Monday Habs Headlines: Max Pacioretty and Jonathan Drouin will be wishing for some offence

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