Saturday Habs Headlines: Brendan Gallagher should start producing soon

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]/