As the win streak went to six games on Thursday night, it became apparent that Carey Price is back to his usual self. [National Post]
You can also rest assured that Alex Radulov has brought all of the good that was advertised about his play, and none of the bad that some observers anticipated. [ESPN]
The Canadiens faced their most difficult of the new season versus the Lightning, and they scraped out a passing grade. [Sportsnet]
If you missed it yesterday, the Habs made the decision to return waiver-exempt forward Daniel Carr to the AHL after he was a healthy scratch for several games in a row. [EOTP]
Charles Hudon wasn’t happy with his demotion to the minors during training camp, but hasn’t let it affect his play on the ice in St. John’s. [TVA Sports (French)]
After Carr, the Canadiens also may have to decide what to do with another young player not getting into any game action lately: first-round selection Mikhail Sergachev. [NHL.com]
The Brampton Beast welcomed Zachary Fucale to the fold, though the goaltender did not get the start for the team in last night’s game. [BramptonBeast.com]
Noah Juulsen has been selected as the captain of the WHL team that will participate in the Canada-Russia Series. [WHL]
Les Canadiennes rookie forward Sarah Lefort is living up to her status as a first-round draft selection. [The Ice Garden]
Her upper-body strength may have something to do with that:/
The team put together a promotional video, as they begin a new campaign looking for redemption after a loss in last season’s Clarkson Cup Final. [YouTube]/
Around the league and elsewhere
For the first time since their run of last-place finishes/first-overall selections began, the Oilers finally look to have quality talent at all key positions. [NHL.com]
Tyler Seguin and Mark Scheifele both prefer to be the last player off the ice after pre-game warmups, and they were at an impasse on Thursday night. They decided to settle it using their fists. [Sportsnet]
The New York Islanders blog got a few words with John Tavares, and found him to be just as great of an ambassador off the ice as he is a superstart on it. [Lighthouse Hockey]
After a long battle between the Arizona Coyotes and the city of Glendale, there is an effort to move the team to a new location. That project isn’t going any more smoothly, however. [Five For Howling]/
