Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- As if he hadn’t been beaten up enough in the game, Jakub Dobes was manhandled by his new teammates during his post-game interview last night. [TVA Sports]
- A game day in the life of Jake Evans. [Canadiens.com]
- The Canadiens’ first half earns a grade of B+. [The Athletic]
- Jonathan Drouin has been very impressed by what he’s seen of Lane Hutson. [TVA Sports]
- Anthony Marcotte, the exuberant voice of the Laval Rocket, says fans should not give up on Cayden Primeau. [TVA Sports]
- Jessica Campbell, assistant coach of the Seattle Kraken, spoke to the Montreal Victoire players yesterday ahead of today’s PWHL game in Seattle versus the Boston Fleet:
Around the league and elsewhere
- Elliotte Friedman reports that the Vancouver Canucks are looking at the market for Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. [Sportsnet]
- Matvei Michkov on his relationship with his coach: “For me, the most important quality in a person is honesty, and John Tortorella is a very honest person with everyone.” [RG.org]
- Brad Marchand says the demanding expectations on Team Canada don’t match the growing global parity in the game. [Sportsnet]
- Scott Wedgewood, one of the two netminders of Colorado’s new-and-improved goaltending tandem, will “miss some time” with a lower-body injury. [NHL.com]
- Getting closer to the net for shots is one reason fro Jonathan Huberdeau’s turnaround. [Sportsnet]
- The Los Angeles Kings celebrated Trevor Lewis’s 1,000th game. [NHL.com]
- Sam Bennett was fined $5,000 for roughing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drew O’Connor. [NHL.com]
- Several current-team members makes the Toronto Maple Leafs’ quarter-century team. [NHL.com]
- It will be the United States versus Finland for World Juniors gold tonight. [TSN]
