Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Lias Andersson is heading to Switzerland next season to play in the NL with EHC Biel. [Journal de Montreal]
- Other veterans are also leaving the Laval Rocket:
- Corey Pronman performed a full 225-pick mock draft. The Canadiens once again end up with Ivan Demidov at fifth. [The Athletic]
- Looking back at the selection of Carey Price at fifth overall in 2005. [A Winning Habit]
- Current and former teammates were in Ireland for Jake Evans’s wedding. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Canadiens have announced their pre-season schedule, which begins on September 23 versus the Philadelphia Flyers. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The New Jersey Devils hope they finally have their solution between the pipes after acquiring Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames. [NHL.com]
- That trade means the Flames are in full rebuild mode. [Sportsnet]
- Pierre-Luc Dubois has joined his fourth NHL team after being traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Washington Capitals for Darcy Kuemper. [NHL.com]
- Barclay Goodrow was claimed off waivers by the San Jose Sharks. [NHL.com]
- San Jose also traded a 2025 fourth-round pick to the Dallas Stars to acquire Ty Dellandrea. [Fear The Fin]
- The Ottawa Senators are interested in adding Brandon Tanev from the Seattle Kraken. [TSN]
- Grant Fuhr has faith in the Edmonton Oilers’ ability to push the Stanley Cup Final to Game 7. [NHL.com]