It’s been a busy summer for the teams of the Atlantic Division. How do the Habs stack up? [Radio-Canada | Google Translate]
Four players who could join Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki on the top line this season. [Daily Hive]
Managing goalie gluts and avoiding injury tsunamis — can the Canadiens and their head coach take the next step? [Montreal Hockey Now]
Owen Beck is with the Peterborough Petes at their training camp, but his attention will soon turn to Montreal Canadiens camp — and his bid to crack the opening day lineup. [Peterborough Examiner]
Joshua Roy’s toolkit might make him a fit for the Canadiens lineup now as opposed to later. [A Winning Habit]
Is there a Calgary road named after Maurice Richard? [CBC]
Around the league and elsewhere
Bill Peters’s return to Junior coaching is another sign of hockey’s racial blind spots… [The Athletic]
…or a general testament to the sport’s culture of erasure. [Radio-Canada]
Peters’s hiring is hockey putting potential wins above potential harm. [Sportsnet]
Pierre Karl Péladeau admits that the return of the Quebec Nordiques is little more than a fantasy right now. [La Presse]
Why Sheldon Keefe’s contract extension shouldn’t be viewed as a vote of confidence. [Daily Faceoff]
The likely end of Alex Galchenyuk’s NHL career. [La Presse]
Three months after hip surgery, Patrick Kane says that he’s ahead of schedule and feeling like himself again. [TSN]
Phil Kessel says that he wants to come back for 2023-24, and is willing to sacrifice his Ironman streak to do so. [Sportsnet]
Predicting the first 18 players — the cornerstones — of the PWHL. [The Athletic]
It all feels like it’s happening really quick, but at the same time it’s just so exciting,” says Natalie Spooner about the PWHL. [CBC]
Chloe Primerano, Canada’s 16-year-old rising star, could lead women’s hockey’s next wave. [The Athletic]
