Sunday Habs Headlines: Max Pacioretty deserves more credit, and less criticism

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Max Pacioretty has a defender in Pierre McGuire, who called in to Montreal radio to discuss the Canadiens and some league news. [TSN 690]
• What did we learn from Friday’s Rookie Tournament win over the Leafs? [Canadiens | Leafs | EOTP]
• Fourth-rounder Victor Mete continues to show promise as a defensive prospect. [Journal de Montréal]
• Marc-Antoine Godin weighed in on the Habs prospects and their chances for the upcoming season. [TSN 690]
• Michael McNiven hopes to follow up on his OHL success by impressing with the Canadiens. [RDS]
• Rookie Tournament notables include goaltender McNiven and a revitalized Martin Réway . [Radio-Canada]
• Making the Canadiens roster isn’t going to be easy for those participating in rookie camp. [TVA Sports]
• Les Canadiennes teammates tried something new over the weekend!/

‪Cassandra Poudrier et Emerance Maschmeyer sont prêtes pour le saut! / Cassandra & Emerance are ready to jump! 😊👏‬

A post shared by Les Canadiennes (@lescanadiennes) on Sep 9, 2017 at 5:40am PDT

• Managing the Sherbrooke Phoenix is a rewarding challenge for Jocelyn Thibault. [Journal de Montréal]
• Daniel Audette is ready for the challenge of his second pro season. [RDS]
• A lot of players might be on the move as we head into the 2017-18 season. Could one of them make it to Montreal? [Sportsnet]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• Could Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews come face-to-face in the playoffs in the near future? [TSN]
• The NHL recently partnered with the wider hockey community in a Declaration of Principles, but some fans remain suspicious. [Puck Daddy]
• Drew Doughty might consider leaving Los Angeles to win somewhere else. [SB Nation]
• Vancouver will be without Brendan Gaunce for at least the first month of the season following his shoulder surgery. [NBC Sports]
• In case you were wondering, hockey players can’t draw./

We asked players at #NHLMediaTour to sketch their team's logo. The results ... pic.twitter.com/iCZsMo00BE

— Jimmy Hascup (@jhascup22) September 7, 2017