Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Eric Engels suggests that the signing of Mark Streit makes the return of Andrei Markov less likely than before. [SN]
- With the large amount of moves made on the back end since the season ended, one thing is clear: the Habs will have a lot less offence from the blue line going forward. [L’actualité]
- Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher led the way for the Habs when it came to carrying the puck into the offensive zone last season:/
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Gallagher, was great, Radulov and Danault were strong too. But no one matched Galchenyuk’s carry-in%.cc: @JulienPaquette pic.twitter.com/vkWt8aomtn
— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) July 26, 2017
- Daniel Carr spoke about his chances of cracking the Canadiens’ lineup in an interview with young writer Carter LaCorte. [CarterHud]
- The Brampton Beast have added some depth to their blue line, adding 26-year-old Tyson Wilson. [Beast]
- Jordie Benn celebrated 30 years of life yesterday with a look back at where it all began:/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Hockey Canada has announced its rosters for a couple of pre-Olympic tournaments, with a few former Canadiens included. [TSN]
- Two other players Hockey Canada may investigate adding to their Olympic team are international veterans Shane Doan and Jarome Iginla. [TSN]
- Meanwhile, Marc-Edouard Vlasic spoke about the resentment that will be felt if the NHL does not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. [CBC]
- Will Butcher, the defenceman who won the 2017 Hobey Baker Award, will become an unrestricted free agent after rejecting the Colorado Avalanche. [NBC]/
