Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Joshua Roy will be staying in Brossard this summer, with the aim of working himself into a permanent top-nine role with the Canadiens. [La Presse]
- Samuel Montembeault promoted a new comic book he features in. [Radio-Canada]
- The pros and cons of drafting for need. [La Presse]
- Youppi!’s best outfits of the season. [Canadiens.com]
- PWHL Montreal was set in net last season and shored up its defence at the draft. Now the focus in free agency needs to be on deepening the forward pool. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, and Aaron Ekblad are all healthy enough to play Game 5 for the Florida Panthers. [NHL.com]
- Scoring three goals on Sergei Bobrovsky in Game 3 and five in less than half of Game 4, the Edmonton Oilers are now confident they can score on the Panthers’ starter. [NHL.com]
- Pascal Vincent has been fired as Columbus Blue Jackets head coach after one season. [TSN]
- “We need some new light,” says new San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky about what the team needs to start its journey back to competitiveness. [TSN]
- Utah Hockey Club signed Noel Nordh to an entry-level contract, making him the first signing in the franchise’s history. [NHL.com]
- The Dallas Stars are the model franchise when it comes to drafting. [Radio-Canada]
- Surveying scouts and the players themselves about their thoughts on the best prospects in the draft class. [The Athletic]
- NHL buyout candidates to keep an eye on. [The Athletic]
- Mark Messier says Connor McDavid has one of the top-five skill sets of all time. [NHL.com]
- The impact Mario Lemieux continues to have on the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. [The Athletic]
