Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- In case you missed it yesterday, Logan Shaw was claimed off waivers by the Canadiens. [EOTP]
- He will join the team when the Habs travel to Boston today. [Montreal Gazette]
- After a lot of hype in the off-season about the acquisition of Jonathan Drouin, the results on the ice have not lived up to it. [Montreal Gazette]
- Phillip Danault will miss at least three games while dealing with a concussion. [La Presse]
- He thanked everyone for their concerns about his health:/
On behalf of myself and my fiancée, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your words of encouragement and support.
— Phillip Danault (@phildanault) January 15, 2018
- Bob McKenzie was just as frustrated as you are by the silly offside review that denied the Habs a goal last night:/
Rewording the rule to take out on/off ice distinction would reduce number of challenges by 30+ per cent. More importantly, the hardest, most difficult offside reviews would be greatly minimized.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 16, 2018
- Jake DeBrusk had been looking forward to participating in the Habs-Bruins rivalry since the moment he was drafted by Boston. [The Milford Daily News]
- What will the NHL look like in 100 years? Some Habs players take a stab at some speculative science fiction. [Canadiens.com]
- The process of bringing an ECHL team to St. John’s is well underway, but still a long way from being finalized. [The Telegram]
- It was 32 years ago yesterday that Patrick Roy recorded the first of 66 career shutouts. [NHL.com]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Andrei Markov was sure to make the most out of playing with some of the best hockey players in the world in Sunday’s KHL All-Star Game:/
Andrei Markov wasn’t wasting time during #KHLAllStar Game. pic.twitter.com/1SialnWGEu
— KHL (@khl_eng) January 15, 2018
- Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes is out indefinitely after sustaining both a concussion and a lower-body injury in a collision with Mark Giordano. [Canes Country]
- The correlation between head trauma in sports and the development of CTE has been documented in recent years. Now comes news that impact injuries are also linked to ALS. [CTV News]
- The Vegas Golden Knights have signed Deryk Engelland to a contract extension [Knights On Ice]
- With 10,000 fans showing up for their fan fest, it’s clear that hockey is finding a home in Las Vegas. [NHL.com]
- With just 16 points in 44 games, Jason Spezza was made a healthy scratch on Monday. [Sportsnet]
- Fortunately for Dallas Stars fans, they have been treated to the exuberant celebrations from Alexander Radulov that Canadiens fans got to enjoy last season. [Defending Big D]
- Two Flames and a man named Phil were the NHL’s 3 Stars of the Week. [NHL.com]/
