Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Projecting the Canadiens’ protection list for the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. [The Hockey News]
- A different approach to looking at Ryan Poehling’s comparables and career trajectory. [The Athletic]
- Cole Caufield: fortuneteller, goal-scorer. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Jason Pominville’s agent says that the UFA would listen to an offer from the Habs. [TSN]
- Victor Mete plays Fortnite. [Montreal Canadiens]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Why are NHL coaches risk-averse, and what will it take to change this? [The Athletic]
- Despite a brief stint in the limelight during the Sebastian Aho affair, Tom Dundon remains a mystery. [ProHockeyTalk]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs’ offers to Mitch Marner are coming in around the 9-11 million dollar mark, depending on term. [TSN]
- Dylan Larkin says he feels ready for the possibility of becoming the next captain of the Detroit Red Wings. [TSN]
- Joel Edmundston of the St. Louis Blues has been awarded a one-year contract worth 3.1 million dollars in arbitration. [ProHockeyTalk]
- Alex Ovechkin isn’t willing to commit to anything beyond the expiry of his current contract. [Stars and Sticks]
- The Carolina Hurricanes will find themselves under a lot more pressure in 2019-20. [ProHockeyTalk]
- The Michael Stone buyout represents the end of a mistake by the Calgary Flames. [TSN]
- The Universite de Montreal will host the 2021 USports women’s hockey national championships./
The University of Montreal will be hosting the 2021 USports Women’s Hockey nationals. It will be the first time it will be held in Montreal since 2004 & 2005 (McGill).
The Carabins have been on the podium at nationals 6 of their 10 years in existence.
— Jared Book (@jaredbook) August 6, 2019
