Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Jakub Jerabek’s arrival will shake up Montreal’s defence, but they’ll have to give him an opportunity to shine. [TSN 690]
- Jakub Jerabek spoke with Tomas Plekanec and Jaroslav Spacek in making his decision. [Journal de Montréal]
- Age is just a number for Andrei Markov. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Canadiens and Leafs fans are apparently jumping on the Senators bandwagon. [CBC]
- Antoine Waked is a multi-talented individual. [Montreal Canadiens]/
When the @HuskiesRn needed a playoff boost, an injured @AWaked23 stepped up…behind the bench.
READ -> https://t.co/B69JUFKSSI #GoHabsGo 💪
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) May 2, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere:
- In case you missed it, Sidney Crosby was injured on Tuesday night in Game 3 vs. the Washington Capitals on a hit to the head by Matt Niskanen. [Pensburgh]
- Liam McCausland argues that the NHL is breeding a culture where stickwork and headshots are acceptable. [Puck It]
- For the St. Louis Blues to win their series, Mike Yeo needs to find a way to get Vladimir Tarasenko away from P.K. Subban and Matthias Ekholm. [Arpon Basu]
- Michel Therrien may have competition as the Florida Panthers look for a new head coach. [Pierre LeBrun]/
Hearing that the Florida Panthers have received permission from the San Jose Sharks to speak with Bob Boughner about their head coaching job
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 2, 2017
- Brent Burns, Connor McDavid, and Sidney Crosby are your nominees for the Ted Lindsay Award. [TSN]
- Derek Stepan set a new Rangers landmark in Game 3. [Twitter]/
By playing in tonight’s game, Derek Stepan has now played more playoff games with NYR than any other forward in franchise history (94).
— NYR Stats & Info (@NYRStatsInfo) May 2, 2017
- The myth of the “hockey man.” [Five for Howling]
- The NHL has released the list of players exempt from the expansion draft. [Craig Custance]/
The NHL sent a memo to teams today declaring a list of players exempt from the expansion draft as agreed upon w/NHLPA. Full list: pic.twitter.com/xanQ1PS0QX
— Craig Custance (@CraigCustance) May 2, 2017
- Team Canada defeated Switzerland in a warm-up game for the upcoming World Championships. [TSN]
- Saku Koivu will now be a Director of Player Development for his childhood team TPS Turku. [Tommi Seppälä]/
Saku Koivu was hired by his former club TPS. He’s a director of player development. Sami Salo was hired for assistant coach.
— Tommi Seppälä (@TommiSeppala) May 2, 2017
- The current landscape may be harder than it ever has been for sportswriters. [Sports Business Daily]/
