Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Habs’ draft gamble on Joshua Roy is paying off. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Canadiens are in Mont-Tremblant for their preseason retreat. [La Presse]
- Patrik Laine says that the knee sprain that will keep him out of the lineup for 2-3 months “could have been much worse.” [Montreal Canadiens]
- Laine called the impact with Cedric Pare “just an unfortunate collision”. [Sportsnet]
- The Finnish winger made the decision himself to forgo surgical intervention. [Montreal Gazette]
- PK Subban says that Andrei Markov’s 79 and Carey Price’s 31 should both be retired by the Habs. [Daily Hive]
- The Laval Rocket have cut four players from their training camp. [RDS]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres will open the 2024-25 NHL season on Friday in Prague. [NHL.com]
- Should the NHL shorten pre-season? [The Athletic | Sportsnet]
- Conor Geekie has been suspended for one preseason game for leaving the players’ bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation. [TSN]
- Robin Lehner’s salary will no longer count against the salary cap for the Vegas Golden Knights after an agreement was reached between the NHL and the NHLPA. [Sportsnet]
- The 10 Quebecois prospects closest to the NHL. [La Presse]
- Preseason games in Quebec City bring back hard memories—and realities—for fans of the Nordiques. [RDS]
- Should the Quebec provincial government intervened to the extent that they did to bring preseason games to Quebec City? [Radio-Canada]
- How the Florida Panthers became the toast of the NHL. [ESPN]
- Why is PWHL number 1 overall pick Sarah Fillier still unsigned? [The Athletic]
