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Thursday Habs Headlines: Evaluating the youth

In today’s links, how the young players are faring this season, Yvan Cournoyer tuns 80, Jayden Struble’s rookie lap, Corey Perry scratched, and the Winter Classic jerseys are unveiled.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Looking at the individual growth of the Canadiens’ young players. [La Presse]
  • “If you have health, age is secondary,” says Yvan Cournoyer as he celebrates his 80th birthday. [TVA Sports]
  • Jayden Struble’s solo lap last night:
  • Air Canada will be Montreal’s away-jersey sponsor for the foreseeable future. [Canadiens.com]
  • Looking back the 2003 Heritage Classic exactly 20 years after it was played:

Around the league and elsewhere

  • What pieces can the Toronto Maple Leafs move to improve their team? [Sportsnet]
  • The Leafs had talks with UFA Patrick Kane. [TSN]
  • Corey Perry was a healthy scratch for the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Sportsnet]
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy is just about ready for game action. [Sportsnet]
  • The Minnesota Wild are off to a rough start, but head coach Dean Evason isn’t on the hot seat. [TSN]
  • The Nashville Predators honoured former GM David Poile in a pre-game ceremony. [NHL.com]
  • Jerseys for the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken were officially unveiled for the two most recent expansion teams’ upcoming Winter Classic. [Sportsnet]

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