Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Montreal Canadiens will define the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [The Hockey Writers]
- Taking a closer look at NHL Combine results. [Montreal Canadiens]
- 20 players who could be on the move this offseason, including Max Pacioretty and Alex Galchenyuk. [The Athletic]
- Katia Clement-Heydra demonstrates the snap shot in this edition of Skills and Drills with Les Canadiennes. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Jacques Demers reflects back on the 1993 Stanley Cup-winning team. [Montreal Canadiens]
- The victory in 1993 quickly turned sour, as the scene in the streets of Montreal turned chaotic. [Radio-Canada]
- Michal Moravcik and David Sklenicka inking their first contracts with the Canadiens. [Allan Walsh]/
First Look: Photos of Montreal #Canadiens recent #Czech defensemen signings —> Michal Moravcik and David Sklenicka. #Habs #CzechBlueliners #EHSHockey #OctagonHockey pic.twitter.com/AQyACLowZn
— Allan Walsh (@walsha) June 5, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere
- Garth Snow and Doug Weight have been relieved of their duties with the New York Islanders. Lou Lamoriello takes over as General Manager. [TSN | Lighthouse Hockey]
- The Washington Capitals are shaking off 44 years of bad luck in one playoff run. [Sportsnet]
- When James Neal’s shot pinged off the goal post with a yawning cage in front of him, was that the sound of the Golden Knights’ season ending? [Sportsnet]
- This is Evgeny Kuznetsov’s time. [Deadspin]
- Andrei Svechnikov stopped by to meet the Carolina Hurricanes, who hold the #2 selection in the draft. [Carolina Hurricanes]/
Andrei Svechnikov is in town. pic.twitter.com/j9btDop0Ia
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) June 5, 2018
- Speaking of the Hurricanes, who’s on their way out of Carolina this off-season? [TSN]
- For the Markham Thunder and women’s hockey, meeting the Prime Minister is far more than just a photo-op. [The Athletic]
- Mats Sundin has his retirement banner raised in the lobby of Toronto’s SickKids Hospital. [TSN]
- If the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup, the DC Metro will make a commemorative T.J. Oshie Smartrip card. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]/