Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Carey Price commented on the professionalism Max Pacioretty has shown by performing well despite the swirling trade speculation. [Sporting News]
- Price didn’t participate in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition, but he did act as John Tavares’ personal assistant:/
BEST MOMENT OF THE NIGHT?@CP0031 took a @NYIslanders jersey from a fan and had @91Tavares sign it! @CanadiensMTL #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/gn5ZFcW9zE
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) January 28, 2018
- The goaltender was enjoying the experience of hanging out with the best players in the world, exchanging stories, and hockey sticks. [NHL.com]
- Jonathan Drouin was ranked ninth in RDS’ voting of the top Quebec-born Québécois players in the NHL. Patrice Bergeron claimed the top spot. [RDS]
- He hasn’t been able to achieve the same offensive level since returning from the Spengler Cup, but Jake Evans scored his ninth goal of the season yesterday:/
Play is underway in the third with the Irish leading 2-1!
Here’s a look at Jake Evans’ ninth goal of the season pic.twitter.com/HYLtEN91rp
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) January 28, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere
- If you missed it, we have all the results from last night’s NHL All-Star Skills Competition. [EOTP]
- And here’s one unofficial result:/
Hilary Knight @HilaryKnight (11.64) would have finished third in the NHL allstar accuracy shooting beating Blake Wheeler, James Neal, @jneal_18 , Brad Marchand, Anze Kopitar, Sidney Crosby and @RealStamkos91 Steven Stamkos.
— Greg Heakes (@gheakes) January 28, 2018
- While they were enjoying the All-Star festivities, most players in Tampa Bay would rather have been preparing for the Olympics. [Los Angeles Times]
- Even though the Vancouver Canucks are going to miss the post-season yet again, ticket sales are up on the secondary market. [News 1130]
- He looked to be the latest big forward to experience a sudden drop-off in his game, but an All-Star-calibre season shows that Eric Staal is still a top player at 33. [Pioneer Press]/
