Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Sportsnet’s Shawn McKenzie and Eric Engels look at the strength of the Canadiens’ prospect pool. [YouTube]
- Our Patrik Bexell discusses the play of Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Mattias Norlinder, and Jesse Ylönen. [TSN]
- Kotkaniemi is one of 10 big-name young players preparing for the NHL season by playing in Europe. [Sportsnet]
- Meanwhile, in North America…. :/
Sean Farrell with the game on his stick is a good place to be on a Saturday night. The shootout-winner 👇 pic.twitter.com/RnjiyOpGZ0
— Chicago Steel (@ChicagoSteel) November 22, 2020
- Seven players NHL GMs will be watching in the 2020-21 season, including Phillip Danault. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Canadiens, despite the gamble on Josh Anderson’s contract, and Anderson, because of his new contract, are among the biggest winners from the NHL off-season. [NBC Sports]
- How fan opinion has changed from April to now. [The Athletic]
- Former EOTP Managing Editor Marc Dumont answers questions from Habs fans. [Canadiens.com]
- Jake Allen is back on the ice, sporting his new Canadiens mask, in his hometown of Fredericton:/
Confirmé. Le logo des Canadiens va bien à Jake Allen.
Confirmed. @34jallen looks great in a Canadiens jersey.#GoHabsGo https://t.co/kpU21eJZBK
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 20, 2020
Around the league and elsewhere
- Max Domi discusses what went wrong in his time in Montreal [ESPN+ (paywall)]
- A “non-core member” of Canada’s National Junior Team tested positive for COVID-19, but there was no concern about any of the players being infected ahead of last night’s Red vs. White game. [Hockey Canada]
- Two members of the coaching staff were in contact with the person who tested positive, and are now self-isolating:/
According to Hockey Canada 2 members of Canada’s coaching staff, Michael Dyck, and Jason Labarbera are among those now in self isolation as close contacts of positive test. They must remain in quarantine for 14 days, which will leave Tourigny short staffed acc to Hockey Canada
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) November 22, 2020
- The divisional realignment necessitated by the pandemic may split up the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]
- Will 2020-21 be a bounce-back season for P.K. Subban? [All About The Jersey]
- Braden Holtby’s tortoises have made their way to Vancouver. [Sportsnet]/
