain won’t stay in Montreal for the long haul, Drouin sympathizes with the situation, and you’ll never guess who is the best U25 player on the Colorado Avalanche.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Eric Engels of Sportsnet says not to expect Max Pacioretty to sign a long-term contract with the Canadiens. [Sportsnet]
- With no formal contract negotiations since the draft, Pacioretty is taking all the speculation in stride. [TSN]
- Jonathan Drouin understands what Pacioretty is going through with his contract situation, having previously gone through a similar situation in Tampa Bay. [Radio-Canada]
- Melodie Daoust will don the blue as an assistant coach of the Universite de Montreal Carabins, the red at Team Canada’s annual evaluation camp, and the bleu-blanc-rouge as a member of Les Canadiennes this season. [Radio-Canada]
- Arpon Basu talked last week with Saku Koivu about coaching, Finland, Montreal, and of course, Jesperi Kotkaniemi. [The Athletic]
- One member of the Habs is on the list as Sportsnet runs down players #50-31 of the Top 100 of 2018-19. [Sportsnet]
- David Sklenička is on his way to Montreal./
- As is Lukas Vejdemo:/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Henrik Zetterberg will not be present at Detroit Red Wings training camp and will also miss the start of the season. [Winging it in Motown]
- Jean-Jacques Daigneault will be an assistant coach for the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage next season. [La Presse]
- Devante Smith-Pelly still says it’s an easy decision to not visit the White House, and that his teammates are all on board with his decision. [TSN]
- P.K. Subban stopped by Montreal to conduct his annual hockey clinic. [Montreal Gazette]
- Hockey fans are usually obsessed with who a player is playing against, but it’s likely that who a player plays with is far more important. [Vancouver Courier]
- While it is easy to use /60 rates to compare players, there’s no statistical evidence that a player will continue producing at the same rate if given increased or decreased ice time. [Litter Box Cats]
- T25U25 continues: The Cannon (#6: Josh Anderson), Second City Hockey (#4: Adam Boqvist), Hockey Wilderness (#24: Jack Sedak), All About the Jersey (#25-21), Pension Plan Puppets (#5: Travis Dermott), Broad Street Hockey (#3: Travis Konecny), Winging it in Motown (#14: Jonatan Berggren), Fear the Fin (#25: Scott Reedy), Silver Seven (#9: Drake Batherson), Copper and Blue (#3: Jesse Puljujarvi), and Mile High Hockey (#1: Nathan MacKinnon)./