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Thursday Habs Headlines: Ridly Greig admits his hit on Kirby Dach was bad

In today’s links, Greig’s comments, finding the solution to protect teammates, Jayden Struble and Oliver Kapanen impressing, Owen Beck’s pro start, and the Blackhawks cut two of their top prospects.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Ridly Greig commented on his late hit on Kirby Dach. [La Presse]
  • Dach says he “snapped” when Greig engaged him for a third time late in Tuesday’s game. [Montreal Gazette]
  • The Canadiens need to find an acceptable way to defend their teammates. [La Presse]
  • Jayden Struble’s legal approach may have moved him up in the battle for a roster spot. [The Athletic]
  • The players are still thankful that the group is unified enough to want to defend each other. [La Presse]
  • David Savard doesn’t understand what the point is of these dangerous hits in what is just a tune-up for the real games. [TVA Sports]
  • The Canadiens are off to a team-building trip to Mont-Tremblant, but they’ll still be working on the power play. [Journal de Montreal]
  • Kent Hughes has been impressed by Oliver Kapanen’s play and approach to training camp. [Radio-Canada]
  • The video of Marc-Antoine Godin’s interview with Hughes. [Radio-Canada]
  • Rafaël Harvey-Pinard is taking his recovery one day at a time. [TVA Sports]
  • Jake Evans and Paul Byron say the Alex Burrows will do well in his new role in player development. [Canadiens.com]
  • Video analysis of Ivan Demidov’s start in the KHL. [Sportsnet]
  • Alex Kovalev offers his thoughts on the development of Demidov and Juraj Slafkovský. [RG.com]
  • Owen Beck is looking forward to the new challenge of professional hockey. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Former NHL referee Stéphane Auger is the new director of Hockey Quebec. [La Presse]
  • Macklin Celebrini is day-to-day with a lower-body injury sustained on Tuesday. [NHL.com]
  • Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is out to prove he’s the Buffalo Sabres’ number-one goalie. [NHL.com]
  • Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold’s focus in on getting Kirill Kaprizov signed long-term. [NHL.com]
  • The Chicago Blackhawks have cut Frank Nazar, and Kevin Korchinski who played 78 games in the NHL last season, from their roster. [TSN]

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