Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Phillip Danault brought confidence to the ice Saturday night against the Rangers, and it paid off big time. [Montreal Gazette]
- During that game we also saw the Andrew Shaw of Chicago, four goals against Price, and Karl Alzner take over for Victor Mete. [RDS]
- Martin Réway heads home after he and the Laval Rocket agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the club on Sunday. [EOTP]
- Despite Carey Price’s slow start, there’s still hope that he’ll emerge from his current funk. [Montreal Gazette]
- In the latest episode of The Duel, Paul Byron and Shaw go on a treasure hunt at the SOS Labyrinthe in Old Montreal. [NHL]
- They were both bood sports about the result:/
This is bull! I won! He cheated too he was running, which was also against the rules @jpbyron89 https://t.co/bKAfFVg15r
— Andrew Shaw (@shawz15er) October 30, 2017
You were running too! You definitely did not win! Just like I beat you in the sweater challenge last year!
— Paul Byron (@jpbyron89) October 30, 2017
The only thing you beat me at is arguing! #boom https://t.co/FuPsbPFt1R
— Andrew Shaw (@shawz15er) October 30, 2017
- Five things to know before heading into tonight’s game against the Senators. [Montreal Gazette]
- What has Alex Galchenyuk done so bad that he’s still shunned to the fourth line? [Journal de Montreal]
- Andrew Zadarnowski joins Habs Breakfast to discuss the smart move of separating Max Pacioretty and Jonathan Drouin. [TSN]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- A Stanley Cup monument was unveiled in Ottawa for the 125th anniversary of the trophy. [NHL]
- After being assigned to the AHL but failing to report, Vadim Shipachyov was suspended by the Vegas Golden Knights./
Vadim Shipachyov has officially been suspended by @GoldenKnights for leaving the AHL’s Chicago Wolves.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) October 29, 2017
- The CWHL’s expansion into China is off to a strong start. [Sportsnet]
- The start of the season had many thinking that the Edmonton Oilers were serious Stanley Cup contenders. But, now 10 games in, it’s time for a little reassessment. [Yahoo Sports]
- Tyler Toffoli beat Tuukka Rask on the faceoff with 0.9 seconds left on the clock to give the L.A. Kings an overtime victory. [Yahoo Sports]
- Looks like Mikhail Sergachev will be calling Tampa home for a while. [Tampa Bay]/