Montreal News and Notes
- Jonathan Drouin needed something to spark his confidence, and on Saturday night against the Penguins, he got it. [Sportsnet]
- Phillip Danault rebounded from a poor performance against the Kings on Thursday, to registering an assist, one shot on goal, one hit and winning 15 of 25 faceoffs in Saturday’s shootout win over the Penguins. [CBS Sports]
- So far, Marc Bergevin gets a passing grade on this summer’s acquisitions. [Montreal Gazette]
- Speaking of acquisitions, in six games with the Golden Knights, Pacioretty has only one goal while Tatar has four points in four games. [La Presse]
- Tatar is pretty stylin’ after his notching his first goal as a Hab/
1st one as a Canadien. Very special . Rough style with that fur 🧙🏻♂️😳😂 pic.twitter.com/YQU6yuFHUc
— Tomas Tatar (@Trto90) October 14, 2018
- Cayden Primeau and Jordan Harris shine for Northeastern while Ryan Poehling and Jack Gorniak pick up some points over the weekend. [NHL]
- In a theoretical rebuild, Victor Mete, Noah Juulsen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi would all serve as excellent tools to build around. [Elite Prospects]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Panthers’ Michael Matheson is facing discipline for interference and unsportsmanlike conduct after slamming Canucks’ Elias Petterson to the ice. [CBC]
- Roberto Luongo was showered with gifts by his teammates on Saturday night as he celebrated becoming the third NHL goalie to hit the 1000th game milestone. [NHL]
- A look at why Leafs’ William Nylander hasn’t received an offer sheet yet. [Sportsnet]
- After their incredibly strong inaugural season last year, the Golden Knights are suffering from the year two blues so far this season. [NHL]/
