Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Noah Juulsen’s leadership abilities came through during his third development camp when he helped the less-experienced players make the most of the opportunity. [NHL]
- Max Pacioretty and Jonathan Drouin team up at the Just for Laughs gala. [La Presse]
- Andrei Markov signing of a two-year KHL contract with the Ak Bars Kazan means we could see him in the Olympics in February. [CBC]
- It will take some time to get used to Markov donning colors other than the blue, blanc, rouge. [Montreal Gazette]
- Another Russian who won’t be suiting up in Habs colors next season is Nikita Nesterov, but he claims there’s no issues between the Russians and Claude Julien. [Championat]
- Brampton Beast’s Zach Fucale made the ECHL’s Top 10 Plays of the 2016-17 season /
.@Fucale31 made the @ECHL‘s Top 10 Eastern Conference Plays of the 2016-17 Season with a HUGE stop! 😮👏
Find out which save made the cut! 👇 https://t.co/qyEYlNYUs1
— Brampton Beast (@BramptonBeast) July 31, 2017
- NHL veteran Louis-Philippe Ladouceur talks about his love for his hometown Habs and why Brendan Gallagher would make a good football player. [NHL]
- Nathan Beaulieu signed a two-year, $2.4 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres. [Sportsnet] /
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Auston Matthews racked up 40 goals during his rookie season but Mike Babcock thinks there’s still room for him to be even better. [NHL]
- Henrik Lundqvist’s new pads pay homage to to New York landmarks /
Henrik Lundqvist’s new pads are almost as beautiful as he is 🗽😍 pic.twitter.com/K03L3SmhAI
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) July 31, 2017
- Read about Bryan Bickell’s fight with M.S and putting on his hockey uniform for the last time, in his own words. [The Players Tribune]
- The Top 10 NHL tweets of the month. [Sportsnet]
- Coach John Tortorella signs a one-year extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Sportsnet] /
