Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- The Habs have not been good away from home. [Journal de Montreal | Google Translate]
- 38-33-8 marks Claude Julien’s first year with the Canadiens. [Journal de Montreal]
- Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, Max Pacioretty, and the trade that must not be named are all featured in this week’s edition of 31 Thoughts. [Sportsnet]
- ICYMI: the Canadiens signed goaltender Charlie Lindgren to a three-year extension at a $750,000 AAV. [EOTP]
- Phillip Danault is on the mend, but it’s too soon to say that he’s game-ready. [Montreal Canadiens]/
“I can’t confirm anything, he just started skating with us and it was his second practice back today. He hasn’t received the green light from the medical staff yet.” – Julien on whether Danault might play on Wednesday. #GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 13, 2018
- Claude Julien is pleased with the performance of his younger players this season. [Dan Robertson]/
Claude Julien after practice: “I think there’s a lot of young players who’ve gotten better over the course of the season that are playing more now but not because of the situation, but because they deserve it.”
— Dan Robertson (@DRTSN690) February 13, 2018
- Get to know Mélodie Daoust, just one of several members of Les Canadiennes playing in Pyeongchang. [Les Canadiennes]
- Michael McNiven has a new Habs-themed mask:/
- Cayden Primeau’s Northeastern are Beanpot Tournament champions for the first time in 30 years. [Cayden Primeau]/
Unbelievable night!!! Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us, meant a lot!! #BeanpotChamps @GoNUmhockey
— Cayden Primeau (@cpreems29) February 13, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere:
- The Los Angeles Kings and Ottawa Senators pulled off what would have been a blockbuster trade several seasons ago. [TSN]
- David Perron of the Vegas Golden Knights talks about advanced stats. [HockeyBuzz]
- Alex Ovechkin talks about his league-leading 33 goals … and watching the PyeongChang Olympics on television. [TSN (Video)]
- Why is Rasmus Ristolainen struggling? [Die by the Blade]
- Dustin Brown is not happy that he was suspended for a knee-on-knee hit with Mikhail Sergachev. [TSN]
- Seattle has formally filed with the NHL for an expansion franchise. [Elliotte Friedman]
- More minorities in officiating and coaching would be a good next step for the NHL. [Associated Press]
- The IIHF has selected the host country for the next 14 WJHC tournaments. [Gord Miller]/
World Junior news, the IIHF has reportedly picked these host countries for the next 14 WJCs:
2019 Canada
2020 Czech Rep
2021 Canada
2022 Sweden
2023 Russia
2024 Canada
2025 USA
2026 Canada
2027 Finland
2028 Czech Rep
2029 Canada
2030 USA
2031 Russia
2032 Canada— Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) February 13, 2018
