Sunday Habs Headlines: Petr Svoboda believes current defence situation primes Mikhail Sergachev for success

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Before Mikhail Sergachev, Petr Svoboda was the last 18-year-old defenseman to earn a full-time spot on the Canadiens. [JDM (French) | Google translation]
• Despite being a professional hockey player, Shea Weber still remains true to his roots in Sicamous, British Columbia. [LP]
• The Montreal Canadiens traded Tim Bozon to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jonathan Racine. [EOTP]
• Artturi Lehkonen had a solid showing during the pre-season and has quickly adjusted to playing on North American ice. [TSS]
• Speaking of Lehkonen, I joined Habs Breakfast to talk about the Finnish forward, while the crew on The Scrum predicted how the Canadiens’ roster will shape up. [TSN 690 | Habs Breakfast | The Scrum]
• One of the can’t-miss games of next season will involve the Canadiens taking on the Predators at the Bell Centre. [TS]
• Connor Crisp and Joel Hanley joined head coach Sylvain Lefebvre to talk about the St. John’s IceCaps. [IceCaps]
• Some of the Montreal Canadiens revealed these interesting tidbits:/

Interviewing Habs players this am. Asked Emelin who is best Russian player in history. Said 'Malkin', then changed mind. 'Pasha Datsyuk'.

— Dan Robertson (@DRTSN690) October 8, 2016

Worst dressed Hab? According to Pacioretty, two young guys who try too hard. Galchenyuk and Gallagher. Only hard news from me, folks.

— Dan Robertson (@DRTSN690) October 8, 2016

Markov on Moscow vs. Montreal: 'The roads are better over there FOR SURE but traffic is worse there, too. #mydinnerwithandrei

— Dan Robertson (@DRTSN690) October 8, 2016

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Could temporarily sending down defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere help the Philadelphia Flyers become cap compliant? [BSH]
• These four forwards have the best odds of having a breakout season this year. [SN]
• Is it time to stop complaining about how players celebrate? [Down Goes Brown | VICE]
• Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is rooting for the Chicago Cubs. [SCH]
• The Edmonton Oilers have parted ways with former first-overall pick Nail Yakupov and have brought in Kris Russell to bolster their blue line. [C&B | Yakupov | Russell]
• Speaking of trading first-overall picks:/

This one is all GMs who have traded more than one player drafted #1 overall (h/t @hockey_ref & @Wikipedia) pic.twitter.com/KankLnQQ6F

— LW3H (@LW3H) July 1, 2016

• Definitely:/

Yeah I was meant to be a goalie 🙈 pic.twitter.com/tMemMOdPx6

— Jenny Scrivens (@JenScrivs) October 8, 2016