Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Even with many replacement players in the lineup lately, your Montreal Canadiens have been playing excellent even-strength hockey. [RDS]
- There were some familiar faces among the group at practice, as injured players near a return to action. [Instagram]
- Michel Therrien confirms Galchenyuk will be ready within a matter of days. [Chris Johnston]/
Alex Galchenyuk could be ready to return as soon as next week, per Michel Therrien.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) January 6, 2017
- That’s all great news for the Canadiens, because they will be without Brendan Gallagher for the next two months. [EOTP]
- Though Carey Price has stayed healthy, Montreal has seen its fair share of injuries this year, but unlike a season ago, they aren’t letting it slow them down. [RDS]
- Darren Dreger believes Marc Bergevin will continue to rely on help from the AHL instead of trying to pull off a mid-season trade. [TSN]
- Nikita Scherbak skated on the Habs’ fourth line at practice. [EOTP]
- Check out a mid-season highlight package for some of Scherbak’s best moments this year. [YouTube]
- Mikhail Sergachev loved his time at the World Juniors, clearly. [Instagram]
- It was a close call, but the votes are in – the Montreal Canadiens are Atlantic Canada’s favourite hockey team! [CBC Newfoundland]/
Canadiens edge the Maple Leafs as Atlantic Canada’s favourite NHL teamhttps://t.co/hnIcUT6wes
via @CBCNB pic.twitter.com/3qd9i30O24
— CBC Newfoundland (@CBCNL) January 6, 2017
- Canadiens’ prospect Victor Mete is proving to be an important piece for the London Knights. [Mitch Brown]/
#Habs prospect Victor Mete with the OT winner for the Knights. He’s up to 11G in 34GP. pic.twitter.com/WzX7f97qRb
— Mitch Brown (@MitchLBrown) January 7, 2017
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Several Florida Panthers players gave a special nod to victims of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shooting on Friday. [Puck Daddy]
- Evgeny Kuznetsov is not having as good a year as expected. [Sportsnet]
- The Calgary Flames’ goaltending situation has done an about-face, and that’s a good thing. [FanRag Sports]
- Five random team statistics you probably didn’t know about this NHL season. [NBC Sports]
- Brent Burns is a bigger Harry Potter fan than you, deal with it. [Pucks & Rec]
- When the Montreal Canadiens were in Dallas to face the Stars, it was a service dog in the crown who stole the hearts of hockey fans. [NHL]
- At the halfway point of another NHL season, the races for individual trophies are beginning to take shape. [Journal de Montréal]
- Down Goes Brown tells us how to feel about the World Juniors, and gives respect to Lanny McDonald for “the slide”. [Vice Sports]
- Team Canada’s silver medal comes along with a bitter aftertaste, but it wasn’t all bad at the World Juniors. [La Presse]
- Former NHL netminder Kevin Weekes observes this was a WJC tournament for the ages. [NHL]
- While the Olympics appear an ever-more-elusive dream for the NHL, it appears the league is interested in China. [Sportsnet]
- The KHL is reportedly having a disaster of a season off the ice. [The Athletic]
- Former Canadiens forward Guillaume Latendresse will have his jersey number retired by his QMJHL club, the Drummondville Voltigeurs. [Journal de Montréal]/
