Monday Habs Headlines: Over-reliance on Carey Price backfires again

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• The same old story of over-reliance on Carey Price was a big factor in the Canadiens elimination from round one of the playoffs. [NHL]
• The Cup is the only thing that matters in Montreal. Marc Bergevin needs to think hard about his team’s performance in the playoffs and changes need to be made. [CTV]
• Andrew Zadarnowski joins Habs Breakfast for a playoff postmortem chat and discusses if Alex Galchenyuk is damaged goods. [TSN 690]
• There is no one particular player to blame for the Habs early exit from the playoffs, it boils down to their flawed foundation. [TSN]
• Losing to the New York Rangers was a bitter disappointment, so what’s next for the Canadiens? [CBC]
• Even though the Habs played with heart, their lack of offense was a big reason for their undoing. [Sportsnet]
• There’s still talk, almost one year after the infamous Weber-Subban trade, as Subban heads to the second round while Weber heads home. [NHL]
• Zach Fucale and his Brampton Beast teammates won’t let a broken-down bus keep them from a game! /

Oh the bus won't start? No problem ! Shoutout to @lukepither for the shaky video! @connorcrispp @timbill9 @dthrower47 @dagostini30 @bramptonbeast @davidvallorani @gagz55 @luco_b @jhank86 @pacmantwotwo

A post shared by Zach Fucale (@zach_fucale) on Apr 23, 2017 at 8:56am PDT

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Senators’ captain, Erik Karlsson was playing with two hairline fractures during the series against Boston Bruins. [NBC]
• Eric Staal, of the Minnesota Wild, has been diagnosed with a concussion after a scary collision with the boards during Saturdays game. [Sportsnet]
• The L.A Kings are ready for a new start after promoting associated head coach and AHL Hall of Famer, John Stevens, to new head coach. [Yahoo Sports]
• During a Game Four of the ECHL playoffs, a line brawl broke out between the Orlando Solar Bears and Florida Everblades. Even the goalies got in on the fun. [Yahoo Sports]
• Finland's Kristian Vesalaine was named MVP of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship. /

Vesalainen named MVP. https://t.co/A2g5POAZgH pic.twitter.com/XKrQ5ApR51

— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 23, 2017