Tuesday Habs Headlines: Needing a top centre and several defencemen, where can the Canadiens find them?
In today’s links, looking at the options to fill roster holes, some news on the Habs’ European combine, a history of trades for top-10 picks, and more.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- A few candidates to take spots at centre and defence this off-season. [Sportsnet]
- Artturi Lehkonen now has his very own website. [ArtturiLehkonen62.com]
- Jeremy Grégoire is just one of the members of his family involved with the game of hockey at a high level. [La Tribune]
- Mathias Emilio Pettersen of Norway is one of the invites to the scouting combine the Canadiens are holding in Sweden. [Nitten.no]
- Will the Montreal Canadiens add another pick within the top 10 at this year’s draft? History suggests it’s unlikely:/
There's been much talk of possible movement within the top 10 at this years draft.
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 11, 2018
However, since 2005 only eight trades involving a top 10 pick have actually occurred in the month of June, preceding the draft or on the draft floor.
* The 8th overall has seen the most action. pic.twitter.com/wZNsD0uDEV
- The Shaws are getting very close to welcoming a baby (or we hope it’s soon, for her sake):/
Sneak peak of our maternity pictures 😍 The countdown for Baby Shaw is on 💕🙌🏻 #inlove #cantwait #mommytobe #daddytobe #babyS pic.twitter.com/iwXJee52hd
— Chaunette Boulerice (@Chaunetteb) June 11, 2018
- EOTP’s Julian McKenzie welcomes Steve Dangle onto his The Scrum podcast. [SoundCloud]
- Les Canadiennes are seeking candidates for an assistant coaching role. [Les Canadiennes]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Devante Smith-Pelly didn’t just play a big role in the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup win, he became a role model for black youth along the way. [The Undefeated]
- Tobias Enstrom will not return to the Winnipeg Jets next season. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- Henrik Lundqvist speaks about the previous season with the Rangers. [Blueshirt Banter]
- The Vancouver Canucks released a medical update on 2016 fifth overall pick Olli Juolevi:/
Update on Olli Juolevi. pic.twitter.com/MjYQM8fhSj
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) June 11, 2018
- Patrik Bexell reviews Hakan Andersson’s book on scouting. [Winging It In Motown]
- Adam Boqvist, one of the top defence prospects for the 2018 draft, hasn’t let dyslexia get in the way of his personal development. [Toronto Sun]
- Former Team Canada goaltender Sami Jo Small has been named the general manager of the Toronto Furies. [The CWHL]/