Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “All the work that the players, coaches, and all the staff invested.… It will be sad to leave all that,” Jordan Harris admits about his trade from Montreal. [La Presse]
- Blue Jackets reporter Aaron Portzline believes that a healthy scratch of Patrik Laine last season was what soured the relationship between player and team beyond repair. [Journal de Montreal]
- “I wish we would could skip training camp and just start the season,” Juraj Slafkovský says, excited to see what the team looks like with Laine. [NHL.com]
- A minor back injury is what will hold Slafkovský out of Slovakia’s Olympic qualifiers later this month. [TVA Sports]
- Arber Xhekaj wondered if his mother had fallen for fake rumours on social media when she informed him that the Habs had acquired Laine. [Journal de Montreal]
- Xhekaj’s offensive training has been on the video side as he’s learning to better position his stick and his body to become a better defender. [Journal de Montreal]
- Nick Suzuki ranks 16th in NHL Network’s ranking of the league’s centremen. [NHL.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Columbus Blue Jackets signed Cole Sillinger to a two-year contract extension. [TSN]
- Have the Pittsburgh Penguins done enough to support their aging core? [NHL.com]
- Bill Daly says the NHL’s vision is to expand its international games beyond just Finland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. [NHL.com]
- Finnish and Swedish players at the NHL’s European media tour say they are looking forward to this season’s 4 Nations Face-Off. [NHL.com]
- John Tortorella and David Quinn join Team USA’s 4 Nations staff. [NHL.com]
- Roberto Luongo took the Stanley Cup to Saint-Léonard. [La Presse]
- Marko Torenius is the Vancouver Canucks’ new goalie coach. [TSN]
