Wednesday Habs Headlines: Mikhail Sergachev earns high praise from OHL coaches

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Coaches from across the OHL had no trouble recognizing Mikhail Sergachev as the best defenseman in the league. [Sportsnet]/

OHL coaches vote #Habs Mikhail Sergachev as run away favourite for best defender at 60%. Also: 2nd in "Best Overall Player" and best hitter. https://t.co/wPPQHDgkbx

— Mitch Brown (@MitchLBrown) September 27, 2016

• Next season has the potential to be Alex Galchenyuk’s breakout year. [Today’s Slapshot]
• Despite a rough first season as the captain of the Montreal Canadiens, Max Pacioretty is ready to put that behind him and is ready for a fresh start. [Sportsnet]
• Mike Condon knows that he can’t take his position for granted and is determined to grab a spot on the Canadiens again. [Sportsnet]
• Defender Julie Chu will juggle head coaching duties and playing for the Montreal Canadiennes next season. [The Link]
• Sergachev also received some good news:/

Medical update on Mikhail Sergachev: He received the green light from team doctors and will be back on the ice this afternoon.

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 27, 2016

• Guess who will be back soon?/

#Habs Markov & Emelin will undergo their medical tests Wednesday and join the team on the ice Thursday (not likely to play Ottawa).

— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) September 27, 2016

• And they aren’t the only ones:/

Pacioretty expects to play Thursday.

— Dan Robertson (@DRTSN690) September 27, 2016

• Just how awesome does Artturi Lehkonen look?/

Around The League and Elsewhere

• Artemi Panarin is reportedly asking for a 6-year deal worth more than $36 million from the Chicago Blackhawks. [SCH]
• Signing Steve Ott was a bad move for the Detroit Red Wings and in more ways than one. [WIIM]
• Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi has quietly been one of Team Europe’s best players at the World Cup. [NP]
• These are some truly atrocious mascots! [RDS]
• The Great One will be participating in the NHL’s centennial season! [NHL]/

.@NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Centennial Ambassador Wayne Gretzky unveil 2017 Centennial Celebration schedule of events #NHL100 pic.twitter.com/dmaTpCgO1E

— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) September 27, 2016

• A special guest visited Helsinki Jokerit:/

A huge honor for #Jokerit to have @justinbieber on the ice with GM Jari Kurri and other Jokerit legends today in Helsinki. #JustinBieber pic.twitter.com/ku6FwAiNvS

— Jokerit Helsinki (@Jokerit_EN) September 27, 2016