Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Max Pacioretty is undoubtedly one of the most talented forwards in the game and, by the numbers, he ranks in as the third best left winger in hockey. [SN]
- While training camp may be just about over, it’s starting to get a lot more interesting now that Carey Price and Shea Weber have joined the fold. [SN]
- It has been a summer of great change in Montreal, and with the regular season looming there are some unanswered questions about how it will all work out as examined in TSN’s Canadiens preview. [TSN]
- According to an Eric Engels report, there seems to be some interest from the Western Conference in Mike Condon, who may have lost his back-up job to Al Montoya this pre-season. [Twitter]
- Nathan Beaulieu has been slotted alongside Shea Weber to form Montreal’s top defensive pair. [Sportsnet]
- In case you missed it, defenceman Mark Barberio was placed on waivers by the Canadiens yesterday, with the intent of sending him to the St. John’s Ice Caps. [EOTP]
- Public opinion about Trevor Timmins has, at times, been divisive, but the numbers don’t lie as the Habs lineup is made up mostly of his own draft picks. [La Presse]
- After an incredible season that saw les Canadiennes come just short of a Clarkson Cup victory last year, the team is looking to win it all this time around. [TIG]
- Pierre McGuire believe that though Shea Weber may have gotten hurt at the World Cup, while Daniel Carr spoke a bit about how he spent his summer getting ready for a new season. [TSN 690 | McGuire | Carr]
- Congratulations Noah Juulsen!/
Your new Tips captain: NOAH JUULSEN
🅰: Fonteyne, Davis, Skrumeda | https://t.co/6TU9xuSvSg pic.twitter.com/eS48AVSWwn
— Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) October 5, 2016
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Yesterday marked the official launch of The Ice Garden, SB Nation’s newest hockey website focusing on the women’s game. [TIG]
- The Edmonton Oilers have made Connor McDavid the youngest captain in NHL history as he becomes the 15th ever for the franchise. [CNB]
- While Habs fans are excited about Mikhail Sergachev, fans in Arizona are equally hyped about the possibility of Jakob Chychrun earning a spot on their NHL roster. [FFH]
- Dan Boyle, a veteran of over one-thousand NHL games, has announced his retirement from hockey. [Puck Daddy]/
