Wednesday Habs Headlines: Max Pacioretty on a potential trade — “If it happens, it happens”
In today’s links, Max Pacioretty isn’t letting trade rumours get to him, the Habs have a long hill to climb, and a look at some trades featuring elite defencemen.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens captain is taking trade rumours in stride. [TSN]
- What are the underlying reasons for Max Pacioretty’s lack of goal output? [Hockey Archives]
- Chris Terry leads the AHL in goals and points for the calendar year 2017. [AHL]
- Is the Atlantic Division playoff race already over? [Sportsnet]
- The Canadiens honoured long-time rival Johnny Bower with a moment of silence prior to their match against the San Jose Sharks. [Arpon Basu]/
Habs honouring Johnny Bower with a moment of silence "in memory of this great rival" before the game tonight. And it was silent. pic.twitter.com/VH9VkckpSJ
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) January 3, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere
- Mike Gallimore, Rushil Ram, and Prashanth Iyer are unveiling a new, free, and public access pass tracking system. [Hockey-Graphs]
- The Ottawa Senators are swapping their special teams coaches. [RDS].
- Patrik Laine is on track to becoming the NHL’s next premiere sniper. [TSN]
- With a Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang trade rumours swirling, a look at ten occasions an elite defenceman was traded. [Sportsnet]/