Wednesday, Oct. 19: Montoya helping Habs with Price out

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Here are the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading while moonlighting as a social media contributor to the Today Show.

*Lyle Richardson has the latest scuttlebutt about Hampus Lindholm, Cam Fowler and Jacob Trouba as the rumor mill gets whirling.

*Thomas Vanek is off to a fast start for the Detroit Red Wings, and wants to start changing some of the ideas about him as a player.

*Stars head coach Lindy Ruff is going to start changing things about the way he handles his defensemen in Dallas.

*A quick teaser of a conversation that FOH (Friend of Haggs) Bob McKenzie had with Bobby Orr on the 50th Anniversary of his first NHL game.

*Sergei Bobrovsky is surging with confidence as the Blue Jackets team around him isn’t exactly doing the same thing.

*Everybody is downplaying the first NHL meeting between Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine because there’s not much sizzle there.

*The play of Al Montoya between the pipes has relieved some of the Habs concern about Carey Price’s issues staying healthy.

*Rookie Matthew Tkachuk has scored his first NHL goal, and showed the full range of his abilities in a Flames win on Tuesday night.

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