Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kent Hughes is preaching patience ahead of what he sees as another development season. [Montreal Gazette]
- The players aren’t in that mindset, all eager to show what they can do as a more experienced, healthy team, with their sights set on making the playoffs. [TVA Sports]
- Nick Suzuki didn’t just spend his summer working on his on-ice craft, he reflected on the challenges he and the team faced last season to become a better captain. [Journal de Montreal]
- Brendan Gallagher’s plan to enjoy a healthier season is to pick his battles better; when to engage in a net-front scrum and when to save his energy for a later chance. [Journal de Montreal]
- What number is Cole Caufield aiming for this season? Eighty-two games. [Journal de Montreal]
- He says his shoulder is back to 100%. [NHL.com]
- “I don’t really gotta get my name out too much anymore with the physical side because guys know,” says Arber Xhekaj, who claims he’s gained even more strength in the off-season. [Daily Hive]
- Christian Dvorak has yet to be medically cleared for the season. [Daily Faceoff]
- Mike Matheson believes Juraj Slafkovský is faster after his training this summer, which the forward takes as a compliment from his new alternate captain. [TVA Sports]
- Rafaël Harvey-Pinard is going to “give 200%” to make the opening-night roster. [TVA Sports]
- Samuel Montembeault may be playing himself into a new contract with the Canadiens, but that’s not something on Hughes’s list to begin the season. [RDS]
- Watch the roundtable hosted by Michel Lacroix at yesterday’s golf tournament:
Around the league and elsewhere
- Quinn Hughes has been named captain of the Vancouver Canucks. [Sportsnet]
- Zach Parise has said he would either return to the New York Islanders or retire. With the season approaching, he’s yet to make a decision either way. [TSN]
- The Ottawa Senators have added Ben Sexton and Sean Tierney to their coaching department. [TSN]
