Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux, Lane Hutson, Owen Beck, and will be at rookie camp. [Canadiens | Montreal Gazette]
- Laine and Dach’s linemate, Lane Hutson’s place, and more mailbag questions. [Sportsnet]
- It seems that the Wild were one of the teams Laine turned down before joining Montreal. [TVA Sports]
- Elliotte Friedman met Juraj Slafkovsky in Prague and was impressed. [TVA Sports]
- Montreal is interested playing games in Paris, but it looks like that won’t be happening for a while. [TVA Sports | Radio-Canada]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Alex Gologoski has announced his retirement. [TSN]
- Friedman and Bukauskas break down the off seasons of all 32 teams, and more in the most recent 32 Thoughts. [Sportsnet]
- Kevin Shattenkirk still wants to play. [TSN]
- Ottawa’s preseason media event heralds a new era. [Yahoo Sports]
- Alex Vlasic talks about the upcoming Winter Clasic and what it means to him. [NHL]
- Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini, Cutter Gauthier are among a crop of young players who all looked up to Johnny Gaudreau. [ESPN]
- The Blue Jackets will stream the funeral service for the Gaudreaus. [Montreal Gazette]
- Jim Rutherford was vague on the statuses of Thatcher Demko and Arturs Silovs who are both recovering from knee injuries. [TSN]
- Looking back on Brianna Decker’s career. [Yahoo Sports]
- Henrik Lundqvist has a great deal of respect for Igor Shesterkin. [Yahoo Sports]
- The NHL holds summit in PEI. [NHL]
- The NHL highlights health, partnerships, and other initiatives. [NHL]