Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- The Habs’ lines appear to have been all but decided from the get-go. [Montreal Gazette]
- Martin St. Louis is preaching patience to his impressive second line. [Sportsnet | The Athletic | Radio-Canada | La Presse | TSN | NHL]
- Oliver Kapanen is making a good impression so far. [La Presse]
- Ivan Demidov and David Reinbacher both named on Sportsnet’s list of top NHL prospects under 23. [Sportsnet]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The Ottawa Senators have finally acquired land in downtown Ottawa. [TSN | Sportsnet | Sportsnet | NHL]
- Rick Nash named Director of Hockey Operations in Columbus. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- The Blue Jackets are navigating a hard preseason by trying to do what Johnny would have wanted them to do. [ESPN]
- TSN’s list of top NHL players will be without Alex Ovechkin for the first time. [TSN]
- T.J. Oshie will begin this season on the LTIR. [TVA Sports]
- Max Pacioretty has a lot to prove this preseason. [Sportsnet]
- The Leafs are relying on their goaltending to be up to a challenge. [Sportsnet]
- The Oilers return to camp intending to turn their Stanley Cup loss into better understanding. [Sportsnet]
- RFAs, Marner, retirements and more in the most recent 32 Thoughts. [Sportsnet]
