Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- With Cale Makar becoming the highest paid NHLer, the Habs’ contracts are looking even better than ever. [Montreal Gazette | TSN]
- While the Habs haven’t made improvements to their roster since the end of the season, it really might be for the best. [La Presse]
- Where things stand with Zachary Bolduc, Arber Xhekaj, and Mike Matheson, and others. [Sportsnet | La Presse]
- Xhekaj doesn’t have a contract yet, but he’s not sitting on the sidelines. [TVA Sports]
- Yevgeni Volokhin signs with Spartak Moscow. [TVA Sports]
- A new episode of Canadiens Embedded is coming. [Canadiens]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Makar has become the NHL’s highest paid player. [NHL]
- Makar is ready for the pressure his contract will bring. [TSN | La Presse]
- The necessity of paying Makar what he’s worth. [NHL | TVA Sports |
- What the Makar contract does both for the future of the Avs and the contracts that will be signed in its wake. [Radio-Canada]
- Don Wadell is sure they’ll reach an agreement with Adam Fantilli before training camp. [TSN]
- Bill Guerin is also confident that a deal will be done with Quinn Hughes. [NHL]
- Who will be Ottawa’s next captain? [Yahoo Sports]
- The Flyers may finally be prepared to get the most out of Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras. [Yahoo Sports]
- NHLers are unlikely to give up the control that their no-trade clauses allow them. [Yahoo Sports]
- Changes to remember going into this season. [Sportsnet]
- Mario Lemieux has reportedly sold his shares to the Penguins. [TVA Sports]
- Eight places that would make sense for a Connor Hellebuyck trade. [The Athletic]
