Sunday Habs Headlines: A solid performance from Adam Engström
In today’s links, great impressions from Engström and Lane Hutson, the Bell Centre crowd in mid-season form, Florian Xhekaj gets a thumbs up from his brother, Sean Farrell’s intelligence, and Aatu Raty is back on the Canucks’ radar.
Adam Engström stole some of the spotlight that was expected to shine on the top three defencemen in the Prospect Showdown’s opening game. [Sportsnet]
While fans were impressed with Lane Hutson’s play on the ice, the defenceman was impressed by how many people came out to watch a rookie camp game. [La Presse]
Emil Heineman had no complaints about participating in rookie camp rather than skipping right to the main camp since it meant playing in front of a Bell Centre crowd. [RDS]
Florian Xhekaj got a positive review of his fight yesterday from Arber. [Journal de Montreal]
Xhekaj and Luke Tuch bring some size to the Laval Rocket’s forward corps this season. [TVA Sports]
Pascal Vincent believes Sean Farrell’s intelligence will allow him to find success. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
Goalie coach Robb Tallas took the Stanley Cup to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of a school shooting in 2018, for his day with the trophy. [NHL.com]
Craig Conroy believes the battle between Dan Vladar and Dustin Wolf is the most intriguing one for his Calgary Flames in training camp. [Sportsnet]
Aatu Raty is once again looking like the top prospect the Vancouver Canucks acquired for Bo Horvat in January, 2023. [Sportsnet]
