Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Kaiden Guhle says he’ll be good to go on opening night. [Montreal Gazette | Sportsnet]
- Reports from the penultimate preseason Habs practice. [Canadiens]
- Good news, bad news, and power plays before the season begins. [Montreal Gazette]
- It’s now or never for Connor Hughes. [RDS]
- Lane Hutson seems to be in a good place to handle the pressures of Montreal. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Contenders, pretenders, surprises and other predictions before the start of the season. [The Athletic]
- Utah names Clayton Keller their first captain. [Sportsnet | TSN | NHL]
- Jack Campbell will be out indefinitely after entering the Player Assistance Program. [TSN]
- Drew Doughty remains month-to-month following surgery. [TSN]
- Sidney Crosby and other players around the league weigh in on Alex Ovechkin. [Sportsnet]
- Jaromir Jager is pursuing happiness — right now that means he’s still playing for Kladno. [NHL]
- The Gaudreau brothers remembered before the first game of the season. [NHL]
- The NHL season opened with a bang as New Jersey beat Buffalo in Prague. [TSN]
- Quebec City are enjoying the Kings’ pre-season games, but they remain skeptical that it is a path to bringing back their old team. [Montreal Gazette]