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]