Tavares/GallagherJohn Tavares makes one of the most significant debuts by a new Leaf in generations. The hometown boy, who scored five goals in four pre-season games, already has the fan base thinking big ... Montreal fan favourite Brendan Gallagher earned an assistant’s A when the Canadiens recently named Shea Weber captain. NEED TO KNOWThe feel-good news out of the Canadiens camp was 18-year-old Jesperi Kotkaniemi earning a spot on the season-opening roster. The third overall pick in 2018 is expected to start on a line with Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi. He’s the NHL’s youngest player … Domi, suspended five games in the pre-season for sucker-punching Florida’s Aaron Ekblad, was expected to help the Habs at centre.

Source: thestar October 03, 2018 01:41 UTC