Monday Habs Headlines: Where does Nikita Nesterov fit in the lineup?
Here are your daily links including, Nesterov fitting in as a top six defenseman, injured players nearing return and Marchand likes Price in Bruins colors
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Marc Bergevin sees Nikita Nesterov as a possible top six defensemen. What does that mean for Nathan Beaulieu or Alexei Emelin? [La Presse]
- We could see David Desharnais, Alex Galchenyuk and Greg Pateryn back in action next week. [Twitter]
- EOTP’s Andrew Zadarnowski joins Habs Breakfast to talk what it will take to land Matt Duchene, the NHL All-Star weekend and more. [TSN]
- NHL Top 100 player, Jacques Plante, is represented at the NHL All-Star Game. [Twitter]
- Brad Marchand likes Price in the Bruins colors:/
Marchand to Price: "You look good in those colours..."
— Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) January 29, 2017
- But Michel Therrien disagrees: /
"He looks a lot better in red than he does in yellow and black." - Michel Therrien on @CP0031 #NHLAllStar #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/sWgHMzdqec
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 29, 2017
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Takeaways from the NHL All-Star Skills Competition including Connor McDavid is robbed, Sidney Crosby not ready to pass the torch and Carey Price struggles in the shootout. [Sportsnet]
- This year, John Scott is happy to fly under the radar at the NHL All-Star Classic and plans on watching the festivities on TV. [Yahoo Sports]
- An in-depth look at the 40 draft-eligible players who will be taking part in this years CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on January 30. [The Bloggers Tribune]
- Despite player complaints and game delays, there’s no simple solution to the NHL’s battle with bad ice. [Hockey News]
- Thirty-eight year old, Tom Kostopoulos of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins notched his 500th AHL point on Saturday night. [The AHL]/