Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Free agency is a mix of risk and reward. Who should the Montreal Canadiens avoid? [TSN 690]
- Craig Button talks about the expansion draft on Leafs Lunch and doesn’t know why Alexei Emelin was selected. [TSN]
- Button also weighs in on the odds of both Alex Radulov and Andrei Markov returning to the Tricolore. [TSN]
- Elliotte Friedman thinks that the coolness of the market means that Alex Galchenyuk will remain a Hab. [30 Thoughts – Sportsnet]
- Karl Alzner is interested in the Habs. [J.-F. Chaumont]/
« Je suis intéressé, vraiment intéressé par le Canadien» – Karl Alzner au Journal de Montréal.https://t.co/u6nvgeiitl
— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) June 27, 2017
- Andrei Markov is looking for a 2 year/6 million dollar per year contract. [Renaud Lavoie]
- ICYMI: Given the state of the Habs at left defense, Markov is worth every cent. [EOTP]
- The Alex Radulov sweepstakes grows larger, but Montreal is far from out of the picture. [Pierre LeBrun]/
The Alex Radulov camp has heard form 10-11 teams so far. Not planning site visits at this point; still want to keep Montreal in the mix, too
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 27, 2017
- Newly drafted Ryan Poehling will be a part of Team USA’s World Junior Summer Showcase roster. [USA Hockey]/
Around the league and elsewhere:
- It was announced Monday that Dr. Clare Drake will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. One of his nomination letters was from Chief Wilton Littlechild of the Cree Nation. [Bruce McCurdy]/
Of the 33 testimonial letters in Coach Drake’s HHoF nomination package,the one that gets me every time is this from Chief Wilton Littlechild pic.twitter.com/gG32yolrrv
— Bruce McCurdy (@BruceMcCurdy) June 27, 2017
- Women were first inducted into the HHoF in 2010, but despite the array of potential candidates, a selections process stacked against women’s hockey means that Danielle Goyette is only the fifth woman to be enshrined in Toronto. [The Ice Garden]
- Erik Karlsson has won his second consecutive Golden Puck as best Swedish hockey player. [Silver Seven]
- College free agent Spencer Foo has signed with the Calgary Flames. [TSN]
- How many miles will your team travel in the 2017-18 season? [On the Forecheck]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly offered James van Riemsdyk to the New York Islanders as part of a deal for Travis Hamonic. [Sportsnet]
- The Edmonton Oilers resigned Eric Gryba to a two year contract worth $900,000 per annum. [TSN]
- The Dallas Stars bought out Antti Niemi’s contract. [Dallas Stars]/
