Friday Habs Headlines: Desperately seeking offence

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Habs weren’t run out of the building, but Claude Julien will need to adjust his strategy if he hopes to out-coach Alain Vigneault. [TSN 690]
• Carey Price has extra motivation in the playoffs. [Montreal Hockey Inside Out]
• It’s springtime in Montreal. Snow is melting, birds are chirping, and the Habs aren't scoring. [Arpon Basu]
• The Rangers think they have room for improvement in Game 2. [Dave Stubbs]
• Alexander Radulov talks about what the Canadiens have to do to get on the scoreboard. [NHL.com]
• Alex Galchenyuk needs to play with someone who can finish. [TSN]
• News concerning Alexei Emelin is vague. [Arpon Basu]/

Claude Julien says Alexei Emelin is "day to day", "very doubtful for tomorrow" but he may go on trip and he hasn't skated yet. Wide range.

— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) April 13, 2017

• The score was bad, but the Canadiens maintained some semblance of possession transition play. [Jack Han]/

MTL NYR Game 1 Transitional Stats (5vs5): MTL outshot NYR 48-45. Despite one of the worst 2nd periods I've ever seen, the Habs will be fine. pic.twitter.com/jLiSSMrAz5

— Jack Han (@ml_han) April 13, 2017

• The Habs have a new locker room slogan for the playoff run. [Montreal Canadiens]
• The Brampton Beast dropped game 1 of the North Division Semifinals to the Reading Royals. Game 2 goes Saturday. [Brampton Beast]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• Dr. Brian Levine at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto has authored a study finding concussion-associated age-independent elevations in executive cognitive impairment within a sample of 33 retired NHL players. [Study | TSN]
• Ken Hitchcock has been named the “new” Head Coach of the Dallas Stars. [Dallas Stars]
• The Kings are eyeing John Stevens to replace Darryl Sutter as Head Coach. [Pierre Lebrun]/

Kings' coaching search for now includes just 1 man: associate coach John Stevens. Rob Blake wants to discuss things with him, see if a fit..

— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) April 13, 2017

• Brent Burns and Cam Talbot managed to sneak in a little one-on-one driveway hockey during Game 1 in Edmonton. [Pete Blackburn]/

Good ol’ fashioned standoff between Burns and Talbot pic.twitter.com/kyB3jVT8lH

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) April 13, 2017

• The Islanders might be returning to Nassau County. [TSN]
• Goaltender helmet art provides a little colour to the game and a window into the souls of the players. Find out the inspiration behind the helmet designs for seven outstanding goaltenders. [The Ice Garden]/