Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- David Reinbacher says he’s ready to play in the NHL. Why does he feel that way? “You’ll see this weekend.” [La Presse]
- Florian Xhekaj knows he has to prove he’s better than one of the veteran players to earn a spot on opening night. [Radio-Canada]
- Fans aren’t the only ones wondering what Arber Xhekaj would look like as a forward. Florian thinks a line of him, Arber, and Josh Anderson would be “destructive” and “fun.” [TVA Sports]
- Martin St-Louis intends to use Chris Kreider on the power play, but not on the top unit. [La Presse]
- Kreider seems set to start with the top line this year, but he could be an effective bottom-six player if that doesn’t pan out. [RDS]
- Kirby Dach aims to prove he belongs with the Canadiens so he can help see the rebuild process to completion. [Montreal Gazette]
- Arber Xhekaj has the same plan after only signing a one-year deal. [Montreal Gazette]
- “It’s truly a new beginning for me,” Samuel Montembeault says after resetting over the summer. [La Presse]
- Saturday will offer the first instance of the Canadiens playing two games at the same time. [Journal de Montreal]
- What the Canadiens do with all the sticks that break throughout the season. [Canadiens.com]
- Saint-Boniface is ready to host next Saturday’s Hockeyville game. [NHL.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Does Kirill Marchenko want to play hockey in Columbus? “I want to play hockey. That’s what I can say right now.” [Sportsnet]
- The Los Angeles Kings need to find a way to improve their offence this season despite the retirement of their top-line centre. [NHL.com]
- Gabriel Landeskog is feeling better than he has in a long time going into the season. [NHL.com]
- Brad Marchand will be rehabbing through at least the month of October. [TSN]
- Mattias Ekhlom says he had a conversation with Shakhir Mukhamadullin after the defencemen took Connor McDavid hard into the post at Oilers practice. [Sportsnet]
- Brennan Othmann signed a one-year extension with the Calgary Flames. [Sportsnet]
- Evgeni Malkin isn’t ruling out playing beyond this season. [NHL.com]
- Auston Matthews says Matthew Knies “hasn’t even scratched the surface” of what he could become. [NHL.com]
- The Winnipeg Jets have altered several start times after Manitoba adopted permanent daylight saving time. [Sportsnet]
