Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- ICYMI: The Habs dealt Nathan Beaulieu to Buffalo on Saturday before the trade freeze. [EOTP]
- A farewell from Geoff Molson:/
Merci beaucoup @natebeaulieu …thank you Nate for everything. Good luck, bonne chance! #GHG
— Geoff Molson (@GMolsonCHC) June 17, 2017
- Ian Gallagher has been involved in his son’s life every step of the way, as a coach and as a father. [Canadiens]
- There are still some questions to be answered about how the Habs will fare throughout the expansion process. [Canadiens]/
The Habs (and everyone else) will be able to trade with Vegas starting at 10 AM EDT on Sunday, and anyone else starting again at 8 AM EDT on Thursday.
NHL teams can resume trading tomorrow morning at 10 ET only if their trading partner is VGK. Otherwise, no deals/signing until Thurs 8 am ET
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 17, 2017
- How many first-round picks have actually panned out for the Canadiens? [Twitter]
- A new deal may be in the works for Charlie Lindgren. [TVA]
- Brendan Gallagher took to Instagram (twice) to bid a public farewell to his buddy. [Instagram]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Vegas Golden Knghts have said they will give everyone a chance to keep their roster intact by trading picks. [Twitter]
- Pierre LeBrun is reporting that the NHL’s newest team may already have several first-rounders lined up for the upcoming draft on Friday:/
Spoke with a GM yesterday who was guessing that Vegas already had 3 1st-RD picks in their back pocket with more picks to come before Wed
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 17, 2017
- Elliotte Friedman posted confirmation from Toby Enstrom’s agent that he has waived his NMC as a favour to the Jets. [Twitter]
- The best tweet about the Mike Smith to Calgary deal — which included goalie Chad Johnson — comes from someone you may not have expected:/
This is awesome 🙌🏾 https://t.co/2J1ISvN6Ti
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) June 17, 2017
- Great to see Erik Karlsson is on the road to recovery after his surgery. [Twitter]
- Linus Ullmark and his bride chose some unusual attire at their wedding. But don’t worry, they didn’t make the costume change until after the ceremony. [Twitter]
- Alex Ovechkin was pretty excited to meet legendary soccer player Pelé. [RMNB]
- Pierre LeBrun shared that the NHLPA is still waiting to announce a verdict on whether the salary cap will be raised to $75 million. [Twitter]/
