Saturday Habs Headlines: ‘Tough to beat’ playing in Montreal

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Jordan Weal says it’s ‘tough to beat’ playing hockey in Montreal. [Canadiens.com]
• Weal, of course, signed a new two-year contract with the Canadiens [EOTP]
• Weal took a pay cut, like Nate Thompson, because he believed in what was being built in Montreal./

Last thing on Weal’s deal: Much like Thompson, he found a coach in Claude Julien who saw him for what he can be. Both players were given an opportunity to be important parts of the team, and that has to be a factor in why both took less money to stay with the Canadiens.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) April 26, 2019

• Carey Price showed off some of his new tattoo./

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This is the first part of my sleeve done by the very talented @rileyhogantattoos I am very proud of my Grandmother and also very proud to have her blood in my veins. This bear and Anahim Peak represent the community I was raised in. These bears are my family, whom I love dearly. The dude in the Piper is Grandpa Price, my Father. http://www.ulkatcho.ca

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• If the Montreal Canadiens are a puzzle, Marc Bergevin is working on the outside before focusing on the main parts which will be addressed this summer. [The Athletic]
• What will the Laval Rocket look like next season? Here’s an early look. [The Athletic]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• David Krejci is questionable for Game Two because of an undisclosed injury [NHL]
• The NHL announced the nominees for the Jack Adams Award/

Craig Berube (@StLouisBlues), Jon Cooper (@TBLightning) and Barry Trotz (@NYIslanders) are the three finalists for the 2018-19 Jack Adams Award. https://t.co/MshEWjn4SM #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/WsgUMgTNKH

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 26, 2019

• An Athletic writer took one for the team and went to bars searching for passengers on the Blue Jackets bandwagon. [The Athletic]
• If something drastic is going to happen to the Pittsburgh Penguins, what if it is crazy? [Pensburgh]/

Saturday’s game schedule

Game 2: Dallas Stars @ St. Louis Blues (St. Louis leads 1-0)

Start time: 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the USA: NBC
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live

Game 2: Columbus Blue Jackets @ Boston Bruins (Boston leads 1-0)

Start time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT
In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the USA: NBC
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live