Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Lane Hutson deserves to start the season with the Montreal Canadiens. [La Presse]
- Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis has always admired John Tortorella—both as a coach and a human being. [Montreal Gazette]
- Aaron Ward was impressed with Oliver Kapanen and his line. [TSN 690 (Audio)]
- Lane Hutson and David Savard form a dynamic duo. [Montreal Gazette]
- Patrik Laine’s Canadiens pre-season debut produced a sound fans have rarely heard: anticipation. [The Athletic]
- The optimist and pessimist discuss Montreal’s first preseason game. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Why Nikolay Kulemin is attempting a comeback seven years after his last NHL game. [The Athletic]
- It appears as though the New York Rangers are willing to make Igor Shesterkin the highest-paid goaltender in the NHL. [The Score]
- The top five most interesting goaltending battles to watch during the 2024-25 NHL preseason. [Daily Faceoff]
- The most high-profile regression candidates for 2024-25. [ESPN]
- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman shut down rumours that the league has started the process of expanding to 34 teams. [TSN]
- Al Montoya is bringing hockey closer to Hispanics as the Dallas Stars’ VP of cultural growth and strategy. [NHL.com]
- Michael McCarron describes the emotions of his daughter’s birth. [The Tennessean]