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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Tomas Plekanec has announced his retirement. [Instagram]
- Leaving yesterday’s game a couple of times, Mike Matheson’s injury is said to be just a minor one:
- For all their penalty-killing issues, the Canadiens have been alright at five-on-five. [Montreal Gazette]
- “For the players on my team, it represented calm and confidence,” Ken Dryden says of his famous stance leaning on top of his stick, a pose immortalized in a statue that has made its way to Raymond Bourque Arena. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Joe Thornton has officially announced his retirement after a 1714-game, 1539-point NHL career. [CTV News]
- More than a season later, the NHL is about to hand out its discipline to the Ottawa Senators for failing to mention Evgenii Dadonov’s no-trade clause when they traded him to the Vegas Golden Knights. [Sportsnet]
- In the wake of the Shane Pinto suspension, NHL players have been reminded of the league’s gambling policies. [Sportsnet]
- Buffalo Sabres defenceman Connor Clifton has been suspended for two games. [NHL.com]
- Thomas Chabot and Milan Lucic were placed on Long-Term Injured Reserve by the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins, respectively. [Sportsnet | Chabot | Lucic]
- A stamp featuring Willie O’Ree was unveiled in Edmonton ahead of the Heritage Classic. [NHL.com]
- It turns out Connor McDavid won’t miss the Heritage Classic after all. [NHL.com]
- The mood isn’t one of celebration for the two struggling teams playing today’s outdoor game in Edmonton. [Sportsnet]
