Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- In a roundabout way, the Canadiens traded Lars Eller for the Chicago Blackhawks‘ Andrew Shaw by way of the Washington Capitals yesterday [EOTP | Eller | Shaw]
Brian McLellan tells TVA Sports he inquired on Eller at deadline. Says fits Caps need for 3rd line C, believes potential for more offense
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) June 25, 2016
- The Canadiens selected Mikhail Sergachev with their first-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft [EOTP | Announcment | Analysis]
Ça lui va bien… // Looks good on him… #NHLDraft #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/rM6Lr4Wc03
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 25, 2016
- Elliotte Friedman ponders whether or not it is realistic to believe the Canadiens could trade P.K. Subban in his 30 Thoughts. [SN]
- There may be repercussions for Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning, who publicly discussed the team’s interest in Subban [Vancouver Sun]
- Like each of the other six Canadian NHL teams, the Habs are in for a busy off-season after failing to qualify for the playoffs this past year. [SN]
- According to Bob McKenzie, the first order of business may be finding help on the back-end:
— Conor McKenna (@mckennaconor) June 24, 2016
- While Marc Bergevin insisted he has never shopped Subban around the league, would it come as a surprise if he were to deal the Habs’ franchise defenceman? [Montreal Gazette]
- As these former Habs draft picks know, the NHL Entry Draft always provides for some of the most awkward photo shoots of all time. [Canadiens.com]
- Even New Jersey Devils forward Adam Henrique is getting in on the Subban trade rumours:
— Patrick (@MTLDriveFor25) June 24, 2016
Around the League and Elsewhere
- With an expansion draft to take place next summer, which players might be calling Las Vegas home when the 31st NHL franchise hits the ice in 2017-18? [SN]
- The Minnesota Wild have bought out the contract of former-Hab Thomas Vanek, making the Austrian an unrestricted free agent. [Puck Daddy]
- Having the opportunity to coach first-overall pick Auston Matthews paved the way for Marc Crawford to return to the NHL. [SI]
- Check out On The Forecheck’s “Super Schedule”, listing the number of miles to be traveled and the amount of back-to-backs that will be played by NHL teams this coming season. [OTF]
- The KHL has officially announced expansion into China with the addition of Red Star Kunlun. [Twitter]
