Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi doesn’t seem likely to go to a European team to start the 2020-21 season:/
Jesperi Kotkaniemi et le Canadien n’ont pas discuté de la possibilité qu’il soit prêté à une équipe européenne pour le début de la saison 2020-21. La priorité, à ce stade-ci, est de laisser Kotkaniemi s’entraîner et continuer à devenir plus fort.
— Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) September 10, 2020
- Looking back at Phillip Danault’s season. [Canadiens.com]
- Mattias Norlinder was in action yesterday, contributing some more offence:/
#Habs Mattias Norlinder to #2020NHLDraft Lucas Raymond and Frölunda has the equalizer. pic.twitter.com/1tZTE3k0dE
— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) September 9, 2020
Around the league and elsewhere
- Bill Daly is still optimistic than an 82-game season will be played in 2020-21. [TSN]
- EOTP’s Julian McKenzie looks at the cost of goaltending in the NHL Playoffs. [FiveThirtyEight]
- Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy was named the NHL’s Coach of the Year. [NHL.com]
- The General Manager of the Year award will be contested by Julien BriseBois, Lou Lamoriello, and Jim Nill. [NHL.com]
- Zdeno Chara’s and Torey Krug’s representatives are expected to begin contract discussion with Boston’s GM soon. [NHL.com]
- The Vancouver Canucks may be the NHL’s best bet to snap Canada’s Stanley Cup drought. [TSN]
- Some off-season defence targets for the Winnipeg Jets. [Sportsnet]
- Among other topics, the TSN Insiders discuss the possibility of the World Juniors also being held in an Edmonton bubble. [TSN]
- An octopus named “Kraken” takes up residence at Seattle Aquarium. [NHL.com]/
