Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Montreal announced its 23-player rookie camp roster that will compete in the Prospect Challenge in Gatineau. [Canadiens.com]
- The bigger news is the prospects who aren’t going to be attending, with few top prospects and only a handful of AHL players. [La Presse]
- Alex Newhook has an important role of anchoring the second line this season. [Sportsnet]
- Andrei Markov believes that Montreal is set up well to be the team that ends Canada’s Stanley Cup drought. [RG.org]
- Jay McKee, Arber Xhekaj’s old coach with the Kitchener Rangers, says it’s not easy for a defenceman to convert to forward, which has been proposed for Xhekaj to keep a lineup spot. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Zeev Buium signed an eight-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks with an AAV of $9.38 million. [NHL.com]
- It’s a big gamble on a player with 76 games of NHL experience. [Sportsnet]
- The Seattle Kraken signed Jacob Melanson to a three-year contract. [TSN]
- Brendan Brisson signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. [TSN]
- As rookie camps get set to begin, the Detroit Red Wings still don’t have a general manager. [La Presse]
- Craig Conroy says the “setback” Jonathan Huberdeau had wasn’t an aggravation, just confirmation that his recovery will take until the longer end of his initial projection. [Sportsnet]
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen wants to help the Buffalo Sabres find consistent form from the beginning of the season. [NHL.com]
- Luukkonen is also trying not to pay too much attention to speculation about Connor Hellebuyck getting traded to the Sabres. [TSN]
- An NHL team returning to Atlanta has reportedly taken a big step toward becoming reality. [Twitter]
