Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Habs’ draft gamble on Joshua Roy is paying off. [Montreal Gazette]
• The Canadiens are in Mont-Tremblant for their preseason retreat. [La Presse]
• Patrik Laine says that the knee sprain that will keep him out of the lineup for 2-3 months “could have been much worse.” [Montreal Canadiens]
• Laine called the impact with Cedric Pare “just an unfortunate collision”. [Sportsnet]
• The Finnish winger made the decision himself to forgo surgical intervention. [Montreal Gazette]
• PK Subban says that Andrei Markov’s 79 and Carey Price’s 31 should both be retired by the Habs. [Daily Hive]
• The Laval Rocket have cut four players from their training camp. [RDS]

Around the league and elsewhere

• The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres will open the 2024-25 NHL season on Friday in Prague. [NHL.com]
• Should the NHL shorten pre-season? [The Athletic | Sportsnet]
• Conor Geekie has been suspended for one preseason game for leaving the players’ bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation. [TSN]
• Robin Lehner’s salary will no longer count against the salary cap for the Vegas Golden Knights after an agreement was reached between the NHL and the NHLPA. [Sportsnet]
• The 10 Quebecois prospects closest to the NHL. [La Presse]
• Preseason games in Quebec City bring back hard memories—and realities—for fans of the Nordiques. [RDS]
• Should the Quebec provincial government intervened to the extent that they did to bring preseason games to Quebec City? [Radio-Canada]
• How the Florida Panthers became the toast of the NHL. [ESPN]
• Why is PWHL number 1 overall pick Sarah Fillier still unsigned? [The Athletic]