Friday Habs Headlines: Trevor Timmins has Marc Bergevin’s confidence
In today’s links, Galchenyuk is very pleased to still be a Hab, Markov’s future is up in the air, and a look at the short-lived Ilya Kovalchuk saga.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Trevor Timmins’ fate is intrinsically tied to that of Marc Bergevin. [Journal de Montreal]
- Alex Galchenyuk is very happy to have signed a three-year contract with the Habs. [EOTP]
- ICYMI: The Canadiens concluded their Development Camp yesterday. [EOTP]
- Ron Hextall refutes rumours out of Montreal, saying that the Philadelphia Flyers have not spoken to UFA Andrei Markov. [TSN]
- Will Bitten has experienced a few changes of scenery on his road to the NHL. [RDS.ca]
- The Brampton Beast are looking for substantial local investment - up to 49% of the team, in fact. [Brampton Guardian]/
Around the league and elsewhere:
- Ilya Kovalchuk is staying in the KHL. Greg Wyshynski takes a behind-the-scenes look at how the New Jersey Devils dealt with his brief flirtation. [Yahoo! Sports]
- The Devils have a void at right wing. [All About the Jersey]
- What will the cap space-strapped Washington Capitals do with the newly re-signed Philipp Grubauer? [Japers’ Rink]
- What impact will the Connor McDavid deal have on other youngsters looking for new contracts in a few years? [Sportsnet]
- Nikita Nesterov is heading to the KHL. [Twitter]/
Nikita Nesterov has decided to continue his hockey career back home. Will sign with one of the clubs in the KHL.
— Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) July 6, 2017
- Long before Manon Rheaume, an 18-year-old named Karen Koch was the first woman to be paid to play hockey. [The Ice Garden]/