Wednesday Habs Headlines: Marc Bergevin is unlikely to trade the third overall pick

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Marc Bergevin says he’s unlikely to trade the #3 selection, and that he’s not ready to say that Jonathan Drouin failed at centre last season. [NHL.com]
• Three potential targets for the Canadiens at centre. [RDS]
• Concordia’s Carl Neill, Alexandre Alain of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and William Lemay of CÉGEP de Saint-Hyacinthe are recipients of this year’s Guy Lafleur Awards of Excellence and Merit, rewarding hockey players at the amateur level who best combine hockey and academic excellence. [Montreal Gazette]
• Speaking of Lafleur, the Habs legend revealed that his career was slightly less lucrative than the modern-day NHL player’s. [Montreal Gazette]
• Les Canadiennes de Montreal: juggling day jobs with elite athletics. [La Presse]
• Skills and Drills with Les Canadiennes: Katia Clement-Heydra and Emerance Maschmeyer demonstrate how to generate rebounds. [Montreal Canadiens]
• A look back with the time machine reveals that Canada was behind the Toronto Maple Leafs, not the Canadiens, during that magical summer of ‘93. [Montreal Gazette]
• Mélodie Daoust and her partner Audrey are pleased to welcome little Mathéo! [Les Canadiennes]/

Les Canadiennes are proud to welcome a new member into their hockey family! Félicitations à Mélodie Daoust & sa copine Audrey et bienvenue au petit Mathéo! 🍼💙#LesCanadiennesFamily pic.twitter.com/lGYjfrVzVj

— Les Canadiennes (@LesCanadiennes) May 29, 2018

Around the league and elsewhere

• The success of the Vegas Golden Knights will push the salary cap to the $78-82 million dollar range for next season. [TSN]
• The Islanders’ staff, including GM Garth Snow and head coach Doug Weight, were apparently unaware that Lou Lamoriello had joined the organization. [TSN]
• Ten facts from the Leafs’ 1993 Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. [Sportsnet]
• Third jerseys will return to the NHL for the 2018-19 season. [Second City Hockey]
• The NHL is playing a waiting game on a possible reinstatement of Slava Voynov. [ESPN]
• Looking at the top five possible destinations for Ilya Kovalchuk. [The Hockey News]
• Ranking 25 buyout candidates by benefit to team. [The Athletic]
• Congratulations to Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, graduate of McGill Medical School and guard for the Kansas City Chiefs. [Laurent Duvernay-Tardif]/

This is it! Today I become a doctor! It also marks the beginning of a great new adventure for all 2018 graduates of @mcgillu Faculty of Medicine. #LDTMD #graduation #passion #nfl #chiefs pic.twitter.com/j4oD1BCuXJ

— Laurent D. Tardif (@LaurentDTardif) May 29, 2018