Montreal News and Notes
- With the way Jesperi Kotkaniemi is playing, Claude Julien realizes it’s important to find him some ice time. [Montreal Gazette]
- Brendan Gallagher and Paul Byron talk about their football pool, their favorite NFL team and their prediction for the Super Bowl LIII. [NHL]
- Flambo also gave his Super Bowl prediction. [NHL]
- Looks like Gallagher and Flambo have more than just football in common/
On commence à sentir l’influence de Flambo dans l’équipe. 😛
We think Flambo is starting to rub off on his teammates…#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Xs8uBw8xjT
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 3, 2019
- Sixty-eight years after playing his last game with the Canadiens, Gérard “Gerry” Plamondon still had the heart-warming CH tattooed on his heart. [Journal de Montreal]
- It’s a three-way race for the team’s top goal-scorer by the end of the season. [Montreal Gazette]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- More than 13 years after finding himself at the centre of hockey’s most famous hazing incident, Akim Aliu is still fighting for his NHL dreams. [Sportsnet]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs and Auston Matthews are progressing towards new deal. [Sportsnet]
- A look at former NHL Tony McKegney as part of the NHL’s celebration of Black History Month. [NHL]
- The Boston Bruins shut out the Washington Capitals on Sunday to end a 14-game skid vs. the Capitals. [Sportsnet]/
