Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Marc Bergevin did not make an appearance in The Hockey News’ list of the league’s top ten general managers – though he was included as the GM you might most like to have a beer with, for whatever that’s worth. [Swiss Habs]
- Despite the emergence of Mike Condon, and the signing of Charlie Lindgren, Zachary Fucale is still focused on making it to the NHL as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. [La Presse]
- Our own Marc Dumont took part in The Bloggers’ Mock Draft, opting to pick London Knights forward Matthew Tkachuk with the ninth-overall selection in the draft. [TBT]
- Andrei Markov took to Instagram to say a word of thanks:
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Sean McIndoe (Down Goes Brown) brings us the NHL Playoffs All-Disappointment team, made up of the players who let us down the most through the first three rounds of the post-season. [SN]
- The Vancouver Canucks have traded Jared McCann to the Florida Panthers for defenceman Erik Gudbranson (with some draft picks involved), in a move that could be seen as a win – if only in the short term – for the Canucks. [Canucks Army]
- Gary Bettman has been a polarizing figure during his tenure as NHL commissioner, and will now be forever immortalized in a bit of an unusual place. [Uproxx]
- CapFriendly created a great list of 2014 draftees who are soon to become unrestricted free agents if not signed. [Twitter]
- Former NHLer Cam Barker has been announced as the KHL’s top defenceman after putting up 40 points in 55 games for Bratislava Slovan. [Twitter]
- With the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro looming, there are still very real reasons to be concerned about the well-being of the athletes and fans attending the games. [National Post]