Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Former Captain Max Pacioretty says he has no hard feelings towards the Canadiens, and reflects on the differences between Vegas and Montreal, as well as on the Habs’ hot start. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- Before the Habs’ game against the Islanders, Barry Trotz had good things to say about the team. [Twitter]/
Barry Trotz on the #GoHabsGo « They have their young guys playing the right way, the Drouins, the Domis. They’re playing faster, highly-skilled up front. They play a real quick game and are net hungry and keep pucks alive. They have good team speed […] »
— AM (@AMHockey_) November 5, 2018
- The great Tim Thompson (aka b0undless) does it again in this video made to celebrate the launch of Jay Baruchel’s book Born Into It. [Facebook]/
I made a new film. This one is about the Montreal Canadiens, to help celebrate the launch of my friend Jay Baruchel’s new book called Born Into It. It’s a beautiful book about his deep love for the Habs, and about family and life and art, and like everything he does, is all heart. The film is about the ‘100+ year generational tie’ that is the Montreal Canadiens, for anyone who has fallen under its’ magical spell. The passages Jay narrates are from the wonderful 1945 Canadian novel “Two Solitudes” by the great Hugh MacLennan. The music is “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis” by Ralph Vaughn Williams. Enjoy…
Posted by Tim Thompson on Saturday, November 3, 2018
- EA Sports released special edition Original Six sweaters, and they are…something… [Sportsnet]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Sometimes the universe conspires to make wonderful things happen, like it did for Brian Boyle on Hockey Fights Cancer Night. [NBC Sports]
- The addition of Slava Voynov will not make a team better, on or off the ice. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]
- The Sharks are taking steps to make hockey games more accessible to people with sensory disabilities. [NHL.com]
- The LA Kings’ new head coach Willie Desjardins says the team must win now. [TSN]
- The Jets’ SB Nation site takes a look at what went into Jake Virtanen being drafted ahead of Nikolaj Ehlers. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- Things aren’t looking good for the Flyers when it comes to goalies. [NBC Sports]
- Winnipeg forward Brendan Lemieux has been suspended for his hit on Vincent Trocheck. [TSN]
- The Ottawa saga is seemingly endless, the latest chapter is, of course, the Uber video that surfaced last night, and the subsequent apology from the players involved. [The Ottawa Citizen | TSN]
- Even if you put aside the off-ice issues, Ottawa’s on-ice situation is unenviable. [Sportsnet | The Athletic]
- While the NHL certainly has a long way to go, it has come a long way under Gary Bettman. [The Athletic]/
