Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Members of the Montreal Canadiens shared their favourite hockey related memories involving their fathers, ahead of the team’s bi-annual father-son trip. [Sportsnet]
- P.K. Subban, for one, seems quite excited about the trip! [Instagram | Instagram]
- Greg Pateryn‘s recall on Sunday allows him and his father join the others, as well:
#Habs also recalled Greg Pateryn before his permitted conditioning time in AHL was up so he could go on Dad’s road trip with the team.
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) November 10, 2015
- The Canadiens have taken back the number one ranking on TSN’s power rankings, buoyed by Mike Condon‘s impressive Carey Price impression in net. [TSN]
- Having to go without their numer-one-goaltender isn’t a problem for the Canadiens, as Dale Weise once again reiterated that the team is more than just Carey Price. [TSN 690]
- Soon, you can collect your very own miniature Montreal Canadiens! [Montreal Gazette]
- Just how did Montreal’s power play go from being an abject disaster to being third-best in the league? [EOTP]
- Check out this amazing Canadiens as Avengers edit, from Tumblr user jonnytoestakethewheel:
Around The League and Elsewhere
- Dean Lombardi did not pull any punches when he blasted Team USA’s leadership core for the team’s poor showing in Sochi. [SB Nation]
- With the World Cup fast approaching, take a look at some of the challenges general managers are facing when building their respective teams. [Sportsnet]
- The Dave Cameron-coached Ottawa Senators are slowly turning into the Paul MacLean-coached Ottawa Senators. [TSN]
- Sometimes, picking in the second-overall position at the NHL Entry Draft isn’t necessarily a good thing. [ESPN]
- Canadian women’s hockey is awesome. Nothing more needs to be said. [Buzzfeed]
- Is there a case to made for the rather underwhelming 2016 Hockey Hall of Fame nominees? [ESPN]
- Check out Steve Dangle’s interviews with some NHL legends who participated in the Hockey Hall of Fame Legends game. [Sportsnet]
- Hungarian hockey club DVTK Polar Bears hope to join Slovakia’s professional league. [The Slovak Spectator]
- Are the results of shootouts determined by luck? Not quite, according to this analysis of shootout results in the Czech Extraliga. [Hokej.cz]
- Jose Bautista shared his thoughts on his infamous bat flip, and they extend to all levels and disciplines of sport. [The Players’ Tribune]
“I flipped my bat. I’m human. The emotion got to me. It’s in my DNA. If you think that makes me a jerk, that’s fine. But let’s call it what it is. Let’s not have these loaded conversations about “character” and the integrity of the game every time certain players show emotion in a big moment. That kind of thinking is not just old school. It’s just ignorant.
And it is slowly becoming extinct.”
