Canadiens golf tournament blog

LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC - Canadiens players and management met the media on Monday at Club de golf Laval-sur-le-Lac as part of the team's 43rd annual golf tournament to benefit the Canadiens Children's Foundation.
Here's what they had to say:

Marc Bergevin
I want to thank Max Pacioretty for the 10 years he gave the Montreal Canadiens. We wish him the best in Las Vegas.
Both parties agreed it was the best thing for him to move on.
Last season, he asked for a trade. I won't go into details, but that's a fact.
On choosing a new captain:
[The trade] happened late last night. We'll sit down as a group, with Claude, and discuss. But right now, we don't have a timeframe.
Geoff Molson
There are always moments on a team when changes need to be made. Throughout hockey's history, stars have gotten traded all over the place. From time to time, there's a window or a situation where it's the right moment to make a trade, and I think that was the case with Max.
It was clear, and we agreed that it was the best thing for him and for the team.
Today, we're here, we've made a trade. We're turning the page, and we wish Max nothing but the best in his next steps.
Claude Julien
We lost a good player, but that's hockey. For me, what's important is to look at what's in front of me. A guy like [Tomas] Tatar, [Nick] Suzuki - who's a former first-round pick - we're adding young players to our lineup and we wanted to get younger. My job is to manage and develop these young players.
There will be some good competition at training camp. The summer was long; I'm excited to get going. We did a lot of work this summer. We want to start off on the right foot.
Carey Price
On his mindset heading into the season:
I'm in a great state of mind right now. I feel good. I worked hard this summer, I feel prepared. It's just business as usual for me. I'm going to get through training camp, just trying to make all the right progressions as we go through, and see where it goes. I'm very optimistic.
On the billboard made for him by a fan:
It's great. I really appreciate that. We're going to do something later with that. It was pretty cool. It's definitely a good feeling.

Brendan Gallagher
When you look back at Patch's career here in Montreal, he did a lot of good things. He wore that CH proudly. He's been a teammate of mine for six years, I believe. There are a lot of good memories. We had some pretty hard-fought playoff series, we made it to the conference final. He scored some pretty big goals in those runs. When he looks back, he'll definitely be proud of his time here.
On his summer:
It was good, it allowed me to put in the time I needed to get better, and I think that's what everyone wants to do. Everyone had a year last year where you just want to come in and be better as individuals. Talking to a lot of guys, a lot of guys are really happy with the summers they had, the work they put in. As a group, we're ready to go.
Shea Weber
I'm working very hard to come back as soon as possible. I still don't know when I'll be back on skates. The paln is to come back as soon as possible, but at the same time, you have to take the time to do things right. It was mentally hard to accept the injury. It took me a few weeks to get more positive about it.
I want to be close to the team while I rehab. I want to contribute one way or the other, even if I don't play.
Andrew Shaw
On potentially coming back to play sooner than expected:
That's what we're pushing for. I've been skating the last couple of weeks. It feels good. I just have to get my footwork back a little bit, strengthen it as well. The timeline is still six months, but there's always room for improvement and getting ahead of the timeline. For now, we're just going to go day by day.
Tomas Plekanec
I love playing in Montreal. I like my role with the young guys coming in. I've been here so long and I'm happy for them when they get started with the organization. I like being able to help and guide them with my experience.
Phillip Danault
I learned of the trade at 4:30 a.m. when I got a text from Pacioretty. It was hard to go back to sleep afterwards.
We got some good players in return in Suzuki and Tatar. It's a new start for us, it's going to help.
The guys are hungry. They're ready for camp. And we want to have a very good start to the season.