Sunday Habs Headlines: Marc Bergevin’s vision for this year’s team is not working

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• It’s becoming clear that the vision Marc Bergevin had for the Canadiens is not working. [Journal de Montreal | Google Translate]
• Karl Alzner thinks throwing in the towel now would be premature. [La Presse]
• John Lu and Arpon Basu discuss the long-term short-term injury to Carey Price, and whether that should be a bigger concern than the official parties are making it out to be. [TSN]
• Efforts to hold an outdoor game in Montreal for the NHL’s 100th anniversary were undone by a lack of a suitable venue. [CBC]
• Jakub Jerabek is taking the patient approach to making the NHL. [The Athletic]
• If you’re in the area, you can head down to Windsor Station this afternoon and sate your art and hockey appetites at the same time!/

Montreal Canadiens fan Jerry Dare pauses to look at portraits of Henri and Maurice Richard at Montreal’s Windsor Station as part of NHL Centennial celebrations pic.twitter.com/aMuRgnk6mb

— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) November 18, 2017

.@HockeyHallFame legend Jean Béliveau among @THFineArt’s Greatest 100 NHL Players portraits in Montreal’s Windsor Station, part of NHL Centennial celebrations. Free, open to all today until 7 pm, tomorrow noon to 4 pm pic.twitter.com/AmbX7v2Pgm

— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) November 18, 2017

Around the league and elsewhere

• Bob McKenzie offered an in-depth explanation of the NHL’s regional broadcast philosophy. [Bobcast | FanRag Sports]
• Next year’s Winter Classic will be contested between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks at the University of Notre Dame. [NHL.com]
• A projected significant increase in the salary cap that comes from the added revenue from Vegas Golden Knights is great news for the Chicago Blackhawks. [Second City Hockey]
• Facing a suspension for a slask to the back of the neck of Mathieu Perreault, Radko Gudas has declined his right to an in-person hearing, and will simply await the Department of Hockey Operations’ verdict on his latest trangression. [TSN]
• Luke Witkowski won’t appeal his 10-game ban for coming back onto the ice after being sent off. [TSN]
• Matthew Tkachuk, who went after Witkowski, was given a one-game suspension. [Sportsnet]
• Rasmus Dahlin continues to entice fans of the lower-tier NHL teams with his play in the SHL:/

Just have a look at a defender that could play forward... Dahlin with his usual confident skills on display. #AllInForDahlin #2018NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/xw8syqw7U0

— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) November 18, 2017