Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The AHL’s plan for a 2020-21 season is coming into focus:/
Hearing that the AHL’s current target is a 44 game schedule from the previously announced Feb 5 date running through May 30 with games being played only within their division, of which there will be 5 due to an all-Canada division.
— Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) December 10, 2020
- Brian Burke picks Montreal as Canada’s greatest hope for a Stanley Cup in 2021. [NHL.com]
- Bettman said it’s “probable” the Canadian teams will all be playing in the same division. [NHL.com]
- Eric Engels looks at the merits of potential lineup combinations. [Sportsnet]
- Bob McKenzie has Kaiden Guhle as a “lock” for Canada’s National Junior Team. Guhle and his teammates were back in action yesterday after shutting things down following positive test. [TSN]
- This is how the teams were lining up, with Guhle and Justin Barron continuing their complementary partnership:/
Team 🔴 line-up
Quinn – Byfield – Krebs
Perfetti – Bourque – Rees
Beckman – Goncalves – Clarke
Holloway – Newhook – Pelletier
FoersterHarley – Schneider
Guhle – Barron
Sebrango – SpenceLevi & Lennox will split the game
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) December 10, 2020
- Joel Edmundson shares a story about his trade to Montreal:/
A touching moment for Joel Edmundson and his dad.
❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Qxps8pZxR1
— #ThankYouDoc (@NHLonNBCSports) December 9, 2020
- Joel Edmundson tells the stories behind his tattoos. [YouTube]
- Missing the sounds of the Bell Centre? Diane Bibaud will host a Christmas concert tonight at 7:00 PM EST, from centre ice. [Canadiens.com]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Not everyone is happy with the new NHL alignment format being proposed. [TSN]
- The Philadelphia Flyers signed Philippe Myers to a three-year extension. [Broad Street Hockey]
- Expect to see a lot of Connor McMichael, Dylan Cozens, and Kirby Dach on the ice for Canada at the World Juniors. [TSN]/
