Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The cracks in the Habs D are greater than Shea Weber’s return alone can fix. [Montreal Gazette]
- Could waiving Karl Alzner be the best solution for the Habs as they face a logjam of bodies on defence? [Sportsnet]
- Joël Bouchard may be the current head coach of the Laval Rocket, but is he really being groomed for the general manager position of the Canadiens? [The Athletic]
- After a 6-2-2 start, the team has gone 5-5-2 since. Is this reality setting in for the Habs? [La Presse]
- A day after a lacklustre shellacking at the hands of the New Jersey Devils, the message around Habs practice was “standing up to adversity.” [Montreal Canadiens]
- On the 15th anniversary of the Heritage Classic, Jose Theodore reflects on the toque that made headlines around the world. [Sportsnet (Video)]
- The Habs alumni who participated remember the outdoor game that sparked a trend. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Les Canadiennes prepare to finish their road trip against the Calgary Inferno in a battle of 7-1-0 teams. [RDS]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- The rebuilt Humboldt Broncos are one of the best stories in hockey. [TSN]
- Tyler Dellow looks at the league’s best (and worst) power-play units through the first quarter of the season. [The Athletic]
- The 10 best goaltenders of the first quarter of the 2018-19 NHL season. [RDS]
- For foreign-born players (and even Canadians), U.S. Thanksgiving can be a little awkward. [Washington Post]
- Down Goes Brown discusses the 10 types of mid-season coaching changes and how they tend to pan out. [The Athletic]
- Anders Lee is trying to fill the John Tavares-sized hole left on the New York Islanders’ roster. [New York Times]
- The Winnipeg Jets’ fourth line is no longer a liability. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- Ken Dryden wants the Canadian parliamentary committee on concussions to call out NHL brass if they dodge questions./
If NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman & other sports decision makers testify before a Canadian parliamentary committee on concussions, Ken Dryden wants committee members to call them out if they dodge questions. pic.twitter.com/RjqgNZAaRL
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) November 22, 2018
