Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Zachary Fucale stopped 19 of 20 shots for Canada at the Spengler Cup, earning his country a semi-final berth. [RDS]
- Shea Weber’s lack of foot speed was in evidence against the Triplets on Wednesday night. [TSN 690]
- Despite playing very limited minutes, Mikhail Sergachev was named as the man of the match for Russia versus the USA. [Twitter]
- There were plenty of Al Montoya fans in Florida during Montreal’s visit. [Twitter]
- Paul Byron has no issue playing up and down the lineup. [RDS]
- Linesman Johnny Murry was honoured before the Habs game last night for reaching 1000 games. [Scouting the Refs]
- Former Hab Michael Bournival is fitting in nicely with the Lightning/
Relentless forecheck by Bournival leads to scoring chance. The kid has one heck of a motor #tblightning. Cooper calls him their “energizer”
— Joe Smith (@TBTimes_JSmith) December 30, 2016
- Speaking of former Habs, PK Subban’s status for the upcoming game versus the Canadiens is in doubt. [RDS]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Why the Columbus Blue Jackets are a case study in modern player usage. [Sportsnet]
- The Avalanche appear to be headed for a full-blown rebuild. [TSN]
- Longtime Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson had his jersey retired on Thursday night. [S7]
- Mike Babcock hates to lose. And sometimes he hates to win. [Sportsnet]
- Hockey Canada’s chief operating officer, Scott Smith, has been appointed president and COO effective July 1, 2017. [IIHF]
- Denmark enjoyed yet another win in style at the World Junior Hockey Championship. [TSN]/
