Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ryan Poehling is hard at work back in Minnesota under the watchful eye of strength and conditioning coach Kirk Olson. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Nick Suzuki builds his ultimate player. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Cole Fonstad will not play at the World Junior Summer Showcase./
Hockey Canada announced the following will not participate in World Jr Summer Showcase: Forwards Ty Dellandrea (DAL), Cole Fonstad (MTL) and Barrett Hayton (ARZ); defensemen Noah Dobson (NYI), Jared McIsaac (DET) and Ty Smith (NJD).
— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) July 23, 2019
Around the league and elsewhere
- The city of Calgary does not appear interested in the public’s opinion when it comes to paying 275 million dollars to replace the Saddledome. [Deadspin]
- Kaapo Kakko and playing with diabetes and Celiac disease. [Blueshirt Banter]
- The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has released their board members, along with more concrete plans for the future. [The Ice Garden]
- Is James Neal or Milan Lucic more likely to spark their new team? [Sportsnet]
- Mikhail Sergachev is one of the top 10 candidates to have a breakout season in 2019-20. [The Athletic]
- The Russian reaction to Artemi Panarin’s brazenly anti-Putin interview has been predictable. [Slava Malamud]
- The Nashville Predators have signed Colton Sissons to a seven year deal worth a total of 20 million dollars. [TSN]
- Are GMs around the league outsmarting themselves when it comes to constructing contracts for depth players? [The Athletic]
- The Tampa Bay Lightning have reached a settlement with ex-defenceman Jake Dotchin. [TSN]
- With Andrew Copp’s contract settled, all that’s left for the Winnipeg Jets this off-season is the small matter of Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor. [Sportsnet]/
