Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Does Max Domi belong at centre or wing? [Sportsnet]
- How much difference in quality is there between the eighth-ranked prospect and the 16th-ranked? [The Athletic]
- Jayden Struble and Cole Caufield are among the invitees to USA Hockey’s 2020 World Junior Summer Showcase./
43 players have been invited to the 2020 World Junior Summer Showcase at @USAHockeyArena. #WJSS 🇺🇸
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— USA Hockey (@usahockey) June 16, 2020
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Buffalo Sabres have fired general manager Jason Botterill. [Sportsnet]
- The Sabres also fired their director of amateur scouting and three AHL coaches. [Sportsnet]
- By the numbers: the 15 worst free agent signings of the last decade. [The Athletic]
- The future of hockey broadcasting is trending towards making analytics mainstream. [The Athletic]
- Sean Couturier wants to know what the plan is if multiple positive tests for Covid-19 pop up in the playoffs. [TSN]
- The Canadian government is amenable to facilitating a Canadian hub city for the NHL. [TSN]
- June/July is usually a great time for an NHLer to have a baby. 2020 is a little different. [ESPN]
- The story of how racism at TSN spurred Hal Johnson to co-create Body Break. [YouTube]/