Sunday Habs Headlines: Saku Koivu is confident Artturi Lehkonen will make the Habs
Here are your daily links, including the rise of Alex Galchenyuk, a Habs legend on Artturi Lehkonen’s chances, and the return of Carey Price.
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Among those confident in Artturi Lehkonen’s ability to crack the Habs roster is none other than Saku Koivu. /
Saku Koivu to @HabsEOTP and @PuckDropEurope: "I am very confident that Artturi Lehkonen will take a spot in Montreal's line up". #Habs
— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) September 10, 2016
- After reaching the 30-goal mark last year, the coming season may be the one in which Alex Galchenyuk truly breaks out. [Montreal Gazette]
- There is obvious reason to be excited about the return of Carey Price, but we must be careful about thinking his play will fix all of the Habs’ woes. [CBC]
- In case you missed it, Martin Reway - who will miss Habs training camp - has been transferred to another hospital where he is being treated in ICU. [EOTP]
- Canadiens goaltending prospect Michael McNiven has been the backbone of the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack. [Twitter]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The last World Cup of Hockey, held in 2004, seems like ages ago. Joe Thornton and Jay Bouwmeester, however, remember it fondly. [SI]
- International tournaments can be a confusing time for fans, as Down Goes Brown illustrates in his list of the fifteen people you’ll meet during the World Cup of Hockey. [SN]
- If you really just can’t get over your hatred for Brad Marchand, there are some good reasons to consider rooting for Team North America. [Eye on Hockey]
- With an expansion draft looming next summer, will the Tampa Bay Lightning still opt to keep both of their goaltenders? [NBC]/