Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Claude Julien admitted his team still needs to determine its final two defence spots. Shea Weber is thankful that there are still two pre-season games left, because the Habs need them. [TVA Sports | Google Translate]
- Jonathan Drouin scouts his biggest competition in the Eastern conference. [SN]
- Salim Valji sat down with Habs’ captain Max Pacioretty to talk about summer in Montreal, the Olympics, his heritage and more. [ESPN]
- Pierre McGuire thinks the Canadiens should be in the hunt for John Tavares. [TSN 690]
- London Knights Head Coach Dylan Knight is not planning to see Victor Mete back with his team. [RDS]
- Mete and Jakub Jerabek are pushing veterans for spots on the Habs’ roster. [Montreal Gazette]
- Some young players, however, did not impress – and that from the boss’ mouth. [AC]/
De la bouche du patron : Des jeunes n’ont pas été capables de profiter de l’opportunité pendant le camp pic.twitter.com/jmZAR7TcWd
— L’Antichambre (@Antichambre) September 29, 2017
- Marc Bergevin also confirmed he hadn’t made a deal with Vegas to select Alexei Emelin. [HabsLinks]
- There is some buzz about possible interest on former Ottawa Senators forward Chris Neil. [JdM]
- Laval transport will give Rocket ticketholders free rides on game days. [JdM]
- The Brampton Beast have announced fan favourite Luc Olivier Blain is returining for a third season with the ECHL franchise. [Beast]
- Les Canadiennes’ Melodie Daoust scored twice in a friendly. [Team Canada Women]/
FINAL | @Daoust17 scored a pair of goals to lead 🇨🇦 past the @edgeschool 4-1 in exhibition action. Statistics: https://t.co/Avo2qF7fFq pic.twitter.com/9DLO76D3aB
— Team Canada Women (@HC_Women) September 28, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere
- Take a look at the top 30 NCAA Freshmen, including two recent top-eight draft picks and a pair of possible future top-eight picks. [College Hockey Inc.]
- Manon Rhéaume still stays close to women’s hockey, and will be an ambassador at a preparatory game between Canada and the United States on October 22nd in Quebec City. [JdM]/
