Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Good news, Habs fans, Noah Juulsen is healthy and has been cleared to play for next year! [Twitter]/
Noah Juulsen confirme aux médias qu’il est en santé et qu’il sera prêt pour le début de la prochaine saison.
Noah Juulsen tells reporters he’s healthy and has been cleared to play for next season.#GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 15, 2019
- Considering the injuries, call-ups and trades, Joel Bouchard is pleased with his players. [RDS]
- Montreal goalie prospect Cayden Primeau is headed to the IIHF Worlds as Team USA’s third goalie. [Twitter]/
Can also confirm, Cayden Primeau is the 3rd goalie going to the Worlds for USA, as first reported by @THNKenCampbell. https://t.co/7y5AcNHZz2
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) April 15, 2019
- Cale Fleury is on the rise. [The Athletic]
- Josh Brook had a terrific season, and Xavier Ouellet helped him out for the brief time he played in Laval. [TVA]
- [Journal de Montreal]
- Jacob Olofsson has signed a two year contract with Skelleftea. [Skellefteå AIK]
- The Scrum Podcast chats with Tomas Jirousek about the renaming of McGill’s men’s varsity teams and more in this week’s episode. [SoundCloud]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- If you had told hockey fans that the Tampa Bay Lightning would be on the brink of elimination, in a sweep no less, earlier in the season, they would have been shocked. Yet here we are. [TSN]
- Nazem Kadri has been suspended for the duration of the Leafs/Bruins playoff series. [Twitter]
- Joe Thornton has also been suspended, but just for one game. [Twitter]
- The Predators will be down both Wayne Simmonds and Brian Boyle with week-to-week injuries. [TSN]
- Alain Vigneault has been hired as the Flyers’ new head coach. [Broad Street Hockey]
- The Rangers have landed in a great lottery spot for the draft, and should probably keep their need for defensemen in mind. [Blueshirt Banter]
- The Gold Medal Game of the IIHF Women’s Worlds ended in a highly controversial manner. Finnish Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kasperi Kapanen weighs in. [TSN]
- Ducks prospect Isac Lundeström is thriving in the SHL. [Anaheim Calling]/
Tuesday’s playoff schedule
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Columbus Blue Jackets
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet 360 (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the USA: CNBC
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
New York Islanders @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Start time: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT
In Canada: CBC (English), TVA Sports 2 (French)
In the USA: NBCSN
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
Winnipeg Jets @ St. Louis Blues
Start time: 9:30 PM EDT / 6:30 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the USA: CNBC
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
San Jose Sharks @ Vegas Golden Knights
Start time: 10:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet 360 (English), TVA Sports 2 (French)
In the USA: NBCSN
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
