Friday Habs Headlines: Paul Byron’s Memorable Season

Montreal Canadiens news and notes:

• The Habs pantry is full, but the ingredients are meh. [TSN 690]
• Paul Byron had the best season of his career, and has made a case for himself as a top-6 forward. [LNH.com]
• A trio of Canadiens will see their seasons continue at the Worlds in Koln and Paris. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Charlie Lindgren exudes a quiet confidence well-suited to playing and excelling in Montreal. [Radio-Canada]
• Vladimir Sobotka speaks about Jakub Jerabek based on their battles in the KHL. [Journal de Montréal]
• The Montreal Voyageurs, farm team of the Canadiens from 1969-71, were almost named the Rocket. [Andrew Zadarnowski]/

Around the league and elsewhere:

• The Las Vegas Knights made their first splash, by signing KHL star Vadim Shipachyov to a $4.5M contract./

NEWS: The Golden Knights have signed center Vadim Shipachyov to a two-year contract.

More: https://t.co/d08RKHNUT1 pic.twitter.com/9kx2tFAofu

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 5, 2017

• Shipachyov may be off the market, but Evgeny Dadonov is still reportedly available/

Now it's time to see what shakes out with Evgeny Dadanov. Expectation is he'll be NHL-bound, too.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) May 5, 2017

• Eddie Lack will auction his World Championships helmet with the proceeds going to fight pediatric cancer. [Tradera]
• The Nashville Predators not only have four #1 defensemen on their roster, but they’re coached by a fifth. [Arpon Basu]
• Braden Holtby’s sports psychologist has some advice for Washington Capitals fans. [Washington Post]
• Claude Giroux will captain Team Canada as they seek their third consecutive World Championship gold medal. [TSN]
• After nearly dying on the ice, Rich Peverley is working to make sure that a defibrillator is available in every rink. [Globe and Mail]
• Igor Shestyorkin of SKA St. Petersburg and Team Russia shows off his new pads prior to the World Championships. [Twitter]/