Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- If you missed the news yesterday, the Canadiens brought in four assets for being the third party in Erik Karlsson’s trade from San Jose to Pittsburgh. [EOTP]
- Kent Hughes cleared the contract of Mike Hoffman and opened up a needed forward spot. Now he has more work to do with the pieces, namely Jeff Petry and Casey DeSmith, he received in return. [Sportsnet]
- Nathan Légaré says his heart skipped a beat when he heard he’d been traded to Montreal. [La Presse]
- Victoria Azarenka’s son, Leo, sported a Canadiens jersey in a ball hockey event ahead of tennis’s National Bank Open in Montreal. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The San Jose Sharks are a much worse NHL team after the Karlsson trade, and that’s the positive thing for the organization. [Fear The Fin]
- A month into free agency, Matt Dumba is signing with the Arizona Coyotes. [ESPN]
- Former NHL goaltender Gilles Gilbert has passed awat at 74. [Le Soleil]
