Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Tomas Plekanec’s late tying goal broke a franchise record…but that’s not why it was so meaningful. [NHL]
- A strong performance from Brendan Gallagher in Game 2 is a great sign for Montreal’s offence. [Globe and Mail]
- Shaking off the playoff jitters didn’t take long for first-timer Paul Byron. [Sportsnet]
- No Alexei Emelin for Game 3./
#Habs Emelin didn’t travel to NY with the team. He stayed in Montreal and has commenced skating. Will not play in Game 3.
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) April 15, 2017
- Andrew Zadarnowski joined Habs Breakfast to talk defence, Plekanec, and Alex Galchenyuk moving back up the lineup. [TSN 690]
- The Habs are going on the road for Games 3 and 4, and the crowd at MSG has a lot to live up to. [NY Post]
- What’s next for Habs tryout Giovanni Fiore, now that Cape Breton has been eliminated? [Twitter]
- The IceCaps are headed to the Calder Cup playoffs! [EOTP]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Matt Calvert received a one-game suspension for cross-checking Pittsburgh’s Tom Kuhnhackl in Game 2 [NHL]
- What if NHL jerseys got an NFL makeover? [Jimmy Nutini]
- It’s never too early to start taking a look at the best prospects in this June’s draft. [Winging It In Motown]
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Tom Kostopoulos could have retired last summer, but instead he’s the teams scoring leader. [AHL]
- A Columbus newspaper decides not to distribute “crying Crosby” masks after all, since it’s not 2008. [Sportsnet]
- We’re not even a week into the playoffs, and things are already getting pretty heated. [SB Nation]/
