Montreal Canadiens
- Carey Price has had a unbelievable season in net. The Canadiens’ goaltender has allowed an often outshot, out possessed and low scoring team to clinch the Atlantic Division. Price’s spectacular play has truly kept the Habs afloat this season. [NHL]
- With the playoffs set to take off later today, certain players will be looked upon to elevate their play in the postseason. The Habs will look to Lars Eller, Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais to provide some well needed points. [Globe and Mail]
- The upcoming match up between the Habs & the Senators should be a very close fought battle according to the series preview [Métro]
- Speaking of the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens’ game presentation staff will look to better their own performance when it comes to producing the club’s pre game shows. [NY Times]
- Marc Bergevin shared his thoughts on the team he has assembled. He addressed the concerns surrounding Montreal’s power play, Alex Galchenyuk’s production and the slow starts had by recent trade deadline acquisitions. [TSN 690]
- Defenseman Andrei Markov responded in typical Markov-ian fashion, when asked about having played 81 games this season. [Sportsnet]
“Lots of guys played 82, so what’s to get excited about?”
- Take a look at PK Subban’s regular season shot totals, and especially the differences in Subban’s shooting tendencies while on the powerplay versus 5-on-5 play. [EOTP]
- Tim Thompson has created plenty of musical montages for the hockey fans to enjoy over the course of the playoffs, before being abruptly let go of by Rogers. Luckily for him and for Habs fans, the Canadiens have reached out to Thompson to bring back his amazing creations. [Habsloyalist]
- Watch as EOTP’s own Andrew Berkshire explains why Ottawa’s ticket restrictions are ultimately causing more harm than good, particularly when dealing with out of market fans. [CTV News]
- Listen to EOTP brand new Ice Level podcast right here, where the crew predict how the Canadiens will fare in their series against the Senators and what results the rest of the playoff match ups will produce![EOTP]
Around The League and Elsewhere
- With the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ season having finally come to an end, take a look some of the most bizarre stories which surrounded the team this season. [Pension Plan Puppets]
- The San Jose Sharks have had an awful season, to say the least. Between stripping the captaincy from Thornton to being eliminated from playoff contention, the Sharks’ questionable decisions may have put the team in an unnecessary bind. [Puck Daddy]
- For those of you who weren’t able to catch the DC Hockey Analytics Conference, fear not! You can actually check out the presentations right here. [AP Hockey]
- Hopefully Steve Dangle’s infamous ‘DangleJinx’ will be in full effect during the Habs-Sens series, seeing as Steve picked the Senators to top the Canadiens. [Steve Dangle Podcast]
- Participate in the NHL’s new Bracket Challenge and select the teams that you think will advance to the Stanley Cup finals! [NHL]
