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Thursday Habs Headlines: Who will be this year’s camp surprise?

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • The Canadiens made a trade with the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, acquiring the rights to Jakov Novak, a player who had already been invited to camp:
  • Rookie Camp is sure to offer up some surprising performances from unlikely sources. [RDS]
  • Cole Caufield is one of the top candidates to have his breakout this season. [LNH.com]
  • Carey Price passed on a lesson to the young Canadiens players that he himself received from Ken Dryden early in his career: Just control what you can control. [Montreal Gazette]
  • Jean-François Houle spoke to the media ahead of a new AHL season that will see plenty of youth on the Laval Rocket roster:
  • A review of Lias Andersson’s career to date. [La Presse]
  • Nick Suzuki met golf legends Jim Furyk and Mike Weir. [Canadiens.com]
  • The weekend wasn’t just about playing golf and giving interviews about the upcoming season. The event also raised a record $855,000 for the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation. [Canadiens.com]
  • Mike Matheson is teaming up with his first ever trainer to help promote a healthy lifestyle for children in Montreal. [The Suburban]
  • Kori Cheverie has been named the coach of Montreal’s PWHL team. [Radio-Canada]
  • Kris Letang joined the Canadiens for their on-ice practice session yesterday. [Daily Hive]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • A total of 268 players have declared for the PWHL Draft. Ninety players will join the league during the event on Monday. [PWHL.com]
  • Canadian Tire will sponsor the draft, and be one of the top partners for the league’s inaugural season. [Daily Faceoff]
  • Analytics may have made baseball and basketball less exciting by focusing on efficiency over entertainment, but in hockey the numbers suggest that more plays in the middle of the ice are the most effective, which creates a lot more action. [Sportsnet]
  • Elias Lindholm is interested in signing a contract extension with the Calgary Flames. [NHL.com]
  • Keith Kinkaid has rejoined the New Jersey Devils. [Troy Record]
  • The Stanley Cup will be making its way to Australia when the Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings play two pre-season games at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. [NHL.com]

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