Sunday Habs Headlines: Michel Therrien praises Carey Price
Here are your daily headlines, including praise for the team MVP, a call to action for the CWHL All-Star Game, and more
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Michel Therrien was happy with Carey Price’s performance versus the Sabres. [Engels]/
#Habs Therrien: "Both teams played a great game. Great saves on both sides. Carey allowed us to get a point, at least."
— Chantal 📎 (@pucksnlife) January 22, 2017
- Don’t forget to vote for Marie-Philip Poulin or any other member of Les Canadiennes for the CWHL All-Star Game captain. [CWHL]
- In case you missed it, Price made a ridiculous save with 6 seconds left to save the game. [EOTP]
- The NHL admitted the major penalty on Karl Stollery for his hit on Nathan Beaulieu was the wrong call. [Sportsnet]
- McCarron continues his strong play in the AHL, powering the IceCaps to a win over the Devils. [RDS]
- The NHL is honouring their 100 best players, which includes Canadiens legend the “Chicoutimi Cucumber”, George Vézina./
#NHL100 Greatest Players: Georges Vezina
— NHL (@NHL) January 21, 2017
Award for NHL's best goaltender named after the cool, calm, and collected pioneer of the crease. pic.twitter.com/7ZzVrnFxft
- David Desharnais probably won’t be ready to play by next week. [Engels]
- Only two scouts attending Saturday night’s game between the Habs and the Sabres, including Pierre Gauthier who attends most games. [Cowan]
- Alex Radulov’s draft pictures are amazing./
#Habs Alexander Radulov @RADUL22 plays his 200th NHL game tonight. Here are his draft testing and NHL Entry Draft photos from 2004 pic.twitter.com/5zMhAvQsSh
— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) January 21, 2017
- Pierre McGuire opines that playing with Andrew Shaw can only lead to good things for Alex Galchenyuk. [TSN690]/
Around the NHL and Elsewhere
- The Senators have to shut down Clarke McCarthur for the season following more brain injury complications. [Sportsnet]
- Apparently the Blackhawks have inquired on Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist [WiiM]
- Apparently the Blackhawks also want to add a veteran defenceman. [SCH]
- Mats Zuccarello isn’t scoring goals and he’s still worth his weight in gold [BSB]
- Conor Sheary is standing out in his second season [Pensburgh]
- Buy or Sell: What should the Leafs do at the Trade Deadline? [PPP]/