Montreal News and Notes
- With a good start to the season, Jonathan Drouin is brimming with confidence, skating as well as he ever has, and smiling a lot more than he was a couple of weeks ago. [Sportsnet]
- How do the Canadiens celebrate Thanksgiving? By drawing hand turkeys! [NHL]
- I wonder what Drouin is thankful for? Probably Saturday night’s standing ovation. #HappyThanksgiving/
Wow that’s amazing, you guys are 🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/b6oEAzQYRk
— Phillip Danault (@phildanault) October 13, 2019
- Brendan Gallagher was named first star on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues thanks to a three-point night and a clutch third-period goal. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Canadiens getting bottled up in their zone cause for concern. [Montreal Gazette]
- Andrew Zadarnowski joins the Weekend Game Plan to discuss the Habs’ victory over the Blues, Drouin’s performance, the Habs’ defensive core, and more. [TSN690]
- As a kid, Victor Mete went to bed every night dreaming about one day playing in the NHL while looking at his favorite teams logo… the St. Louis Blues. [Montreal Gazette]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Corinne Buie discusses the National Women’s Hockey League as it kicks off the most controversial season in its history. [Sportsnet]
- This season, the Vancouver Canucks are bigger, more talented, and more experienced. But are they going to be better? [Sportsnet]
- The Edmonton Oilers are winning games they almost certainly would have lost the past two seasons, and it’s mainly thanks to the culture change. [NHL]
- A Taylor Swift banner that was put up in the Staples Center in 2015 was covered up during the Kings home opener on Saturday in attempt to end the ‘curse’. [Yahoo Sports]
- Fact: NHLers (especially Tampa) that lose a blade will always bring a smile to your face/
