Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Habs’ head architect will be part of Canada’s management team for the upcoming World Cup event. [Twitter]
- Montreal has invited a couple of prospects to their development camp, Brandon McGee and Travis Brown. [Habsworld]
- Elliot Friedman is back with another edition of 30 thoughts ahead of Friday’s NHL Entry Draft. Regarding the Habs, he simply says: “If you know a centre who can shop at big-and-tall suit stores, chances are Montreal has looked at him.” [Sportsnet]
- It turns out Michael Bournival is still a part of the Canadiens plans moving forward. The 23-year-old forward has reportedly received a qualifying offer from the team. [La Presse]
- Lastly, check out these bloopers and outtakes from the 2014-15 season. [Canadiens]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Gare Joyce hung out with Connor McDavid to find out what it’s like to be an 18-year-old kid on the edge of becoming the next great NHL superstar. [Sportsnet]
- Speaking of McDavid, he was having a little fun at the MMVA’s in Toronto last night. [Vine]
- Trade talks continue to heat up ahead of Friday’s draft and July 1st. The New York Islanders are reportedly shopping forward Kyle Okposo. The 27-year-old had 51 points in 60 games last season. [Lighthouse Hockey]
- It appears as though the Los Angeles Kings and clutch playoff performer Justin Williams could be going separate ways. [Pro Hockey Talk]
- One of the best stories of the 2014-15 campaign has still not yet reached a contract agreement. The Minnesota Wild continue to do their best to lock up goaltender Devan Dubnyk, but it isn’t proving to be easy; Dubnyk holds some serious leverage in the negotiations. [Puck Daddy]
- Adam Gretz believes it’s time we break the offer-sheet drought, and I couldn’t agree more. Here are six RFA’s to keep an eye on this summer. [Eye On Hockey]
- Lastly, the Stanley Cup was at the Chicago White Sox game yesterday. Check out this beautiful selfie. [Twitter]
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 21, 2015
