Canadiens down the Senators, plus updates on Mark Scheifele, Cam Talbot and more in your NHL Canadian Corner.
Montreal Canadiens center Tomas Plekanec scores one of his two goals against the Ottawa Senators.
MONTREAL GAZETTE/OTTAWA CITIZEN: Tomas Plekanec scored twice and goalie Mike Condon made 20 saves for his first career NHL win as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Ottawa Senators 3-1. J.G. Pageau tallied in a losing cause. Senators owner Eugene Melnyk also made his first public appearance since his successful liver surgery.
WINNIPEG SUN: Jets center Mark Scheifele is working on improving all aspects of his game.
EDMONTON SUN: Oilers starter Cam Talbot has played well despite losses in his opening two games this season.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Oilers haven’t given Talbot any goal support yet. They only had one tally in those two games, and that was an own goal by the Blues.
CALGARY SUN: The Flames secondary scoring and their ability to stage comebacks are among the five burning questions facing the club this week.
TORONTO STAR: With the Leafs in the midst of five off-days, head coach Mike Babcock intends to work on breaking the players of bad habit.
THE PROVINCE: Vancouver Canucks call-up goalie Richard Bachman has had a nomadic career.
“With the Leafs in the midst of five off-days, head coach Mike Babcock intends to work on breaking the players of bad habits.”
In FIVE DAYS??? I know he thinks highly of himself – Mike Commodore hinted at that recently – but I sincerely doubt he has messianic qualities.
Work on breaking some bad habits and curing them of all their ailments kinda seem like 2 different things to me…but Im not the type of guy who takes what a 7th D man who thinks he got waived from the blue jackets as an act of Jealousy over his wonderful and exciting personal life too seriously.
Commodore also opened his yap up about Murray when he was in Ottawa didnt he? Seems to me Commodore has an issue with just about every coach that seen him for what he was, and some how now that he says it about Babcock via Twitter its a big deal.
“Bryan Murray said some things to the media that he shouldn’t have,” Commodore said. “I’d have a meeting with him and he’d end up saying things to the media that he wouldn’t say to my face.
I find this little nugget particularly amusing…
Player whining about a coach saying things to media about a player that coach say to his face, few years later player says things to media he probably wouldnt say to coaches face.
I do wonder what bad habit Kadri has that brought about this Kodak moment between him and his coach?
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lol the best…
the habs dominated the sens lastnight both young goalies looked good!5 days off I wouldn’t let kadri or gardiner touch a puck in practise ive never seen 2 players that are so lost with out the puck