Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Martin St-Louis has more options at his disposal this year than ever before. [Sportsnet | TVA Sports | Radio-Canada]
- While the first and fourth line are set, there are a lot more questions surrounding the middle two. [La Presse | Montreal Gazette]
- Surprising and unsurprising cuts, defense, and the balance of creating preseason lineups. [The Athletic]
- Florian Xhekaj may not be on the opening night roster, but if nothing else he’s played himself up the depth chart. [La Presse]
- Lane Hutson makes Sportsnet’s top 50 players for this season. [Sportsnet]
- Are the Habs poised to take a step forward or a step back? [TSN]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Nikolaj Ehlers is settling in with the Hurricanes, where he knows expectations are high. [NBC Sports]
- Alex Ovechkin should be ready to start the season with the Capitals. [NHL]
- Can the Panthers make another Cup run without Aleksander Barkov? [TSN]
