Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- It’s too early to give up on Brendan Gallagher. [RDS]
- After being pulled and staring down the bench, Carey Price will be back in action soon. /
Carey Price will start against Caps tomorrow, per Therrien
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) December 17, 2016
- ICYMI, here’s the skate off the ice and into the dressing room for Price. [EOTP]
- Paul Byron has been the Canadiens’ secret weapon. [Last Word On Hockey]
- Charlie Lindgren is a beacon of hope for the Habs’ prospects. [La Presse]
- Things are looking more like the Ottawa Senators will host the Canadiens for an outdoor game next year. [NBC Sports]
- Martin Reway opened up a little about the illness that has kept him off the ice. [EOTP]
- Lars Eller doesn’t stay in touch with his old teammates in Montreal./
Talked to Lars Eller about playing his old team (Montreal) tomorrow. Asked him if he still stays in touch with some Habs. Nope.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 16, 2016
- Michel Therrien took responsibility for the embarrassing start on Friday night. [Twitter]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Cabbie on the Street sat down with P.K. Subban to talk about Skate Past the Noise. [TSN]
- Steve Dangle agrees with world: Crosby good at hockey. [Sportsnet]
- Crosby’s teammates, the HBK line, met with the WWE Women’s Champ and compared belts. [WWE]/
#Raw Women’s Champion @SashaBanksWWE hung out with the #HBKLine before #WWERoadblock this Sunday! Seats available at https://t.co/c7s15mqPJK pic.twitter.com/fjETCvcWxb
— WWE (@WWE) December 16, 2016
- The Los Angeles Kings lost their number one goalie to injury. A call to Marc Bergevin for some advice may have helped. [JdM]
- Baby it’s cold outside, but Artemi Panarin is so hot right now. [TSN]
- Auston Matthews is a goal-scoring machine. [La Presse]
- Patrik Laine, meanwhile, punishes targets at an alarming pace at the Winnipeg Jets’ skills contest. [Streamable]
- Bob Hartley is expected to be named the head coach of the Latvian national team. [JdM]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have recreated their favourite moments from Elf. [NHL]
- Scott Darling’s new mask pays tribute to the Chicago Cubs. [The Score]
- Meanwhile, both Detroit Red Wings goalies have made masks with holiday themes. [Yahoo! Sports]
- Don’t remember the California Golden Seals? It’s ok, here’s a brief history of the often forgotten defunct franchise. [Sportsnet]
- The KHL’s Ilya Andryukhov would like to remind you that the year isn’t over, so don’t crown the save-of-the-year just yet. [Yahoo! Sports]
- Sure, sending NHL players to the Olympics gives us great hockey. But amateur players at the Olympics was fun too. [Pucks and Recreation]
- Kelli Stack talks about her Olympics experience, and wanting to beat Team Canada. [The Players’ Tribune]/
