Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Nikita Nesterov will receive a trial-by-fire with Montreal, jumping into the lineup Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres. [ICI Radio-Canada]
- Victor Hedman has only good things to say about Nesterov, his former teammate with the Tampa Bay Lightning. [TVA Sports]
- Brendan Gallagher joined the morning show to talk about what kept him busy during the All-Star break. [TSN 690]
- Andrei Markov is ready to get back to work, and is relatively excited for Nesterov’s arrival. /
- Alex Galchenyuk is finally skating, but appears his rehabilitation is slightly behind schedule. [La Presse]
- Despite Galchenyuk’s status, more healthy players are joining the team, which is a good problem to have for Michel Therrien. [Montreal Gazette]
- As a result of said logjam, Zach Redmond has been placed on waivers. [EOTP]
- ICYMI: Brendan Gallagher was at the All Star Game, feeding snacks to his World Cup pal, Brad Marchand. Wait a minute, that’s not Brendan Gallagher, I’m told that’s Shea Weber’s son. [Michael Blinn]/
here’s Shea Weber’s son sharing a snack with new friend Brad Marchand. pic.twitter.com/BDcENKWi5l
— michael BLINN 📎 (@NHLBlinn) January 30, 2017
- PC Plus members, get your tickets for the Provigo Canadiens Fan Practice now! [Canadiens]
- Mikhail Sergachev is a hipster, but not in the way you think. [Windsor Spitfires]/
VIDEO by @FreedomMobile@sergachev31. Hipster. Of sorts. pic.twitter.com/lUP2pYkrAn
— Windsor Spitfires (@SpitsHockey) January 30, 2017
- Winging it in Motown have been exploring expansion draft protection possibilities for each NHL team. The latest edition takes a shot at who the Habs will protect; spoiler alert: Carey Price. [WiiM]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- This year’s NHL All-Star Game had good and bad moments; here are five ideas to help the next edition be even better. [Fox Sports]
- Gary Bettman says despite the NBA moving forward with it, he isn’t interested in jersey advertising. [Puck Daddy]
- It appears the New York Islanders may once again need to look for a new place to play hockey. [Bloomberg]
- Montreal has done a great job scouting and signing players coming out of the NCAA. Time to take a look at this year’s crop of prospects. [SBN College Hockey]
- An accomplished group entered the AHL Hall of Fame at this weekend’s All Star Game festivities. [Scott Matla]/
Your 2017 AHL Hall of Fame class #AHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/CLJnnBICfO
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) January 30, 2017
- McGill held the Heads Up conference, shining a light on concussions in sport. Ken Dryden delivered a thought-provoking talk on the subject. [Montreal Gazette]
- Mika Zibanejad spoke out about his family being in Iran at the moment, given the political climate. “It Sucks.” [NY Daily Times]/
