Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Former head coach Michel Therrien speaks about his firing for the first time. [RDS]
- Claude Julien is bullish on the state of his team entering the 2017-18 season. [NHL.com]
- Joni Ikonen (#61) out on the town signing autographs for KalPa Kuopio. [KalPa Hockey]
- Jean Beliveau, grade-schooler. [Dave Stubbs]/
Back to school: #Habs legend-to-be Jean Béliveau, top row, 2nd from left, Grade 4 in Victoriaville pic.twitter.com/rtgh4dhgYl
— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) September 5, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere:
- Harrison Browne, the first professional transgender athlete, talks about his decision to delay his transition in order to play one more season in the NWHL. [The Ice Garden]
- Dahlin watch begins. [Patrik Bexell]/
Rasmus Dahlin stayed after practice to work on some skills, a rare miss halfway through here… #2018NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/LWOwgOPe8O
— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) September 5, 2017
- Ranking the Stanley Cup contenders for the 2017-18 season. [Yahoo! Sports]
- Francois Allaire is retiring after 32 years. [Renaud Lavoie]
- The Nashville Predators will be pleased at Kevin Fiala’s recovery. [Patrik Bexell]
- Ten things the Edmonton Oilers need to do to win the Pacific Division. [The Copper and Blue]
- What can the Columbus Blue Jackets expect from Artemi Panarin? [The Cannon]
- When should the New York Rangers pay Brady Skjei? [Blueshirt Banter]
- Jaromir Jagr hasn’t ruled out staying in Kladno and preparing for the Olympic Games. [Darina Vymetalikova]
- Lukas Vejdemo shows off his skills in pre-season action. [Twitter]/
Lukas Vejdemo 2-2 mål för Djurgården. @Zeb_Habs pic.twitter.com/pLo9luJWLg
— Anton Johansson (@antonj85) September 5, 2017
