Habs Daily: Canadiens Prospects At WJC Summer Showcase

All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, as well as information from around the National Hockey League.

Habs News

• Two Montreal Canadiens prospects are currently in Michigan taking part in Team USA’s World Junior Championship Summer Showcase, goaltender Jacob Folwer and high-flying defenceman Lane Hutson. The former has looked great, as expected, but Fowler struggled in his first start for Team USA Blue.[Canadiens Prospects Hutson & Fowler Debut At WJC Showcase]
• Speaking about Hutson, the elite prospect spoke to NHL.com about the aspects of his game that will be showcased this summer. [Hutson gets physical at World Junior Summer Showcase]

National Hockey Now Network

• The Boston Bruins and forward Trent Frederic are a year and $1.5 million apart in their arbitration filings. Frederic is scheduled to have his player-elected arbitration hearing on Tuesday. [Boston Bruins]
• Take a look at five former members of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization that never quite looked right in another team’s NHL jersey.[Pittsburgh Penguins]
• Almost everyone on the Grand Rapids Griffins roster has something to prove this season. If a player is not a young prospect trying to show he deserves a chance to play in the NHL, then he is an older player trying to earn a second chance in the NHL. Antti Tuomisto, 22, falls in the first category. [Detroit Red Wings]
• Perhaps no one the Colorado Avalanche brought in this summer comes with more intrigue than Jonathan Drouin. He’s not their most important acquisition, but his history with Nathan MacKinnon has fans dreaming of the good old days. [Colorado Avalanche]
• Las Vegas wanted hockey. Las Vegas got hockey. Vegas won the Stanley Cup this year over Florida, the Golden Knights winning in their sixth year of existence. And Nevada sports books paid the price. [Philadelphia Flyers]
• “Sustainability” is a word we keep hearing in Vegas. Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon felt the success of the season one Western Conference-winning Golden Knights team was not sustainable. He felt nearly every player had a career season that would be difficult to replicate. [Vegas Golden Knights]