Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- On Monday, the Habs re-signed Andreas Martinsen, to a one year contract. [EOTP]
- Re-live all of Brendan Gallagher’s goals from the 2016-17 season. [Drive for 25]
- The Montreal Canadiens join a short list of teams visited by Nolan Patrick prior to his return home. [NHL.com]/
So before heading home to Winnipeg, Nolan Patrick is visiting with the Devils, Flyers and…Habs. One of these things is not like the others
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) June 5, 2017
Update: Nolan did not visit with the Habs. Rather, the meeting was with a sponsor.
Nolan Patrick will indeed stop by Montreal in the next few days… but it’s not to meet with #Habs. It’s regarding a commitment w/ sponsor.
— Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) June 6, 2017
- Steve Penney’s stardom shone but a short time in Montreal, but it burned bright. [La Presse]
- Montreal has hired powerful businesswoman Anna Martini to the club’s executive financial team. [La Presse]
- The Canadiens presented the recipients of this year’s Guy Lafleur Awards of Excellence. [Canadiens]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Prior to Game Three, Ilya Bryzgalov took to the streets of Nashville to dance, get excited about bears, and ask edgy questions. [The Players’ Tribune]
- The conditions are ripe for an NHL General Manager to take a run at offer sheeting an RFA. Here are a few examples of times teams had to match an offer sheet. [Sportsnet]
- Offside reviews continue to irritate many, but the competition committee doesn’t appear willing to discuss any changes to the system. [TSN]
- With the arrival of the Las Vegas Golden Knights, there may be a mutually beneficial landing zone for some burdensome contracts. [FRS]
- The 1976-77 Habs were the league’s third best ever team, as voted by fans, but the 1984-85 Edmonton Oilers were the best ever. [NHL]
- Catch up on all things Ilya Kovalchuk from the savviest NHL insiders. [FRS]
- The wrongful death suit against the NHL in the Derek Boogaard case has been dismissed by a US Federal Court Judge. [Rick Westhead]
- As has been rumoured, the CWHL officially announced its expansion to China. [Sportsnet]/
