Montreal Canadiens News and Notes:
- Tomas Fleischmann has done more than enough throughout preseason to deserve a contract with the Canadiens. [Metro Montreal]
- Canadiens prospect Noah Juulsen has finished another concussion treatment. It’s already the 3rd time in his career that he’s done one
- The Canadiens are experiencing familiar scoring troubles in preseason. [SPORTLOGiQ]
- For another year, the Montreal Canadiens are Canada’s best chance at ending the Stanley Cup drought, and you can thank Carey Price for that. [CBC Sports]
- Nikita Scherbak was answering media questions, when suddenly, the attack of Galchenyuk happened [Canadiens]
- The St. John’s IceCaps began training camp yesterday, here is the roster and schedule of upcoming preseason games. [IceCaps Official Website]
- Dustin Tokarski got a new mask, and it’s pretty awesome. [InGoal Magazine]
- Carey Price and P.K. Subban went toe to toe in a play fight at practice. Carey won
Le 1er choix du Canadien Noah Juulsen termine de soigner une commotion cérébrale… déjà la troisième de sa vie.
— Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) September 28, 2015
Around the NHL and elsewhere:
- Julie DiCaro wrote a piece regarding the ugly truth about women in sports and social media. Warning, the article is graphic. [Sports Illustrated]
- Pro hockey referee Bob Langdon did a Reddit AMA, and said some interesting things about the league and some stuff he experienced on the ice. [Reddit]
- As part of her wish from the Children’s Wish Foundation, Six-year-old Mable Tooke (better known as “Spider-Mable”), who’s battling cancer, was on the lookout for the person who kidnapped Oilers captain Andrew Ference. She chased a villain at West Edmonton Mall, and found and saved Ference at the Edmonton zoo. [Edmonton Journal]
- UPDATE: Spider-Mable has saved Andrew from the villain.
- NHL Numbers takes a look at the Brent Seabrook signing, and the potential of future cap hell for the Blackhawks. [NHLNumbers]
- In NHL expansion news, Las Vegas and Quebec are presenting formal bids to owners. [Puck Daddy]
- Former Hab Brandon Prust gave a career AHL player a chance to show off his fighting skills and dropped the gloves with him. [Pro Hockey Talk]
- Tara Watchorn of the Boston Blades pranked a bunch of men’s league guys, pretending she didn’t know how to play hockey, and then she schooled them
She saved @Ferknuckle! Thank you, #SpiderMable! pic.twitter.com/MSWVcghJed
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) September 28, 2015
