Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kirk Muller is still pondering what happened to the Canadiens power-play, lamenting the loss of Jonathan Drouin early in the season. [Montreal Gazette]
- Muller talked about the impact of Covid-19 and mourned the loss of the New Jersey Devils’ team doctor. [Sportsnet]
- Georges Laraque has been diagnosed with Covid-19 after volunteering to work in a long-term care home in Quebec. [RDS]
- What if Ryan McDonagh (and others) for Scott Gomez never happened? [Sportsnet]
- Scotty Bowman recalls that famous game 7 between the Habs and the Boston Bruins in 1979. [RDS]
- The chefs of the Bell Centre are working to feed people in need./
Bell Centre chefs and @igaqc have teamed up with @Tableedeschefs to feed people in need during the COVID-19 crisis. pic.twitter.com/jyLBTq0pXv
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 30, 2020
Around the league and elsewhere
- Requests by the CFL and Canadian Premier League for federal bailout funding are being met with mixed feelings by Canadian Olympians and representatives of women’s sport. [Sportsnet]
- The Vancouver Canucks are donating $500,000 for Covid-19 relief efforts. [ProHockeyTalk]
- The NHL may be facing $1 billion in lost revenue. [CBC]
- Nine current issues being debated by the NHL’s Return to Play committee. [The Athletic]
- NHLPA sign-off is needed on any resumption plan, and this gives the players more leverage than ever before. [ESPN]
- Any return to play would be a strange new world for broadcasters, with mics—unhampered by crowd noise—potentially now picking up every grunt, shout, and curse on-ice. [TSN]
- The pandemic may be shaping how leagues treat marijuana use in the future. [ESPN]
- Borje Salming is at home and recovering after a suspected case of Covid-19. [Sportsnet]
- Alexei Yashin talks about his stint as general manager of Russia’s women’s national team. [KHL]/
