Sean Monahan might be more than just the price for a first round pick. [Montreal Gazette]
Questions remain for the Habs blue line with two pre-season games left on the docket. [La Presse]
Juraj Slafkovský admits he stopped cheering for his former favourite player Auston Matthews after being drafted. [Daily Hive]
Slafkovský is finally showing ‘more confidence’ as a roster decision looms. [Sportsnet]
Should Slafkovský play in the NHL this season? [NHL.com]
Twillingate, Newfoundland is ready to finally celebrate Hockeyville win, as the Canadiens and Senators arrive after a two-year delay. [NHL.com]/
Around the league and elsewhere
Hockey Canada defends its senior leadership before a parliamentary committee, blaming media and politicians for ‘unduly cynical attacks’. [The Athletic | Sportsnet | TSN]