Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where it was announced the Canadiens and Jets will play the next Winter Classic in Winnipeg next October.
"After winning the Gagarin Cup during his first year in Russia, Markov wanted to come back to Montreal and asked captain Max Pacioretty to tell GM Marc Bergevin he was willing to sign a one-year deal. Bergevin told Pacioretty to tell Markov he could basically puck off."
"The Canadiens helped start the modern NHL outdoor game tradition in 2003 with the Heritage Classic against the Oilers at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. Since then, it has played outdoors against the Flames in Calgary in 2011, against the Bruins in Massachusetts in 2016, and against the Senators in Ottawa in 2017."
"It’s part of the business. It has always been that way. We don’t make the decisions. Our job is to produce on the ice. Whether you play in the AHL or the NHL, you have to bring your best. That’s what I’m trying to do."
