Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Guy Carbonneau and the Stanley Cup run that elevated him to Hall-of-Fame status. [Sportsnet]
- The Canadiens have some top players on surprisingly small salaries. [The Athletic]
- Tomas Plekanec is relishing some extra time with his family. [Canadiens]
- Vasily Demchenko isn’t afraid to earn his spot, even if it means he finds himself in the ECHL at points in the season. [Sport-Express.ru]
- Cale Makar and Quinn Hughs have a healthy respect for Shea Weber’s shot. [TVA]
- José Théodore says he knew immediately that he wouldn’t work well with Bruce Boudreau. [Twitter]/
Dès le Jour 1, José Théodore savait que ça ne fonctionnerait pas avec son nouvel entraîneur. ➡️ https://t.co/wCeQ95svbo pic.twitter.com/HfI53jMGro
— 91.9 Sports (@919sports) April 27, 2020
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The Ontario Sports Minister says that they’re examining all options for the resumption of the major sports leagues. [TSN]
- The plans the NHL has begun to compile for summer hockey could, in fact, work. [The Hockey News]
- If the NHL comes back this season, there will be growing pains. [The Athletic]
- The AHL is probably going to pull the pin on the remainder of its season. [TSN]
- Joel Ward announces his retirement from the NHL [NHL] and looks back on his career. [TSN]
- Pekka Rinne and Patrick Marleau among those hoping to get one more shot at the Stanley Cup. [CBC]
- William Nylander is evolving. [TSN]
- The LA Kings have some help coming in the forms of Gabe Vilardi, Jacob Ingham, Alex Turcotte, Tyler Madden, and Cole Hults. [The Hockey News]
- Tyson Barrie is a comfortable veteran of 554 NHL games, but he still remembers how terrifying his first game was. [Sportsnet]
- Barrie, Makar, Quinn Hughes and Adam Fox sit down for a (virtual) chat. [Sportsnet]
- The kid who’s been called the Norwegian Gretzky has signed with the Calgary Flames. [Sportsnet]
- John McDonough has been fired by the Blackhawks, so who’s next? [The Athletic]/
