Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The offence (read: Max Pacioretty and Jonathan Drouin) continues to produce chances but lacks finish. [Montreal Gazette]
- Andrew Zadarnowski joins Habs Breakfast to discuss the Canadiens’ 4-1 loss against the Oilers on Saturday night. [TSN]
- The loss in Edmonton certainly didn’t fall on the shoulders of Antti Niemi during Price’s night off. [Journal de Montreal]
- If you missed them, check out our WJC team previews ahead of the first games on Tuesday [EOTP | BLR | CAN | CZE | DEN | FIN | RUS | SVK | SWE | SUI | USA]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Hockey Canada will wait until after the WJC to announce the Olympic Team Canada roster, with a target date of January 11. [Sportsnet]
- Alexander Burmistrov of the Vancouver Canucks has retired from the NHL. [Twitter]
- Instead of hiding it, like most players and teams do, Auston Matthews announced that his “upper body injury” was really a concussion. [Sportsnet]
- Rasmus Dahlin is Sweden’s best prospect and the favourite to go No. 1 in the 2018 NHL Draft. [Sportsnet]
- Arizona’s Zac Rinaldo has been offered an in-person hearing after a blow to an unsuspecting opponent. [Twitter]
- After viewing the play in question, I’m pretty sure it’s not going to end well./
Yikes. After already taking out Nathan MacKinnon, Zac Rinaldo with a nasty punch on Samuel Girard pic.twitter.com/FsmZwWKajF
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) December 24, 2017
