Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Lane Hutson leads a group of four Canadiens players in NHL.com’s list of the best players under 23. [NHL.com]
- How the Canadiens are set up for the new season. [NHL.com]
- Joe Veleno believes he can be an answer on the Canadiens’ penalty kill, and is focused on faceoffs this summer. [Journal de Montreal]
- With Samuel Montembeault established at the top and Jakub Dobeš looking like he has what it takes to be the backup, the Canadiens’ goaltending depth is looking healthy to goalie coach Éric Raymond. [Radio-Canada]
- Jaroslav Halak has announced his retirement. [NHL.com]
- Logan Mailloux had more praise for the prospects he played with in Laval on the Sick Podcast. [YouTube]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jake Oettinger believes that making the team EBUG a full-time position will help goalies who make a lot of starts by lessening their practice load. [The Athletic]
- Gabriel Vilardi signed a six-year extension with the Winnipeg Jets. [NHL.com]
- The Anaheim Ducks and Drew Helleson reached an agreement on a two-year extension to avoid an arbitration hearing. [NHL.com]
- Dominique Ducharme discusses Mitch Marner’s arrival in Las Vegas and Alex Pietrangelo’s injury situation. [La Presse]
