Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- With expectations beginning to rise, Martin St-Louis will be more demanding of his players this season. [RDS | Sportsnet]
- St-Louis prefers hockey players on his roster over people who play hockey. [La Presse]
- While training camp has lately been about testing out a large group of players to see who could one day join the NHL club, the focus has shifted to filling the holes in a more established roster. [Journal de Montreal]
- Kirby Dach is the key to Montreal having a successful season. [The Athletic]
- We all know what Lane Hutson can do with the puck. St-Louis will be watching to see what he does without it. [Radio-Canada]
- A video breakdown of Michael Hage’s game. [EP Rinkside]
- The Nashville Predators wanted Jacob Fowler as part of the return for Yaroslav Askarov, reports Pierre LeBrun. [RDS]
- The four young players who could surprise and force difficult decisions for the coaching staff in training camp. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Canadiens are maintaining regular contact with Ivan Demidov and SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg. [Journal de Montreal]
- A gallery of the Canadiens’ photoshoot from Wednesday. [Canadiens.com]
- Go behind the scenes of Habs media day, starting at 8 AM today on the Canadiens’ YouTube and Twitch channels. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Sean Monahan will sit beside Johnny Gaudreau’s stall all season long in Columbus, hoping to put in a good season for his new team. [NHL.com]
- In the final throes of contention, the Pittsburgh Penguins seek a quick start to their season. [NHL.com]
- T.J. Oshie is expected to start the season on LTIR as he recovers from a back injury. [NHL.com]
- Evander Kane had surgery to repair an abdominal tear and will be out for the start of the season. [TSN]
- The Edmonton Oilers signed Mike Hoffman to a PTO. [TSN]
- Jeremy Swayman still hasn’t signed a contract, and therefore will not be attending Boston Bruins training camp. [NHL.com]
- Jaromir Jagr had an assist to begin his 37th season of professional hockey. [NHL.com]
- Victor Hedman is the new captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning. [NHL.com]
- Elias Pettersson is ready for a big year in Vancouver. [Sportsnet]
- Jonathan Huberdeau worked on his skating to achieve better results in a younger, faster NHL. [Sportsnet]
- NHL Network’s top players countdown begins with those ranked 50 to 41. [NHL.com]
- A rundown of the minor rule changes for the 2024-25 season, including goalies who come in as injury replacements being afforded a warmup:
- Bell Media needed an infusion of cash, and got that by selling its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) to Rogers for $4.7 billion. The deal sets up Rogers to control much of the sports landscape in Canada and make some major changes to the management of the local teams in Toronto. [TSN | Sportsnet]
