Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Habs’ core is emerging at the right time. [A Winning Habit]
- The Canadiens’ best value contracts for 2024-25. [The Hockey Writers]
- The Habs weigh in on which of their teammates would do best in various Summer Olympic disciplines. [Montreal Canadiens]
- A new series The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens, will premiere September 18. [Bell Media]
- Fans looking for their Ivan Demidov fix can try his girlfriend Ekaterina Yakovleva’s YouTube channel. [Yahoo! Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Travis Konecny has signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers. [TSN]
- Re-drafting the 2021 NHL Draft: Owen Power, Luke Hughes lead Scott Wheeler’s do-over. [The Athletic]
- Sheldon Kennedy can suggest Stan Bowman deserves the benefit of the doubt all he wants. With the utmost respect, Bowman hasn’t earned that, and neither have the Edmonton Oilers. [The Athletic]
- “Leon is a star player and he’s top priority for me,” says Bowman. “I want Leon to be an Oiler for life.” [TSN]
- Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell confirmed Thursday that the team will continue to explore potential trades for Patrik Laine, but a move is not guaranteed. [TSN]
- Marc Labrecque, host of RDS’s HOCKEY 360 since 2013, is retiring. [La Presse | RDS]
- Ten NHL players in danger of negative regression in 2024-25. [Daily Faceoff]
