The spotlight is squarely on Mattias Norlinder at this year’s rookie camp. [Montreal Gazette | La Presse]
For his part, Norlinder declares that he is here to take a roster spot. [Sportsnet]
Norlinder reminds Patrik Bexell of another young Swedish rearguard, Rasmus Dahlin. [TSN 690 (Video)]
Are there openings though on the roster for Norlinder or any of his fellow rookies? [The Hockey Writers]
He may only be 22, but Rafaël Harvey-Pinard commands a veteran’s presence among his peers at camp. [La Presse]
Carey Price surprised fans by also taking to the ice at rookie camp, skating for the first time since off-season surgery. [CTV News Montreal]
The pressure of being “Quebecois” and playing for the Montreal Canadiens. [A Winning Habit]/
Around the league and elsewhere
“I think we’re safe in saying that it’s going to be less than 15 [players].” Bill Daly reports that the league’s players are almost all on pace to be fully vaccinated by season’s start. [NHL.com]
How did the NHL achieve such a high vaccination rate? [The Athletic]
Could Erik Gustafsson be a fall-back plan for the New York Islanders with Nick Leddy’s departure? [Lighthouse Hockey]
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres will face off in Hamilton for the 2022 Heritage Classic. [Sportsnet]
Evander Kane admits to a gambling problem, but says he never bet on hockey. [TSN]
P.K. Subban is serving as an executive producer for a new eight-part docuseries: “Black Life: A Canadian History.” [TSN]/
