Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens management could write a great book about how to rebuild an NHL team. [Montreal Gazette]
- David Savard reminded everyone that there was no need to panic with a series tied at two. [La Presse]
- Arpon Basu noted before game 5 that even-strength production from the top line appeared “imminent.” [The Athletic]
- Welcome to the Ivan Demidov show. [Daily Faceoff]
- Martin St-Louis wanted to see his team act like champions. [RDS]
- The Victoire tied game 1 of the Walter Cup Finals with 2.1 seconds left, then stole the win in overtime. [The Athletic | Radio-Canada]
- Inside the HabsCave: a Saint-Lazare basement built on Canadiens history and passion. [CityNews]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Vancouver Canucks have hired Ryan Johnson as their general manager and Henrik and Daniel Sedin as co-presidents of hockey operations. [Sportsnet]
- Macklin Celebrini will remain captain of Team Canada despite Sidney Crosby joining the team. [Sportsnet | The Athletic]
- Mario Lemieux is at the top of the CHL’s Top 50 Players of the Last 50 Years list. [CHL]
- The Edmonton Oilers have fired head coach Kris Knoblauch. [Sportsnet]
- Stan Bowman says that the team needed “a different voice”. [Sportsnet]
- Once again, it’s the coach’s fault in Edmonton. [Radio-Canada]
- How Buffalo’s Beer Sabre took over the hockey world. [ESPN]
- The Minnesota Wild are left reeling after a complete collapse to end their season. [The Athletic]
- In Matthew Schaefer, generational NHL defencemen see the next one of their own. [The Athletic]
- Will Kyle Dubas finally have to break up the Crosby-Malkin-Letang trio in Pittsburgh? [La Presse]
- The Chicago Blackhawks sign KHL leading scorer Roman Kantserov to an entry-level contract. [The Athletic]
- The Philadelphia Flyers revealed injuries to ten players after their playoff exit. [Daily Faceoff]
- How the Kitchener Rangers navigated a ‘turbulent’ road to the Memorial Cup. [Sportsnet]
- Hamilton is thrilled that the PWHL has arrived. [CBC]
- Vinnie Matteo runs Avalanche Kidz, a Montreal-based program designed to introduce people with autism and other special needs to hockey. [Sportsnet]
- Johan Nilsson, the founder of Elite Prospects, has passed away after a nine year battle with colon cancer. [Elite Prospects via X]
