Friday Habs Headlines: The Canadiens should wait to trade Max Pacioretty

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Habs should wait to trade Max Pacioretty. [Daily Hive]
• Porin Ässät will livestream their pre-season game on YouTube. Puck drop is at 6:30 PM local, 11:30 AM EDT. [Montreal Canadiens/Porin Ässät]/

Voyez Jesperi Kotkaniemi en action via un livestream du match pré-saison de Assat, demain à 11h30, heure de Montréal.

Catch a livestream of Jesperi Kotkaniemi in preseason action, tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., Montreal time.#GoHabsGo https://t.co/EOXSawqa4m

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 9, 2018

• ICYMI: Hilary Knight will return to Les Canadiennes next season. [EOTP]/

Is it October yet? @LesCanadiennes pic.twitter.com/QsTVwHFLQE

— Hilary Knight (@HilaryKnight) August 10, 2018

• Eric Gelinas is inspired by Simon Despres as both of them strive to return to the NHL. [La Presse]
• Michael Chaput’s goal come September is to make the Habs’ main roster. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Here is a montage of Jacob Olofsson’s best highlights from the World Junior Showcase. [Hockey Prospects Center (Youtube)]
• In honour of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Habs look at Carey Price’s work with Breakfast Club Canada kids from his hometown./

In honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, take another look at @cp0031's continued involvement with @BreakfastCanada kids from his hometown in B.C. pic.twitter.com/thlMASEBkv

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 9, 2018

• The Canadiens Minor Hockey Development Team and Les Canadiennes are proud to announce the third edition of the Canadiens’ Girls Hockey School. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Valérie Bois will join the Fabs as an assistant coach next season. [Les Canadiennes]
• Les Canadiennes answer the question: what advice would you give to young players?/

Every Les Canadiennes player was once a kid, learning to skate and how to hold a hockey stick. Players give advice to young female hockey players who aspire to play professionally.#TBT #FabsTV

Video equipment - @grafixelsvideo pic.twitter.com/Bp6gUmTx7E

— Les Canadiennes (@LesCanadiennes) August 9, 2018

• The AHL would like to remind you that Chris Terry, then of the Laval Rocket, finished second league-wide in scoring last season./

Throwing it back to the top three players who found the back of the net most last season. #TBT pic.twitter.com/2QZ3k6T6xh

— AHL (@TheAHL) August 9, 2018

• The Brampton Beast have re-signed Jackson Leef./

Beast Re-Sign @NCAA Division III Player of the Year @JLeef05 #RoarAsOne pic.twitter.com/jxvRm02NWp

— Brampton Beast (@BramptonBeast) August 9, 2018

• The Habs will see you at Montreal’s Pride Parade on August 19th./

On souhaite à tous un bon début de #fierteMTL! On se voit au défilé du 19 août!

Wishing everyone a happy start to #prideMTL! See you at the parade on Aug. 19!#GoHabsGo #TBT pic.twitter.com/xEJKNBE4Y3

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 9, 2018

Around the league and elsewhere

• On the 30th anniversary of the trade that sent Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles, how well do you remember the details? [ESPN]
• The Arizona Coyotes have signed Christian Dvorak to a 6 year deal with an AAV of 4.45 million dollars. [TSN]
• How do the Atlantic Division teams fare when placed against the Stanley Cup-winning blueprint established by the Washington Capitals last season? [The Athletic]
• A closer look at salary cap allocation across the NHL. [TSN]
• Entering the fourth year of his NHL career, Connor McDavid is still looking for consistent linemates. [TSN]
• Part 2 of Pension Plan Puppets’ look at seventh-round wonders. [Pension Plan Puppets]
• Your T25U25 round-up: Matchsticks and Gasoline (#3: Matthew Tkachuk), Raw Charge (#2: Brayden Point), Mile High Hockey (#14: Ty Lewis), Silver Seven (#22: Jonathan Gruden), The Copper & Blue (#23: Filip Berglund), Die By The Blade (#18: Justin Bailey), Blueshirt Banter (#10-6), The Cannon (#19: Vladislav Gavrikov), Pension Plan Puppets (#18: Sean Durzi), Second City Hockey (#23: Carl Dahlstrom), and Broad Street Hockey (#19: Felix Sandstrom). /