Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Lofty comparisons for Montreal’s young prodigy:/
Legendary Scotty Bowman about @CanadiensMTL’s Jesperi Kotkaniemi: “I saw Jean Béliveau with Victoriaville juniors at age 16. No one compares to Jean but Kotkaniemi, at 18, has a lot of Jean’s characteristics in his game. When he’s about 22, he’ll be a No. 1 centre for Montreal.” pic.twitter.com/pfLaOW5UzV
— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) January 18, 2019
- Last night Montreal took a win from the Blue Jackets, and Tomas Tatar has continued to prove the disbelievers wrong. [Sportsnet]
- Montreal has exceeded expectations so far, but how difficult will it be to take a run for the Cup? [Montreal Gazette]
- Philadelphia is up next, and our friends over at our Flyers sister site decided to see how the two teams match up. [Broad Street Hockey]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Patrik Burglund speaks about what led to his end with the Buffalo Sabres. [Die By The Blade]
- The OHL & its trade policy continue to be a hot topic. [CBC]
- One of the Oilers’ top prospects has been in trade talks as of late. [Sportsnet]
- Wayne Simmonds’s saga continues, with his fate becoming a new contract or a trade by the deadline. [The Score]/
