Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- TSN’s Scott Cullen predicted how many points Alex Radulov and Andrew Shaw will put up next season, while Craig Button offered his thoughts on Alex Galchenyuk’s emergence. [TSN 690 | Cullen| Button]
- Though Canadien fans may not understand or agree with the direction the team is moving, Bob McKenzie believes that the organization’s front office is not dysfunctional. [TSN 690]
- Robyn Flynn joined AZ Den Talk to discuss the Canadiens’ offseason moves, covering Les Canadiennes and why she loves the World Junior Championships. [FFH]
- Marc Dumont touched on John Tortorella’s comments and the unfair amount of criticism Max Pacioretty receives due to his style of play. [SN]
- Stefan Matteau is determined to do anything he can to make a good impression on the Canadiens coaching staff. [Canadiens]
- Pierre Lebrun thinks that the return of Carey Price and the addition of Shea Weber will take pressure off of Max Pacioretty, while Francois Gagnon refuted some of the criticism aimed at Montreal’s captain. [TSN 690 | Lebrun | Gagnon]
- Former Canadien Steve Bégin will be joining RDS on l’Antichambre. [RDS]
- Andrei Markov responded in typical Markovian fashion:
Questionné sur le départ de son partenaire à la ligne bleue avec le #CH, Andrei Markov répond qu’il ne parlera que de la Russie ce matin.
— Luc Gelinas (@LucGelinasRDS) September 14, 2016
- Fans will get more opportunities to listen to Brendan Gallagher:
We’ll be talking to @BGALLY17 every Monday @ 9:35AM this season on the #TSN690 Morning Show!
— Conor McKenna (@mckennaconor) September 14, 2016
- Canadiens’ prospects are excited for training camp:/
Boyzzz are back! it’s starts tomorrow #Habs pic.twitter.com/Z4y1g1Ey9T
— nikita scherbak (@nikscherbak) September 15, 2016
Finally that time! Off to Montreal ⚪️ https://t.co/VQjHWJx4D4
— Michael McCarron (@MacAttackUSA93) September 14, 2016
Go time! Off to Montreal ✈ ⚪️ #habsnation #camp
— Michael Pezzetta (@mpezzetta13) September 14, 2016
- Les Canadiennes shook things up a bit:
TRADE: @LesCanadiennes trade Japanese defenceman Nachi Fujimoto to @BostonCWHL for future considerations.
— CWHL PR (@TheCWHLPR) September 13, 2016
- Caroline Ouellette is keeping busy with Team Canada:
.@couellette13 takes Team Red through a drill at #NWTCamp.
GAME SCHEDULE: https://t.co/vatQ7OahJO pic.twitter.com/UMfp15i5nB
— Team Canada Women (@HC_Women) September 14, 2016
- What are you waiting for? Go read this:
Enfin: mon 2e livre, L’équipe qui ne devait pas gagner, sur la Coupe de 1986, paraît aujourd’hui. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/YI7nx4MErl
— Richard Labbé (@Richardlabbe) September 14, 2016
Around The League and Elsewhere
- The NHL’s concussion spotters will have new responsibilities next season. [CBC]
- Marcus Kruger touched on his wrist injury and how he plans to defeat his NHL teammates at the World Cup. [SCH]
- Fans around the league sent letters to the NHL, urging them to take a stronger stance with regards to domestic violence and sexual assault. Among them were five Toronto fans and here’s why they felt compelled to write their letters. [PPP]
- How will SHL teams fare next season? [Passion Hockey]
- The Colorado Avalanche have made an analytics hire:
Sources tell me that Arik Parnass has been officially hired by the Colorado Avalanche. The competitive central gets tougher.
— Garret Hohl (@GarretHohl) September 14, 2016
- How will these new changes affect goalies?/
NHL goalies will be wearing new streamlined pants to start season but new streamlined chest protector/uppers not ready to start this season.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) September 14, 2016
