Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Habs’ prospects are ready to hit the ice at rookie camp. [Montreal Gazette]
- Five key questions surrounding rookie camp. [La Presse]
- Carey Price, Paul Byron, Mario Lemieux, and Marc Bergevin will be featured guests for the third annual Hockey 911 conference in support of the Montreal General Hospital Foundation. [NHL.com]
- Price is likely a lock to make Team Canada for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but who else might join him? [The Athletic]
- Are the Canadiens poised to be much better offensively in 2021-22? [A Winning Habit]
- “The whole thing was bizarre”, says Tyler Toffoli about the Jesperi Kotkaniemi offer sheet. [TSN]
- A list of six teams most likely to disappoint this season features the Habs. [Bleacher Report]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Mike Sullivan talks about the challenge (and potential) of the U.S. Olympic hockey team. [The Athletic]
- Who is the most interesting prospect to watch in training camp for each team? [The Athletic]
- How safe will minor league hockey be this season? [The Athletic]
- The Ottawa Senators are rumoured to have offered Brady Tkachuk an 8 year/$8 million AAV contract. [TSN]
- Ten UFA potential tryout targets. [The Hockey News]
- The Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames have announced a 100% vaccination rate for their players./
Protecting ourselves. Protecting each other. Doing our part. pic.twitter.com/Xx1iQdtXyx
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) September 14, 2021
Flames will open camp next Wednesday 100% vaccinated. Good news, as there are bound to be vaccination holdouts around the league.
— Eric Francis (@EricFrancis) September 14, 2021
